**Company Description** FHP Manufacturing, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a joint venture between Robert Bosch (BOSCH Group) and Carrier Corporation. FHP Manufacturing is a leader in the production of geothermal and water source heat pumps, providing some of the most efficient heating and cooling comfort solutions in the industry. **Job Description** We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Financial Analyst to join our Plant Controlling team. This role is a critical business partner to the plant management and operations teams, providing financial insights and support to drive efficiency, profitability, and informed decision-making. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in cost accounting, financial analysis within a manufacturing environment, and hands-on experience with SAP, particularly the CO (Controlling) and FI (Financial Accounting) modules. **Key Responsibilities:** **Cost Accounting & Analysis:** + Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations related to production costs. + Analyze and report on manufacturing variances (material, labor, overhead, purchase price). + Maintain and update standard costs for raw materials, packaging, and finished goods. + Assist in the annual standard cost roll-up process. **Reporting & Performance Management:** + Prepare, analyze, and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly plant performance reports and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to plant and corporate management. + Develop and maintain financial models to track and forecast plant performance, operational spending, and capital expenditures. + Provide clear, concise commentary on financial results, explaining deviations from budget, forecast, and prior periods. **Budgeting & Forecasting:** + Play a key role in the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes for the plant. + Collaborate with department heads (Production, Maintenance, Quality, etc.) to develop departmental budgets and spending forecasts. + Monitor spending against budget and work with managers to identify and implement cost-saving opportunities. **Inventory Control:** + Participate in physical inventory counts and cycle count programs. + Analyze inventory levels, identify slow-moving or obsolete inventory (SLOB), and ensure proper valuation and reserve calculations. + Support production ad-hoc issues related with inventory. + Reconcile inventory sub-ledgers to the general ledger and conduct inventory adjustments. **SAP System Management:** + Utilize SAP CO-PC (Product Costing), CO-PA (Profitability Analysis), and FI modules as a primary tool for data extraction, analysis, and reporting. + Assist in maintaining master data integrity within SAP, including cost centers, profit centers, and material masters. **Business Partnership & Special Projects:** + Act as a financial business partner to the plant leadership team, providing ad-hoc analysis and decision support. + Analyze the financial viability of capital expenditure requests (CapEx), calculating ROI, payback period, and NPV. + Support internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations. **Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. + 3 plus years of experience in a financial analyst or cost accounting role, preferably within a manufacturing or industrial environment. + Proficient hands-on experience with SAP, specifically with FI (Financial Accounting) and CO (Controlling) modules (e.g., CO-PC, CO-PA). This is a mandatory requirement. + Strong understanding of cost accounting principles, standard costing, and variance analysis. + Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, complex formulas, data modeling). Strong PowerPoint skills. Experience with BW and Hyperion. + Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a high attention to detail. + Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders. + Ability to work independently and as part of a team. + Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy. + Knowledge of manufacturing processes and cost accounting principles is a plus. + Excellent collaboration skills with the demonstrated ability **Additional Information** + Experience with Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or SAP Analytics Cloud. + Experience with automation tools such as VBA, Catalytic, Alteryx, Analysis for Office, Python All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. **Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability / veterans.**