Financial Analyst

🕒 July 18

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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Nortek Data Center Cooling

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201 - 500 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

🔧 Hardware

⚡ Energy

Manufacturing • Hardware • Energy

Nortek Data Center Cooling is a provider of integrated air and liquid cooling systems for data centers, delivering built-to-spec hardware and turnkey solutions that reduce water and power usage while supporting rapid deployment for hyperscale and AI computing environments. The company offers end-to-end engineering, tested CDU/CRAH/RDHX products and hybrid fluid cooling plants, with global reach and a focus on improving energy efficiency, lowering total cost of ownership, and meeting the needs of large enterprise and cloud operators.

📋 Description

• Own product and customer profitability analysis through gross margin, providing clear visibility into material costs, manufacturing costs, and margin performance • Partner with Commercial, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance teams to analyze gross margin drivers, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend actions to improve profitability • Develop and maintain product-level costing models, customer profitability analyses, and margin reporting tools that support strategic pricing and commercial decision-making • Perform detailed variance analysis on material costs, identifying root causes and driving corrective actions with cross-functional stakeholders • Prepare and distribute weekly and monthly material margin, cost, and profitability reports for business and finance leadership, highlighting key trends and actionable insights • Monitor cost changes across products and projects, proactively identifying opportunities for cost reduction, margin expansion, and design-to-cost initiatives • Support annual operating plans, forecasts, and long-range planning processes through detailed cost and gross margin modeling • Lead ad hoc financial analyses and special projects focused on profitability enhancement, operational efficiency, and strategic business growth

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Data Analytics • Minimum of 1+ years of experience in financial analysis within a manufacturing environment • Advanced Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, formulas, lookups, analytics, and effective model building) • Solid understanding of income statement & balance sheet with extensive understanding of cash flow measures, and how each interrelates • Knowledge and background of general accounting, financial analysis and forecasting • Attention to detail and ability to reconcile complex data sets • A critical eye with strong problem solving and communication skills • Ability to present complex data sets in a simple, easy to understand way • Ability to navigate system-limitation obstacles to create value-added reports • Ability to multi-task, establish priorities and organize efficiently • Ability to coordinate efforts across a complex multi-plant environment • Hands on experience with the systems listed below is a plus: Power BI and business intelligence tools, Syteline or SAP ERP Systems, Planful software • Experience with cost accounting/standard costing in a manufacturing environment is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) Plan with company contributions • Making NexGen Products - Cooling the World’s Ever Expanding Data Centers • Airconditioned work environment • Benefits start day one • 401K match • First year, 4 weeks’ vacation (accrued)