The Senior Financial Analyst has a critical role in combining financial analysis, planning, and cost accounting to provide actionable insights that drive effective business decisions. This position involves financial modeling, operational metrics tracking, month-end close activities, and cost analysis to support company performance and decision-making processes. The Financial Analyst collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and process improvements.General Responsibilities• Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking• Performs variance analysis between actual, prior and standard costs• Analyze financial data and create cost and financial models for decision support• Report on financial and cost performance and prepare for regular leadership reviews• Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements• Provide analysis of trends and forecasts and recommend actions for optimization• Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials• Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, and tools• Recommend changes in operating procedures to improve efficiencies in payment and procurement processes• Examine data to help with reducing cost in all operations• Analyze the market and identify opportunities for growth and potential risksExperience / Qualifications• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)• Strong interpersonal &amp; collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customersFinancial Planning &amp; Analysis:<ul><li>Report on financial performance, perform variance analyses and identify trends.</li><li>Analyze financial data, develop financial models, and support decision-making processes.</li><li>Create and improve standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and processes for financial analysis.</li><li>Make recommendations for improvement by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials</li><li>Perform financial forecasting, budgeting, and operational metrics tracking.</li></ul>Operational Support:<ul><li>Collaborate with internal stakeholders to provide insights and support for operational decision-making.</li><li>Analyze changes in product design, raw materials, and manufacturing methods to determine cost impacts.</li><li>Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of reports and tools, to optimize financial and operational efficiencies.</li></ul>Cost Accounting &amp; Month-End Close:<ul><li>Participate in month-end close activities, ensuring accurate financial results are reported within the closing cycle.</li><li>Prepare, reconcile, and report on cost accounting activities, including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.</li><li>Monitor, review and document costs related to inventory, labor, and material purchases.</li><li>Conduct and coordinate physical inventory processes per annual plans.</li><li>Support internal audits and ensure compliance with applicable accounting guidelines, policies, and internal control procedures.</li></ul>#LI-JL1Base Salary Range: $84,500.00 - $116,160.00At Sensata, our employees are the key to our success and growth.  We recognize that each individual brings their own unique experience, therefore the base salary range information shown above is a general guideline only.  Sensata considers several factors when extending an offer, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience and qualifications, as well as internal equity, market and business considerations. In addition to base salary, Sensata offers competitive medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans, along with education reimbursement, wellness programs, a 401(k) retirement plan with Company matching, and a variety of paid time off, such as vacation or flex-time, sick, bereavement, and parental leave. Certain positions are also eligible for short-term incentive and long-term incentive programs.This position requires eligibility to obtain authorization under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Non-US Persons, as defined in the ITAR and EAR, may not be eligible to obtain authorization.<h1>SmarterTogether</h1><ul><li>Collaborating at Sensata means working with some of the world’s most talented people in an enriching environment that is constantly pushing towards the next best thing</li><li>Employees work across functions, countries and cultures gaining new perspectives through mutual respect and open communication</li><li> As OneSensata, we are working together to make things work together </li></ul>Click here to view <a href="https://www.sensata.com/sensata-recruitment-privacy-policy">Sensata Recruitment Privacy Statement</a>Click here to view our <a href="https://www.sensata.com/sites/default/files/a/sensata_china_recruitment_privacy_policy.pdf">Sensata Recruitment Privacy Statement for China</a>NOTE:  If you are a current Sensata employee (or one of our Affiliates), please back out of this application and log into Workday via the Company Intranet to apply directly.  Type "FIND JOBS" in the Workday search bar.

Since 1963, Dynapower has provided power electronics solutions, along with an array of aftermarket services focused on continuous reliability and efficiency to an ever-expanding global customer base. We are a trusted leader in all types of power conversion equipment including high power rectifiers, inverters, DC/DC converters, integrated battery energy storage systems and transformers for use in hydrogen, e-mobility, energy storage, industrial, mining, defense and research applications. With headquarters and a 150,000 square-foot vertically integrated manufacturing facility in South Burlington, VT, Dynapower is collaborating with our partners and clients to shift the way our world uses power and advance our resilient, clean energy future.

