Senior Financial Analyst

Build Your Career as a Senior Financial Analyst in a Growing Company

Are you a whiz with numbers? Do you love the thrill of balancing books? At ProMach, our accounting and finance teams consistently deliver excellence through their meticulous attention to detail, strategic financial planning, and commitment to upholding ethical and transparent financial practices.

We offer rewarding, challenging opportunities throughout the world, across multiple packaging segments. If you thrive in an environment where you can serve as a trusted advisor, we want to talk to you.

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ProMach's Brenton division is seeking a talented Senior Financial Analyst. This position partners and gives guidance to Operational Managers and Leaders through forecasting, budget and actual financial analysis and reporting while ensuring timely and accurate financials for Brenton and ProMach leadership team. This position reports to the Controller and is located in our Alexandria, MN facility.

Brenton, based in Alexandria, MN, is a leading manufacturer of case packers, palletizers, shrink-wrapping machines and complete End of Line packaging systems for the food & beverage and consumer packaged goods markets. Brenton is a division of Pro Mach, a leading provider of integrated packaging and processing solutions for over 20,000 customers worldwide. Through multiple brands, Pro Mach provides product packaging and processing equipment, PMMI-certified training, installation, parts, and service for primary and secondary packaging, flexible packaging, end-of-line packaging, and identification and tracking. For more information on Pro Mach’s brands visit www.ProMachBrands.com.

Are you passionate about this work?

• Prepare, analyze, offer recommendations and distribute project financials, department reviews and internal financial statements weekly.
• Complete financial projections weekly comparing to the current month trend and forecast; highlight key wins and opportunities for Brenton leadership team.
• Partner with the Finance/Accounting team and Project Managers on orders, changes and shipments to ensure necessary updates are captured in the ERP system.
• Key contributor to the monthly project forecast reporting and review.
• Communicate with AR Manager and Accounting Manager to ensure a smooth cutoff at month-end and year-end.
• Owner of key operational accruals, including research and development, warranty, after shipment impacts, freight and subcontractors.
• Analyze and prepare other month-end Journal Entries along with being a key contributor and driver in determining ways to shorten the month-end timeline.
• Take ownership of account reconciliation process to ensure alignment to subledger support.
• Prepare and distribute monthly reporting aligning to business partners requirements.
• Participate in audits & compliance reporting.
• Partner with the Controller, GM and other key leaders on the 3-year strategy.
• Draft the monthly forecast and annual budget by meeting and discussing assumptions with department leaders, current capacity, estimated bookings, project material and labor forecasts and aftermarket impacts.
• Be open to revisions and discussions on the budget based on Controller, GM and ProMach reviews.
• Gain a strong understanding of reporting, systems and current Brenton and ProMach processes to continue developing streamline approaches and potential gaps to help strengthen process.
• Support the Brenton Operational team and Leadership team.
• Learn and leverage new reporting tools such as Spotlight, Smartsheets, Planful and Tableau.
• Document and follow procedures as written, always looking for better, more cost-effective solutions for the Accounting/Finance team and our partners. 
• Key partner to the Controller and GM on adhoc requests received from business unit or parent company, ProMach, leaders.

What's in it for You?

There's no monopoly on innovative ideas or limits to how far you can advance with our team. We offer an open, communicative environment that fosters individual initiative. We pride ourselves in being a company where people are happy and choose to build a career.

In addition to growth opportunities, as a ProMach employee, you receive more than just a paycheck. The education and experience you bring to a role with us matter. Placement within our salary range is determined based upon years of directly relatable ex