Senior Operations Finance Analyst
Job Location:
Easley, SC - USA
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Job Summary
Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.
Serve as the strategic finance business partner to Operations by driving financial performance through product costing inventory governance cost management forecasting reporting and operational decision support. The role supports Operations leadership with actionable financial insights governance and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring financial discipline and business performance optimization.
- Act as the finance business partner to Operations leadership.
- Provide monthly reporting variance analysis and business performance commentary.
- Support budgeting forecasting and operational planning processes.
- Monitor operational KPIs and translate operational results into financial impact.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and financial governance processes.
- Analyze manufacturing costs and operating expenses and identify improvement opportunities.
- Monitor cost center performance and support productivity initiatives.
- Maintain product costing structures and support standard cost updates.
- Analyze material labor and overhead variances and recommend corrective actions.
- Support pricing profitability and margin analysis.
- Oversee inventory valuation accuracy and inventory-related KPIs.
- Support cycle count physical inventory reserve analysis and working capital initiatives.
- Develop and enhance reporting tools dashboards and financial controls.
- Monitor CAPEX spending against approved budgets and provide variance analysis and reporting
- Ensure sustainability and financial accuracy of reported savings initiatives.
- Analyze open order intake backlog and shipment performance to support forecast accuracy and period-end reporting.
- Monitor inventory receivables and operational working capital performance. Partner with functional leaders to identify opportunities for cash flow improvement
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business or related field.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in manufacturing controlling and/or cost accounting
- Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred if applicable)
- Advanced Excel
- Drive accountability for financial performance.
- Ability to identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
- Data-driven decision making.
- Strong analytical communication and business partnering skills.
- Competitive Paid Time Off (3 weeks to start)
- 12 Company Paid Holidays per year
- Annual Bonus Program
- Full Medical Dental and Vision benefits
- Company Paid Short Term and Long Term Disability Company Paid Life Insurance
- 6% 401K or Roth Company Match with Immediate Vesting
- Company Paid Retirement Security Contributions following 1 year of employment
- Tuition Reimbursement/Educational Assistance
- Quarterly Gym Reimbursement
Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.
We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil Canada China Finland Germany Ireland Mexico Switzerland South Africa the UK and the USA.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Sulzer is a global leader in fluid engineering. We specialize in pumping, agitation, mixing, separation and purification technologies for fluids of all types.
