Financial Analyst - Arktura Job

Primary location: Carson, California

Relocation offered: No

Employment status: Full-Time

Travel: No

Non-compete: No

The estimated base salary range for this role is $75,000 to $100,000 per year.

Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

What does it mean to work at Arktura LLC, a subsidiary of Armstrong World Industries?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company. Arktura LLC is a widely published company headquartered in a fast-paced design office and manufacturing facility in Los Angeles, CA. We design, develop, and manufacture a variety of façade systems, interior wall and ceiling systems, custom art installations on a full range of state-of-the-art equipment, in our 100,000 sf facility.

Working at Arktura is the best! Benefits include 401k with employee match, robust health care options, paid time off and professional development. We have a casual dress code, free snacks, and quarterly events! As a company, we love to engage in community service activities with our local organizations. We provide access to 100’s of discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through LifeMart such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare We support Employee Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion and provide perspective.

The Financial Analyst - Operations serves as a key liaison between Finance and Operations, ensuring the integrity of financial data while supporting efficient and profitable manufacturing and supply chain activities. Reporting to the Finance Manager, this role provides detailed cost analysis, inventory valuation, and variance reporting to enable informed decision making across the organization.

This position plays a critical role in maintaining accurate product costing, improving gross margin visibility, and supporting budgeting, forecasting, and continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with a hands-on understanding of manufacturing and operational processes, acting as a trusted business partner to operations leadership.

What You'll Do

Cost Analysis & Reporting

• Prepare, analyze, and distribute cost reports, including purchasing, production, labor, and overhead variances.
• Investigate and explain variances between standard and actual costs at the product, job, and order level.
• Maintain and update cost accounting methodologies, standards, and documentation to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Support gross margin analysis and profitability reporting across product lines.

Inventory & Cost of Goods Sold Management

• Monitor and validate inventory valuation for raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods.
• Reconcile inventory balances and cost of goods sold, ensuring accurate financial reporting in accordance with company policies and GAAP.
• Partner with operations and supply chain teams to improve inventory accuracy, turnover, and controls.
• Support periodic physical inventory counts and cycle counts, ensuring proper execution, reconciliation of variances and timely resolution.

Financial Close & Planning

• Prepare journal entries and complete balance sheet account reconciliations related to inventory, accruals, and manufacturing costs.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting direct costs and manufacturing period expenses.
• Analyze trends and provide insights to support financial planning and resource allocation decisions.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Act as a financial business partner to operations and supply chain teams, identifying cost drivers and opportunities for efficiency gains.
• Prepare and present recurring operational and cost performance reports for management review.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by providing data-driven insights and post-implementation financial analysis.
• Assist with audits related to inventory, costing, and operational controls.

Additional Responsibilities

• Serve as backup support for bi-weekly payroll processing, including preparation of related journal entries and reconciliations.
• Train and support staff on cost-related processes, systems, and reporting as needed.
• Participate in special projects and ad hoc financial analysis as assigned.

What Will Make You Successful

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with databases preferred.
• Ability to work independently and meet critical deadlines.
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills required.
• Experience in a dynamic, fast-paced environment is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Related Field.
• 2+ years of cost accounting or manufacturing accounting experience

What Will Make You Stand Out

• CPA or MBA not required but is a plus

Why should you join Arktura LLC, a subsidiary of Armstrong World Industries?

About Arktura LLC

At Arktura, we make design happen. Creativity, expert knowledge and cutting-edge technology shape everything we do whether it's exploring form and function in our standard architectural product, adapting our pre-configured architectural systems to meet project needs, or partnering with clients through our Solutions Studio. Our multidisciplinary team brings together architects, designers, programmers, engineers and artists with a deep understanding of the creative process. We use our collective ingenuity to bridge the gaps between design intent and manufacturing capabilities, creating proprietary software and machinery to meet evolving demands.

Please visit our website at to learn more about us.

About Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions in the Americas. With approximately $1.3B in revenue, AWI has about 3,600 employees and a manufacturing network of twenty-one facilities in North America.

At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 160 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable ceiling solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

"Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow. We are committed to:

Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce; Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet; Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play; Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact.

About the location (Carson, CA)

Carson is a city in the South Bay and the Harbor regions of Los Angeles County, California, located 13 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. Carson is a thriving, diverse, destination city - a great place to live, work and play with an unlimited future. While Carson is well known as an industrial center with unparalleled access to transportation and the Pacific Rim, it is also a culturally diverse community that is an attractive place to live and work. The city has more than 120 acres of park land divided into 12 parks, 2 mini-parks and sports/recreational facilities that include 3 swimming pools, a boxing center, a state-of-the art sports complex and the Carson Community Center.

Arktura LLC is committed to engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce. As part of our dedication to diversity, AWI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard for race, sex, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Come and build your future with us and apply today!