Senior Financial Analyst, Operations

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, Operations to join our growing finance team. Our FP&A team combines traditional financial planning and analysis with broader operational decision-making and strategy, which directly supports Redwood’s leadership. Finance is embedded in daily operations, supporting both near-term execution and long-term planning. Team members are expected to analyze and refine ambiguous data from a variety of sources and then provide recommendations to support new processes and complex decisions.

Responsibilities will include:

• Inform improvement by analyzing operational processes and performance using key performance indicators, especially revenue, cost of sales, operating expenses and capital expenditures (includes developing complex financial models and decision-making tools)

• Work cross functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams to assist in budgeting and decision making (e.g. CapEx decisions, expansion plans, automation, manufacturing scope, insource vs. outsource choices, location ROI on investments, resource planning, tracking and reporting on profitability improvement, etc.)

• Assist on ad hoc projects; provide accurate and timely financial in-depth analysis and key business insights and recommendations on high-impact strategic and financial decisions including growth strategies, scalability, product pricing, and organizational processes, practices, and systems.

• Lead manufacturing cost improvement for all products, including feedback on estimated manufacturing costs for future programs, identification of focus areas for cost, and execution of identified initiatives

Desired Qualifications:

• 2 to 5 years' increasingly complex experience in financial planning, analysis and operational modeling.

• Experience in manufacturing, chemical processing, or oil & gas.

• Ability to develop frameworks and solutions to high-level questions and concepts.

• Naturally proactive, intellectually curious, and a creative thinker; strong problem solving and analytical skills.

• Experience with advanced Excel, complex financial models and financial forecasting software.

• Ability to partner cross-functionally, influence, and communicate with all levels of management in an environment where priorities can change quickly; strong ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy; highly organized.