Senior Financial Analyst

The Senior Financial Analyst has a critical role in combining financial analysis, planning, and cost accounting to provide actionable insights that drive effective business decisions. This position involves financial modeling, operational metrics tracking, month-end close activities, and cost analysis to support company performance and decision-making processes. The Financial Analyst collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and process improvements.General Responsibilities• Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking• Performs variance analysis between actual, prior and standard costs• Analyze financial data and create cost and financial models for decision support• Report on financial and cost performance and prepare for regular leadership reviews• Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements• Provide analysis of trends and forecasts and recommend actions for optimization• Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials• Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, and tools• Recommend changes in operating procedures to improve efficiencies in payment and procurement processes• Examine data to help with reducing cost in all operations• Analyze the market and identify opportunities for growth and potential risksExperience / Qualifications• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)• Strong interpersonal &amp; collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customersFinancial Planning &amp; Analysis:<ul><li>Report on financial performance, perform variance analyses and identify trends.</li><li>Analyze financial data, develop financial models, and support decision-making processes.</li><li>Create and improve standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and processes for financial analysis.</li><li>Make recommendations for improvement by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials</li><li>Perform financial forecasting, budgeting, and operational metrics tracking.</li></ul>Operational Support:<ul><li>Collaborate with internal stakeholders to provide insights and support for operational decision-making.</li><li>Analyze changes in product design, raw materials, and manufacturing methods to determine cost impacts.</li><li>Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of reports and tools, to optimize financial and operational efficiencies.</li></ul>Cost Accounting &amp; Month-End Close:<ul><li>Participate in month-end close activities, ensuring accurate financial results are reported within the closing cycle.</li><li>Prepare, reconcile, and report on cost accounting activities, including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.</li><li>Monitor, review and document costs related to inventory, labor, and material purchases.</li><li>Conduct and coordinate physical inventory processes per annual plans.</li><li>Support internal audits and ensure compliance with applicable accounting guidelines, policies, and internal control procedures.</li></ul>#LI-JL1Base Salary Range: $84,500.00 - $116,160.00At Sensata, our employees are the key to our success and growth.&nbsp; We recognize that each individual brings their own unique experience, therefore the base salary range information shown above is a general guideline only.&nbsp; Sensata considers several factors when extending an offer, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience and qualifications, as well as internal equity, market and business considerations. In addition to base salary, Sensata offers competitive medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans, along with education reimbursement, wellness programs, a 401(k) retirement plan with Company matching, and a variety of paid time off, such as vacation or flex-time, sick, bereavement, and parental leave. Certain positions are also eligible for short-term incentive and long-term incentive programs.This position requires eligibility to obtain authorization under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Non-US Persons, as defined in the ITAR and EAR, may not be eligible to obtain authorization.<h1>SmarterTogether</h1><ul><li>Collaborating at Sensata means working with some of the world’s most talented people in an enriching environment that is constantly pushing towards the next best thing</li><li>Employees work across functions, countries and cultures gaining new perspectives through mutual respect and open communication</li><li>&nbsp;As OneSensata, we are working together to make things work together&nbsp;</li></ul>Click here to view <a href="https://www.sensata.com/sensata-recruitment-privacy-policy">Sensata Recruitment Privacy Statement</a>Click here to view our <a href="https://www.sensata.com/sites/default/files/a/sensata_china_recruitment_privacy_policy.pdf">Sensata Recruitment Privacy Statement for China</a>NOTE:&nbsp; If you are a current Sensata employee (or one of our Affiliates), please back out of this application and log into Workday via the Company Intranet&nbsp;to apply directly.&nbsp; Type "FIND JOBS" in the Workday search bar.

Senior Financial Analyst

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