Financial Planning & Analysis & Inventory Accounting Analyst

- Brookfield, WI (On-Site)

Location: Brookfield, WI 53045 Employment Type: Full-Time, On-Site (no remote or hybrid option) Relocation: Not offered - candidates must currently reside within commuting distance of Brookfield, WI

About the Role

FCA Packaging is hiring an FP&A & Inventory Accounting Analyst to join our Accounting team at our Brookfield, WI headquarters - easily accessible from Waukesha, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, and the surrounding I-94/Bluemound Rd corridor.

This is a hands-on, in-office role that blends inventory accounting with forward-looking financial planning, forecasting, and business analysis. You'll work face-to-face with our plant and finance teams every day - not over video calls - so we're looking for someone who is local to the greater Milwaukee area (or ready to commute here without relocation support) and wants to build their career with a company that's actually rooted in this community.

What You'll Do

Inventory Accounting & Controls

• Support plant teams in conducting and auditing physical inventory counts
• Prepare and review inventory valuation and cost-of-materials data
• Dig into transaction-level detail on inventory, purchases, and cost of materials to find root causes and correct discrepancies
• Maintain documentation for inventory accounting procedures and controls
• Partner with plant management to flag pricing and usage changes that affect results
• Prepare monthly reporting on cost of materials, purchases, and inventory balances
• Support internal and external audit requests related to inventory

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Support the annual budget process and quarterly forecasts company-wide
• Analyze actuals vs. budget, forecast, and prior year to explain variances
• Build and maintain financial models for revenue, expenses, and profitability
• Deliver ad hoc analysis to support operational and strategic decisions
• Use Excel, Power BI, and emerging AI tools (like Microsoft Copilot) to make reporting and forecasting faster and sharper

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• 1-2 years of accounting or finance experience (strong internship/co-op experience considered); cost accounting exposure a plus
• Strong Excel skills - pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling, large datasets
• Comfort working across ERP systems; Power BI experience preferred
• Sharp analytical instincts and genuine curiosity about the "why" behind the numbers
• Ability to manage competing priorities and hit financial deadlines

Why FCA Packaging

• Full-time, stable, on-site role at our Brookfield office
• Direct mentorship from our Controller and exposure to both plant operations and company-wide finance
• Modern tools (Power BI, AI-assisted analysis) and real ownership of your work from day one