Financial Analyst - Senior

We are looking for a talented Financial Analyst - Senior to join our team specializing in Finance in Columbus, IN. 

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways: 

• Deliver decision-ready insights: Produce clear, accurate financial analyses and reports that help leadership make timely, informed business decisions.
• Strengthen financial planning & forecasting: Partner with teams to build realistic budgets, staffing plans, and forecasts that align spend with business priorities.
• Improve visibility into performance: Consolidate and interpret financial data, highlighting key trends, variances, and cost drivers to guide action.
• Drive accountability through variance analysis: Explain gaps between actuals and plan, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
• Enhance cost efficiency: Identify opportunities to optimize spend and improve financial performance across the organization.
• Support strategic initiatives: Deliver special studies and analyses that inform investment decisions, resource allocation, and long-term planning.
• Develop team capability: Coach and guide junior analysts, raising the overall quality, consistency, and impact of financial outputs.
• Build strong business partnerships: Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, translating financial data into actionable insights that support operational success.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:  

• Be proactive and results-driven
  Take ownership of analyses, forecasts, and reporting with urgency and energy—stepping into challenges and driving work forward without waiting for direction.
• Turn complexity into clarity
  Quickly synthesize large, sometimes conflicting financial data into clear insights, helping stakeholders understand performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Build strong business partnerships
  Collaborate closely with stakeholders to align financial plans with business goals, challenge assumptions, and influence decisions with sound financial guidance.
• Communicate with impact
  Tailor your message for different audiences—translating complex financial information into simple, actionable insights for both financial and non-financial leaders.
• Deliver accurate, insight-driven financial analysis
  Ensure data integrity, investigate variances, and provide meaningful analysis that drives business improvement and supports decision-making.
• Strengthen planning and forecasting discipline
  Develop reliable forecasts by validating assumptions, analyzing trends, and aligning projections with strategic objectives.
• Continuously improve processes
  Identify inefficiencies in reporting and planning workflows, streamline processes, and enhance tools to increase speed, accuracy, and value.
• Grow yourself and others
  Seek feedback, build self-awareness, and continuously develop your financial acumen, while valuing diverse perspectives and contributing to a collaborative team environment.

Education, Licenses, Certifications: 

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting or related field required. 
• Progress toward Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, Chartered Accountant or similar certification preferred. 
   

Experience: 

• Intermediate level of relevant professional work experience in the field of study required.

Additional Information: 

• This is a critical role to not only CMEP Finance, but CMEP overall operations. As the Senior Financial Analyst on the team, this role will require strong business partnership and communication to drive thoughtful inventory decisions, accurate forecasting, and product costing. This role will have two direct reports (OCU) and this role is expected to manage, coach, and mentor these individuals.

Key requirements and expectations of role:

• Responsible for preparing flash results, forecasts, and AOP as it pertains to product cost and inventory.
• Strong partnership with Materials and Quality teams to ensure optimal buy-plans, engage in and support supplier recoveries.
• Accountable for CMEP accounts payable - leading team of two associates to resolve any invoice errors and ensure timely supplier payments.
• Lead for preparation of Annual Physical Inventory (API) exemption inclusive of maintaining close relationship with cycle count program lead throughout the cycle count year.
• Key individual/liaison for Controls and Compliance to collaborate with both