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About the Role

McGard is seeking a highly talented and motivated Finance Analyst to join their dynamic team and contribute to the company's ongoing success in the automotive industry.

Responsibilities

• Support the FP&A Manager and broader accounting team through accurate financial analysis, manufacturing cost support, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Partner closely with Operations, Accounting, and Manufacturing to ensure financial data integrity, drive cost visibility, and provide actionable insights that improve business performance.
• Support standard cost development for materials, labor, and overhead, ensuring assumptions reflect BOM accuracy, routing structures, cycle times, scrap, and setup.
• Analyze manufacturing variances—PPV, material usage, labor efficiency, overhead absorption, mix/volume—and provide clear root‑cause explanations and action‑oriented recommendations.
• Maintain costing files, system updates, and documentation to support inventory valuation and cost accuracy.
• Support product and customer profitability analyses.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to quantify financial impact of continuous improvement, value‑added initiatives, and make‑vs‑buy decisions.
• Prepare and distribute weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial and operational reports.
• Support KPI development and updates, including manufacturing metrics tied to production, cost, efficiency, and margins.
• Ensure KPI methodologies are consistent with FP&A and Accounting standards.
• Assist with budget and forecast cycles by gathering data, validating assumptions, updating models, and preparing reporting packages.
• Help translate production plans, business drivers, and operational trends into forward‑looking financial insights.
• Support ongoing improvements in forecasting accuracy, tools, and methodologies.
• Participate in ERP or reporting system enhancements.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support finance operations.
• Provide backup coverage for General Accountant.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and orally.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required.
• 1–3 years of experience in finance, cost accounting, or operations analysis; manufacturing preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, basic modeling).
• Understanding of manufacturing cost structures (material, labor, overhead) preferred.
• High attention to detail and strong analytical skills.

Skills

• Excel (pivot tables, lookups, basic modeling)
• Financial analysis
• Manufacturing cost accounting
• Variance analysis
• Reporting
• Costing
• Profitability analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• ERP systems
• Analytical skills

Location

• On-site

Work Type

• 1st Shift
• Monday – Friday
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 1-3 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Salary/Compensations

• $63,000 - $75,000 DOE

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• 10 company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Discretionary, annual profit sharing
• Exciting and challenging projects in a collaborative work environment
• Flexible working schedule including “9-80’s” and flex time
• On-site walking trail
• Convenience cafeteria
• Supportive and inclusive company culture that values employee well-being and work-life balance

About the Company

• McGard has been a trusted name in the automotive industry for over 60 years.
• We specialize in manufacturing high-quality, precision-engineered automotive security products and components.
• Our commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction has earned us a reputation as a global leader in our field.

Equal Opportunity

• We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.