Sr. Financial Analyst

Do you want to work for a global company that creates remarkable experiences through people, products, and food? If you want to be part of a rewarding People First culture that values relationships, trust, and taking the long view, then this is the place for you. Henny Penny was named the 2021 Dayton Business of the Year for many good reasons. Read on to learn more!

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will play a critical role in supporting financial planning, reporting, and analysis across the organization. You will partner with cross-functional teams to provide insights that drive strategic decisions, with a particular focus in manufacturing, cost optimization, and business case development.

What We Offer

• An opportunity to work for a company that is 100% employee-owned. As an employee-owner, you will be enrolled in our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) program following one year of service.

• Annual company performance bonus in addition to base salary

• Flexibility to work from home 2 days per week

• Defined career paths so you’ll always know what’s next and what steps can get where you want to go

• Professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and unlimited free access to LinkedIn Learning courses

• A competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, PTO, and paid holidays

• Expanded onsite wellness clinic offering preventive care services such as wellness screenings, annual physicals, and related lab work at no cost to employee-owners

• Achieve total well-being at our new Wellspring and Owners Hall facility, featuring 24/7 fitness center with a wide variety of cardio and strength training equipment. This facility reflects our continuous evolution in supporting our valued employee owners.

• Activities including department outings, holiday parties, and our annual company-wide Thanksgiving Dinner

What You'll Be Doing Financial Planning & Analysis

• Deliver timely, actionable financial analysis and insights to business units.

• Oversee capital expenditures and conduct post‑investment performance audits

• Analyze monthly results, identify trends and variances, and recommend corrective actions.

• Develop financial models for business cases, including ROI, NPV, IRR, and payback analysis.

• Support business leaders in understanding cost drivers and performance metrics.

• Lead or contribute to special projects.

• Other duties as assigned.

Manufacturing Support

• Develop and manage operational budgets and projections by collaborating with manufacturing leaders

• Partner with operations to drive improvements in key cost drivers

• Monitor and analyze inventory and inventory turns

• Attend and contribute to production meetings and Gemba walks, providing data‑driven support to drive ongoing process improvements

• Collaborate with Manufacturing & other functions to support strategic initiatives.

• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to team development and process improvement.

• Present financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership driven by advanced analysis, best practices and benchmarking.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Leverage ERP and financial systems to streamline reporting and analysis.

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

• Stay informed on industry trends and provide insights that influence business decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Accounting, Finance, or related field Required

• Master and/or CPA Preferred

• 5+ years FP&A, accounting, or auditing Required

• Proven experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.

• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., JDE, SAP, Oracle).

• Experience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) preferred.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex topics.

• High attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information with discretion.

• Comfortable partnering with executive-level business leaders.

About Us

We’re known in our industry for making the best commercial food equipment in the world. Every day, millions of people eat in restaurants operating Henny Penny equipment. We’re a behind-the-scenes engine in the world’s most demanding kitchens, including long-term partners like McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, KFC, and Wendy’s. We’re 1,000+ employee-owners who thrive by living a People First mission: to support employees in becoming the best version of themselves both personally and professionally.

We recently completed the largest expansion in our history with the addition of 150,000 square feet on our Eaton campus. This expansion drives development of the world’s most reliable, easy-to-use equipment with an innovative new space for global research and development. We have several collaborative spaces for our project teams, a dedicated electrical engineering lab for our hardware and software engineers, a full model shop for rapid prototyping, and a brand-new test lab that has 300 feet of hood space to test new equipment on our product roadmap. On top of that, we have a new state-of-the-art kitchen for our food science group to meet with our customers, understand what they need, and then dial in our equipment to help them make legendary menu items.

Henny Penny is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), marital status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.