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Sr. Operations Accountant

KARL STORZ Endoscopy - America Charlton, MA Hybrid

2mo ago

Full time Accountant Accounting Budgeting

Accountant Accounting Budgeting

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Job Description

Position Overview

The Senior Operations FP&A Business Partner serves as a crucial link between operational performance and financial results. This role collaborates closely with manufacturing, supply chain, and finance leaders to deliver accurate financial planning, transparent operational metrics, and actionable insights. It emphasizes strong cost accounting fundamentals—budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis—paired with analytical support that drives efficiency, profitability, and informed strategic decisions.

Core Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Accounting
- Lead and support the annual operating and capital budgeting process to ensure alignment with company goals.
- Manage recurring financial forecasts and reconcile actuals through detailed variance analysis.
- Apply cost accounting principles to monitor, analyze, and report on manufacturing performance, COGS trends, inventory effects, and key operational cost drivers.
- Develop financial models to support scenario planning, operational forecasting, and capital investment decisions.
Operational Analytics & Reporting
- Establish and maintain operational KPIs tied to cost, efficiency, throughput, and quality.
- Provide data-driven insights that highlight risks, opportunities, and their financial impact.
- Maintain dashboards reporting key financial and operational metrics (Tableau, Power BI).
- Convert complex financial and operational data into concise recommendations for leaders.
Business Partnership
- Serve as the primary finance partner for operations and supply chain teams, promoting financial discipline and cost transparency.
- Support business cases for equipment investments, process improvements, and strategic initiatives, including ROI, payback, and NPV modeling.
- Communicate performance results and strategic insights to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to streamline reporting, automate workflows, and improve data accuracy.
- Enhance forecasting processes, operational cost analysis, and financial governance across the organization.

Required Skills & Experience

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
Experience: 5+ years in FP&A, operations finance, or financial analysis; manufacturing or supply chain experience strongly preferred.
Accounting Knowledge: Strong understanding of cost accounting, standard costing, inventory accounting, and financial planning cycles (budget, forecast, variance).
Technical Skills: ERP experience (SAP, Oracle preferred; SAP data structures a plus); data visualization (Tableau, Power BI); advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities.
Communication: Ability to simplify financial concepts and influence operational decisions.
Analytical Skills: Proven ability to analyze large datasets and translate findings into actionable business steps.
Leadership & Adaptability: Capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.

Preferred Qualifications

MBA or advanced financial degree.
Hands-on experience with standard costing, variance decomposition, and manufacturing finance.
Background in capital investment modeling and operational ROI analysis.
Experience building dashboards for KPIs, cost structures, OPEX/CAPEX, and operational trends.
Strong data storytelling skills and experience presenting to senior leadership.

Essential Functions

Partner with operations and supply chain leaders to strengthen cost controls and operational accountability.
Deliver timely financial and operational performance insights to the leadership team.

Location & Work Arrangement

Location: Hybrid remote in Charlton, MA 01507.

The selected candidate must reside in the Worcester, MA or Charlton, MA area. This role requires in-office presence three days per week at the Charlton, MA location.

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