Financial Analyst – Cultivation & Manufacturing

Title: Financial Analyst – Cultivation & Manufacturing
Location: Stamford, CT or Las Vegas, NV
Job Type: Full Time | Exempt

Who You Are: 

You have a strong foundation in financial planning and analysis, with direct experience supporting manufacturing, production, or similar operational environments. You understand how labor, production costs, inventory, and operational performance impact financial results. You're analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with financial data to support budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting. You communicate clearly, collaborate well with cross-functional teams, and enjoy identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, manage costs, and support informed business decisions.

What You’ll Do: 

As a Financial Analyst – Cultivation & Manufacturing on Curaleaf's Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, you'll support financial planning, reporting, and performance analysis across our national cultivation and manufacturing operations. You'll work closely with finance and site leadership to analyze financial results, develop forecasts, monitor operational performance, and identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency and support business growth. You will:

• Partner with cultivation and manufacturing teams to analyze financial performance, monitor costs, and support operational decision-making.
• Develop and maintain site-level budgets, forecasts, and financial models aligned with production plans and operational goals.
• Support monthly P&L reviews by preparing financial reports, analyzing performance drivers, and identifying risks and opportunities.
• Perform variance analysis across labor, yields, overhead, production costs, and other operational expenses.
• Maintain and improve cultivation Grow Plans, incorporating yield assumptions, production cycles, and cost structures into financial forecasts.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, absorption costing, inventory, and capacity utilization to support financial planning and operational efficiency.
• Develop and track financial and operational KPIs, translating production data into meaningful reports and dashboards.
• Collaborate with operations to identify cost-saving opportunities, evaluate process improvements, and track financial impact.
• Analyze production capacity against current and projected demand to support resource planning and identify operational constraints.
• Support capital expenditure (CAPEX) planning through financial modeling, ROI analysis, and evaluation of equipment and facility investments.
• Provide clear, actionable financial insights to help leadership understand performance trends and make informed business decisions.

What You’ll Bring:

• 2+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), manufacturing finance, operations finance, or a related financial analysis role.
• Direct experience supporting manufacturing, production, or similar operational environments, with an understanding of how labor, inventory, and production costs impact financial performance.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and P&L reporting.
• Strong Excel skills and a working knowledge of financial statements, cost accounting principles, and financial reporting.
• Experience working with ERP systems, financial reporting platforms, or business intelligence tools.
• Ability to analyze complex financial and operational data, identify trends, and communicate actionable insights to cross-functional partners.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A proactive, collaborative approach with the confidence to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and influence business decisions.

Even Better If:

• You have experience supporting cultivation, manufacturing, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) operations across multiple facilities.
• You're familiar with absorption costing, inventory valuation, production planning, or manufacturing cost analysis.
• You have experience with financial reporting and analytics tools such as Snowflake, Omni, Power BI, or Vena.