Financial Analyst

Job Title: Financial Analyst

Department: Finance

Reports to: CFO

Work Location: Plymouth, MN

Position: Fulltime / Salary / Onsite

About Baldwin Supply:

Baldwin Supply distributes mechanical power transmission products, conveyor belts, and electrical control and automation products across the Upper Midwest. It serves a variety of industries, such as agriculture, food packaging, and mining, and provides services like belt fabrication and motor repair.

Job Summary:

The Financial Analyst supports the financial performance of the business by providing analysis, reporting, and insights related to profitability, inventory, pricing, and operating efficiency. This role works closely with operations, sales, and supply chain to help drive informed decisions in a fast-paced distribution environment.

Job Responsibilities:

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial analysis, including variance analysis against budget and prior periods
• Analyze gross margin performance by product line, customer, vendor, and branch/location
• Support monthly close process through accruals, analytical reviews, and management reporting
• Develop and maintain financial models to support forecasting, budgeting, and scenario analysis

Pricing, Margin & Sales Support

• Analyze pricing, discounting, and customer profitability
• Support pricing strategy by evaluating margin impact, cost changes, and competitive dynamics
• Assist sales leadership with customer and contract profitability analysis
• Track and report on sales performance, rebates, commissions, and incentive programs

Inventory & Working Capital

• Analyze inventory turns, excess and obsolete inventory, and slow-moving items
• Partner with supply chain and operations to improve inventory efficiency and cash flow
• Monitor purchasing trends and vendor cost changes
• Support inventory reserve calculations and cycle count analysis

Operational & Strategic Support

• Provide financial insights for capital investments, warehouse initiatives, and process improvements
• Support branch or location-level P&L analysis
• Assist with ad hoc analysis related to acquisitions, integrations, or system implementations
• Help improve reporting tools, dashboards, and financial processes

Systems & Data

• Work with ERP system (Epicor Prophet 21)
• Maintain and enhance Excel-based models and reports; leverage BI tools where available
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across financial and operational reports

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

1–3 years of accounting and/or financial analysis experience, preferably in distribution, manufacturing, or a similar operational environment

Experience working with inventory-intensive businesses strongly preferred

Required Skills/Abilities:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling)

Power BI or similar experience

Solid understanding of income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow

Ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights

Comfortable working cross-functionally with non-finance teams

Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills

Physical Requirements / Work Conditions:

Deskwork

Travel to branches and attend ERP and other Finance or Industry related conferences

Baldwin Supply Benefits, Culture and Work Environment

At Baldwin Supply, we prioritize our employees' well-being by providing comprehensive benefits including comprehensive health insurance, a generous retirement savings plan, flexible work arrangements, generous paid time off, and ongoing professional development opportunities, ensuring a fulfilling and balanced work life.

Fulltime Employees are provided:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Holidays 
• Paid Vacation Days
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs

Affirmative Action / EEO Statement

Baldwin Supply provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.