Financial Operations Specialist Jobs in Delaware

Solenis is a leading global provider of water and hygiene solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, cleaners, disinfectants, and state-of-the-art monitoring, control and delivery systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 78 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over ~23000 professionals in >160 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2025 Best Managed Company Gold Standard honoree.

For additional information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com or follow us on social media.

As Sr Financial Operations Analyst you will be located in the United States supporting plants, supply chain operations, freight, and warehouse activities by providing financial analysis, forecasting, and actionable operational insights to drive operational efficiency and profitability. You will be a key business partner closely working with manufacturing sites, supply chain leadership, logistics, and distribution teams, building strong relationships and collaborating across functions while providing visibility into cost drivers, production performance, freight spend, warehouse operations, and inventory trends. Playing a critical role in strengthening financial discipline across plant and supply chain operations, improving cost control, identifying cost savings opportunities across manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing, and enhancing decision making through data driven analysis, while supporting operational teams in achieving business objectives. By connecting financial results to operational activities, you will help identify risks and opportunities, supports continuous improvement initiatives, and ensures alignment with overall business and P&L goals.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead financial support for plant operations, including monthly close, variance analysis, and performance reporting. Partner with the plants to monitor performance, explain variances, and drive accountability to budget and forecasts.
• Analyze manufacturing, supply chain, freight, and warehouse costs—including production, inventory, logistics, transportation, and distribution—to identify key drivers and improvement opportunities.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes for plants, supply chain, freight, and warehouse operations.
• Review and manage inventory performance, including excess/obsolete inventory, write offs, operational drivers, and warehouse related impacts.
• Provide insights into cost absorption, production volumes, operational efficiency, freight utilization, and warehouse productivity.
• Support product costing and margin analysis for existing and new products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 5 years + of experience in FP&A, Finance, or Controlling (depending on seniority)

• Manufacturing/Plant Finance and cost accounting
• Standard costing, cost absorption and inventory analysis
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills (Excel required; reporting tools
• preferred)
• Ability to interpret complex data and effectively communicate insights.
• Strong financial planning, budgeting and forecasting background
• SAP or ERP systems
• Strong business partnering, relationship-building, and collaboration skills; ability to influence without authority.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and problem-solving mindset

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving mindset
• Proactive approach to identifying risks and opportunities
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with both finance and non-finance teams, with a collaborative and considerate approach to working across functions.
• Ownership and accountability for results
• Ability to influence decision-making without direct authority
• Adaptability in a fast-paced operational environment
• Attention to detail with strong organizational skills
• Continuous improvement mindset

We understand that candidates will not meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.

At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits which include medical, dental, vision & 401K, and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. So, if you are interested in working for a world-class company and enjoy solving complex challenges, whether in the lab or the field, consider joining our team.

Solenis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer, including Minorities / Women/ Veterans / Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Should you require assistance in applying to this opportunity, please reach out to Solenis Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@solenis.com

The expected compensation range for this position is between $93,530.00 and $137,181.00 plus discretionary bonuses. The exact compensation may vary based on your skills, experience and other factors permitted by law.