Job Title:  Financial Analyst - Operations

AMETEK Finland is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as our Financial Analyst - Operations at our Finland unit that currently locates at Espoo.

You as our Financial Analyst – Operations is a key partner to Operations, Supply Chain, and Corporate/Business Unit Finance. This role supports day to day operational decision making and owns core general ledger activities to ensure accurate financial results. The analyst provides insight into manufacturing/ operations costs and performance, manages monthly close tasks, and drives continuous improvement in financial processes and controls. As our Financial Analyst - Operations, you will be part of a diverse team of experts.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Operations Finance
  • Partner with Operations/Manufacturing to track and explain cost drivers (labor, materials, overhead, scrap, yield, absorption).
  • Support product costing and margin analysis, including BOM/routing reviews and cost roll-ups (in collaboration with Cost Accounting/Engineering).
  • Prepare weekly/monthly operations performance dashboards and variance analyses; recommend corrective actions.
  • Assist with capital project business cases (NPV/IRR/payback), post implementation reviews, and tracking of benefits.
• Process Improvement & Data Integrity
  • Streamline close and reporting processes; automate recurring analyses and reconciliations.
  • Improve data quality and alignment across ERP (Business Central), document processes and controls.
  • Champion continuous improvement and lean finance practices; identify cost reduction opportunities.
• FP&A Reporting
  • Contribute to annual budget and monthly forecasts for manufacturing spend, overhead, absorption, and operational KPIs.
  • Deliver monthly reporting packages for Operations and Finance leadership with clear, actionable insights.
  • Support cash flow impacts from inventory changes and capex timing; highlight risks/opportunities.
• General Ledger & Close
  • Execute monthly close activities: journal entries, accruals, reclasses, cost allocations, and reconciliations (inventory, WIP, COGS, reserves).
  • Ensure accurate standard costing impacts are reflected in the GL; reconcile subledgers to the GL.
  • Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations; resolve discrepancies promptly.
  • Own variance explanations vs. budget/forecast and prior periods; prepare close narratives for management.
  • Maintain internal controls related to inventory valuation, revenue/cost recognition, and fixed assets; support audit requests.
  • Prepare and review VAT reporting and analysis.

We Require

• Bachelor’s in finance, accounting, or related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years experience in finance/ accounting.
• Good technical skills in advanced excel, solid financial modelling, ERP experience, BI/ reporting tools and strong data reconciliation skills, working knowledge of GAAP, standard costing, inventory valuation and revenue/ cost recognition.
• You enjoy working on tasks that require good manual dexterity.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse team environment.
• Fluent language skills in Finnish and English, both written and oral.

In our workplace, we require our team members to undergo a substance test and pass a background check as part of our safety protocols. Ensuring everyone’s well-being is our top priority, and we maintain zero tolerance policy for any misconduct. Your safety matters most to us.

We consider as an advantage

• Education MBA/CMA/CPA.
• Experience in manufacturing industry, operations finance or cost accounting.
• Experience or familiarity with inventory/ WIP modules.
• 5-7 years experience in finance/ accounting.

We are offering you

• A great opportunity to work in an international company where your ideas and development initiatives can genuinely influence daily operations.
• A chance to join a global leader – considered the gold standard in the manufacturing of x‑ray detectors.
• You can invest your time to a company that advances the quality of products used to identify materials across the globe—from rare‑earth elements in mining to unknown objects on Mars.

We are a team of experts embedded in a larger corporation, so you’ll get the perks of a flat and agile team, but also the benefits and support from a corporation giant. At AMETEK, we hear your vision and give you the chance to affect our processes. The quality of our product is our pride, and we recognize mistakes as learning opportunities. We give you the space and support to learn from them. Our organisation culture is open and active, we trust our employees and want to provide them a stable, yet diverse work atmosphere.

In this position, you will be employed directly to AMETEK Finland Oy.

Sounds like you? Please submit your application letter and CV by the latest 20.2.2026 via our application system. If possible, we will proceed with potential applicants already during the recruiting process. Please mention your salary request and possible starting date or resignation period in your application documents.

You can familiarize yourself with AMETEK here: https://www.ametek.com/. For more information about the recruitment process contact Sr. HR Specialist Helena Leskelä via email helena.leskela(at)ametek.com.