Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A

Johnson Screens is recognized worldwide as a pioneering provider of custom screening and separation solutions and stands out for its commitment to continuous innovation and industry leadership. With over a century of expertise, Johnson Screens has played a crucial role in making manufacturing processes cleaner and safer, and its products are embedded in essential systems from water purification to environmental protection, ensuring communities have access to clean resources and safer surroundings. The company’s legacy is built on a foundation of collaboration, integrity, and results, guiding its team to deliver excellence and protect natural resources for generations to come.

What makes Johnson Screens an exceptional workplace is its dedication to fostering open-mindedness, confidence, and professional growth, empowering individuals to contribute bold ideas, challenge conventions, and achieve meaningful results. Employees benefit from a supportive, collaborative culture where their voices matter and personal development is truly valued. Joining Johnson Screens means being part of a passionate, purpose-driven team that shapes innovative solutions and helps address real world challenges every day.

Position Description

The Senior Financial Analyst, FP\&A serves as a strategic business partner to sales, project management, and executive leadership. This role drives financial transparency, margin optimization, cost control, and process improvement within a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with operational understanding and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders. This position will report to the Director, Finance.

Essential Position Functions

• Act as a trusted finance business partner within the organization, working cross-functionally to improve processes, eliminate waste, and enhance profitability.
• Prepare and present monthly financial results, including revenue, gross margin, and operating expense analysis versus budget, forecast, and prior year - highlighting key drivers and business risks.
• Deliver actionable financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership to support strategic decision-making and performance improvement.
• Support sales and project managers with margin and Percentage of Completion (POC) analysis to aid in data-based decision making.
• Analyze product line, customer, and market segment profitability to identify margin expansion opportunities.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis (volume, pricing, labor, material cost inflation, backlog conversion, etc.) to assess business risk and opportunities.
• Partner with SG\&A and R\&D leaders, driving expense transparency, accountability, and alignment with business priorities.
• Analyze spending trends and identify cost optimization opportunities to enhance profitability and operational efficiency.
• Evaluate capital investment proposals, perform ROI and payback analysis, and conduct post investment performance reviews.
• Enhance financial reporting processes and tools to improve accuracy, automation, and timeliness of information.
• Develop and maintain long-range financial models to support strategic planning and multi-year growth initiatives.
• Support annual operating plan development and quarterly forecasts, including scenario modeling and assumption validation.

What You Bring

Non-Negotiables

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 5\+ years of relevant experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced Excel skills required - ability to build financial models from scratch (pivot tables, index/match, scenario modeling).
• Strength of character - tough-minded, unafraid to state an opinion, and willing to hold the line on analysis even when it’s uncomfortable.
• High energy, roll-up-the-sleeves work ethic - someone who sees a gap and fills it without being asked.
• Ability to distill large amounts of data into clear, actionable analysis and present confidently to non-financial audiences.
• Experience with fully integrated ERP systems required; SAP preferred.

Strongly Preferred

• Power BI experience or comfort connecting Excel-based budgets to visualization tools.
• Exposure to Percentage of Completion (POC) revenue recognition in a project-based manufacturing environment.
• Self-starter who asks questions proactively, resolves them independently, and circles back with answers - not someone who waits to be directed.
• Intellectually curious with genuine interest in understanding operations, not just reporting numbers.

What’s In It For You

A Clear Path to Leadership

• You’ll enter as the sole FP\&A analyst for the U.S. business - with a defined path to grow into an FP\&A Manager with global scope within approximately one year for strong performers.
• The hiring manager is committed to investing in this role - this isn’t a position where you do the work and someone else gets the title.

Direct Access to the C-Suite

• You’ll work directly with the CFO and Director of Finance on high-visibility initiatives - presenting analysis and recommendations to people who act on them.
• This is not a siloed analyst role - you’ll be in the room where financial decisions get made.

Global Exposure, Local Presence

• All global sales leaders are based in the New Brighton, MN office - from day one you’ll collaborate with an international team on global revenue analytics and forecasting.
• Rare for a senior analyst role - international scope without the international travel.

Build Something That Matters

• The budgeting and forecasting infrastructure is being built - and you’ll be the one building it. You’ll own the process, shape the tools, and leave a real fingerprint on how finance operates.
• Power BI reporting for OpEx management is in place and growing - you’ll connect actuals to forecasts and drive the monthly department review process.
• If you thrive on building, not just maintaining, this is your kind of role.

Compensation

Base Salary: $90,000 – $120,000

Flexibility exists for exceptional candidates - strong performers on a clear path to FP\&A Manager may be considered above range.

Benefits

Shared Cost

• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401(k) Plan – 5% Employer Match
• Health Spending Account (HSA)

Employee Paid (Optional)

• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Supplemental Life and AD\&D
• Critical Illness / Hospital Indemnity
• Legal Insurance

Employer Paid

• 80 Hours of Paid Holidays per Year
• Vacation and Sick/Personal Time Off
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Basic Life and AD\&D
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Scholarships - Johnson Screens invests in your growth

Work Environment \& Schedule

• Onsite in New Brighton, MN - core hours 9am–3pm with flexibility built around that structure.
• Collaborative environment with direct access to leadership and global colleagues in the same building.
• Minimal travel - occasional plant visits for inventory counts (once or twice per year, maximum).