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# Analyst, Operations Finance & Systems

- **Company:** Nordson Corporation
- **Location:** Salem, NH, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $128,600.0 - $214,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Data Integrity, Data Structures, Inventory Management Software, Operational Data Store, Power BI, Powerquery, Data Analytics
- **Published:** October 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/59982578-analyst-operations-finance-systems

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics or a related field
 * 3+ years of relevant experience in financial analysis, operations finance, manufacturing finance or related analytical role.
 * Experience analyzing financial and operational results, identifying trends and variances and translating findings into actionable insights
 * Power BI and Power Query experience, including building reports and analytics from ERP or other business data.
 * Experience leading projects or process improvements and working cross functionally to develop and implement solutions.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

 * Strong financial acumen with the ability to understand how operational activity impacts financial results.
 * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrated curiosity, initiative and comfort to navigate ambiguity
 * Strong Power BI, Power Query, Excel and data analytics capabilities
 * Experience with ERP systems, manufacturing operations, standard costing, and inventory data.
 * Strong project management, organization, and prioritization skills with demonstrated initiative and ownership
 * Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to translate between financial, operational, and technical stakeholders.
 * Ability to simplify complex processes, challenge existing practices, and drive standardization, automation and continuous improvement.

## Description

* Design, build, own and continuously improve Power BI dashboards, Power Query solutions, and automated reporting using financial and operational data from the ERP and other sources.
 * Identify manual, fragmented or inefficient finance and operational processes and develop standardized, scalable and automated solutions that improve accuracy and efficiency.
 * Support analytical and systems related projects from initial problem definition through implementation, including gathering requirements from stakeholders across sites and functions.
 * Work effectively in ambiguous environments, identifying gaps, and driving projects toward practical solutions.
 * Partner closely with ERP Business Analysts to translate finance and operational data and ensure downstream reporting and analytics are accurate and reliable
 * Improve data integrity by identifying discrepancies and control gaps, investigating root causes and partnering with appropriate teams to implement solutions.
 * Build and maintain reporting and analytics for manufacturing spend, inventory, costing, variances, profitability and other key operational finance metrics.
 * Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, cost drivers, risks and improvement opportunities and translate findings into actionable recommendations for business leaders.
 * Develop visibility into slow moving, excess and obsolete inventory and partner with Procurement, Operations and site teams to support inventory optimization and working capital.
 * Drive standardization of reporting definitions, processes and data structures across sites to improve consistency
 * Develop strong expertise in ERP costing, inventory, and operational data, including how manufacturing activity flows through the P&L and Balance Sheet and serve as a key Operations Finance resource on these topics.
 * Create documentation, tools and training that enable the Finance and Operations teams to more effectively use ERP data while improving data integrity and efficiency.
 * Challenge existing processes and reporting with a focus on eliminating unnecessary work, enhancing data visibility and accuracy while increasing automation and improving the quality and speed of decision making.