Financial Analyst – Operations Manufacturing & Engineering (IME)

Financial Analyst – Operations Manufacturing & Engineering (IME)
Pay Rate: $35–$38/hour (based on benefits selection)
Location: North Chicago, IL
Work Model: Hybrid (Monday & Friday remote; Tuesday–Thursday onsite)
Contract Length: 3 months, with potential for extension based on performance and business needs
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST
 
Role Overview
The Financial Analyst will support Operations, Internal Manufacturing & Engineering (IME) by leading the consolidation and analysis of monthly financial reporting across 23 global manufacturing sites and multiple headquarters functions. This role plays a critical part in ensuring accurate, timely, and insightful financial reporting for Actuals, Plan, Update/LBE (Last Best Estimate), and LRP (Long-Range Plan) cycles.
This position requires strong financial acumen, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead the consolidation and preparation of Monthly Actuals management review packages for Operations – IME, including global manufacturing sites and HQ functions
• Prepare and analyze Manufacturing HQ P&L for Actuals, Plan, LBE, and LRP, with a strong focus on identifying and explaining key variances against benchmarks
• Support the consolidation and preparation of management review materials for Plan, Update/LBE, and LRP cycles
• Partner cross-functionally with global manufacturing sites, Operations HQ, and FP&A to ensure alignment, accuracy, and timely delivery of reporting
• Drive process and system improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, consistency, and data quality
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses to support complex operational and strategic decision-making
• Operate independently while balancing competing priorities and meeting tight reporting deadlines

Top Skills Needed

• Advanced Excel proficiency (financial modeling, large data sets, pivots, lookups, variance analysis)
• Strong financial, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables simultaneously while meeting aggressive timelines
• Clear communication and comfort working with global stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Finance or Accounting preferred
• 4+ years of progressive experience in Finance and/or Accounting
• Experience supporting manufacturing or operations finance strongly preferred
• Ability to execute priorities with speed, accuracy, and agility
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to synthesize data into meaningful insights
• Experience with SAP, BPC, and/or Power BI is a plus
• CPA and/or MBA desirable
• Plant or cost accounting experience a plus

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.