Financial Analyst
Who We Are:
- Chelten House Products, Inc. is a fourth-generation, family-owned food manufacturer located in Swedesboro, New Jersey. We are recognized for producing premium pasta sauces, salad dressings, salsas, ketchup, and other specialty food products while maintaining a strong commitment to quality, innovation, and customer service.
What We Have:
- Competitive pay
- Medical, vision, and dental benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following hire
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Annual performance-based bonus and performance review process
- Company-wide perks and employee appreciation events
- Life insurance and 401(k) benefits
- Incentive-based Refer-a-Friend Program
- Training, development, and advancement opportunities
- High visibility to the executive leadership team
What We Need:
- A highly analytical Financial Analyst to support financial planning, operational analysis, cost management, and strategic decision-making across the organization. This role partners closely with operations and leadership teams to improve profitability, enhance reporting, and support business growth initiatives.
What You Will Do:
- Support annual budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and month-end close activities
- Analyze financial results and provide variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods
- Prepare recurring financial and operational reporting packages for leadership teams
- Develop financial models, dashboards, and business cases to support strategic decision-making
- Perform product costing, gross margin, and profitability analysis across products, customers, and facilities
- Analyze labor, material usage, scrap, yield, and overhead variances within manufacturing operations
- Review and validate Bills of Materials (BOMs) and production data to ensure costing accuracy
- Maintain standard cost models and support labor and overhead allocation methodologies
- Provide cost and margin analysis to support pricing decisions
- Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, and Sales to identify cost savings opportunities
- Monitor inventory, reserves, obsolescence trends, and working capital impacts
- Develop ROI analyses for capital projects and operational improvement initiatives
- Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive operational and financial performance
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency, data accuracy, and business visibility
- Communicate financial information effectively to both financial and non-financial stakeholders
What You Need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 3–6+ years of experience in accounting, audit, financial analysis, or FP&A, preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Public accounting experience is strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of cost accounting, standard costing, and manufacturing operations
- Experience with financial reporting, variance analysis, and operational finance support
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience with ERP systems; Microsoft Business Central preferred
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to translate complex financial information into actionable recommendations
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Preferred: CPA, CMA, MBA, Power BI/Tableau experience, capital project analysis experience, and familiarity with BOM management and inventory controls