About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Accounting & Finance.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

The Financial Operations Analyst will provide hands-on financial reporting, variance analysis, and business support for operations and supply chain. This entry-level role is ideal for early-career finance professionals who want exposure to cost accounting, inventory controls, and cross-functional operations finance within a global organization.

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Responsibilities

• Support the monthly close for Operations cost centers, including journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.
• Prepare and analyze standard cost, inventory, freight, and manufacturing variance reports to identify trends and cost drivers.
• Assist with annual budgeting and periodic forecasting for Operations spend.
• Track and report capital expenditure (capex) and construction-in-progress (CIP) activity, including spend vs. budget and monthly CIP roll-forwards.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Quality teams to monitor KPIs and cost-savings initiatives.
• Prepare monthly management reporting packages with variance analysis versus budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Support physical inventory and cycle counts, and reconcile results.
• Assist with internal controls, SOX compliance, and audit requests related to inventory and cost accounting.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes and increase efficiency through automation and standardization.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field required.
• 0–2 years relevant experience in financial analysis, accounting, or supply chain finance; internships considered.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, basic financial modeling).
• Working knowledge of ERP systems (for example SAP, Oracle, or JD Edwards) preferred.
• Familiarity with business intelligence/reporting tools (Power BI, Hyperion) is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with rigorous attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to present financial information to non-finance partners.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative mindset and comfort working cross-functionally.

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Location & Schedule

• Onsite in Newark, Delaware office — approximately 4x/week.
• This role is listed as Contract / Full-time.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Annual base salary range: $53,800 to $84,300 (bonus eligible). Final compensation dependent on experience, skills, location, education, and market factors.
• Additional benefits and details are provided by our client during the hiring process.

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About the Client

Confidential Client operates in the Accounting & Finance industry. This role gives early-career finance professionals hands-on exposure to operations finance and cost accounting within a complex, cross-functional environment.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind.
To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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