Operations Data Analyst
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Job description
The Operations Data Analyst will support Finance and company leadership by developing and maintaining reporting, dashboards, and analysis focused on job-level production performance, costing, financial results, and labor/staffing metrics.
This role will act as a key resource to Finance and Operations by delivering clear, accurate, and actionable reporting, improving visibility into business performance, and supporting data-driven decision-making across the organization.
This is a hands-on analytical role with a strong emphasis on reporting, data interpretation, and business partnership, rather than heavy data engineering or architecture., Operational Reporting
- Develop and maintain recurring reports and dashboards for:
- Job-level profitability (standard vs. actual costing)
- Production performance (throughput, scrap, efficiency)
- Labor analytics (productivity, overtime, staffing levels)
- Financial performance (monthly results, variance analysis, trend reporting)
- Support monthly close and management reporting with timely, accurate data outputs.
Variance & Cost Analysis
- Analyze key drivers of financial performance, including:
- Material usage and yield variances
- Labor efficiency and rate variances
- Overhead absorption and production volume impacts
- Provide clear explanations of results to Finance and Operations leadership.
Data Aggregation & Validation
- Extract and consolidate data from ERP, production systems, and other sources.
- Perform data validation and reconciliations to ensure alignment with financial statements and cost accounting outputs.
- Identify and resolve data inconsistencies.
Ad Hoc Analysis & Decision Support
- Respond to business questions with targeted analysis (e.g., job profitability issues, staffing optimization, cost drivers).
- Translate data into actionable insights and recommendations for management.
Dashboard Development & Maintenance
- Build and maintain dashboards using BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or Excel-based solutions).
- Ensure reports are user-friendly, accurate, and aligned with business needs.
- Support incremental improvements in reporting automation and efficiency.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with:
- Finance/Accounting (costing, close, forecasting)
- Operations/Plant leadership (production performance insights)
- HR (labor and staffing data)
- Help ensure consistent definitions and understanding of key performance metrics.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Performance dashboard reports?, Required:
- 3-7 years of experience in data analysis, financial analysis, or business intelligence reporting.
- Strong Excel skills (advanced formulas, pivot tables, data manipulation).
- Proven experience building reports and dashboards in Power BI, Tableau, or similar.
- Experience working with ERP or accounting/production data.
- Solid understanding of financial concepts (P&L, variances, costing basics).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits & conditions
Pulled from the full job description
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Health savings account
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account, * 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance