Position Summary
Applications will be accepted through 04 October. Please note that submissions may not be reviewed prior to this deadline.
When you work at Daktronics, you'll be part of something amazing. We design, engineer, manufacture and support bold, eye-catching digital LED display technology and audio systems.
Our products bring excitement to professional, college and high school games. They attract customers for businesses around the world, and even provide direction for people as they travel, work and play.
As part of the Daktronics team, you'll have interesting, impactful work with flexible opportunities. You can learn and grow at a company that provides competitive compensation and meaningful benefits - and the people are second to none.
The Finance team helps strengthen business performance by providing financial insight, disciplined planning, and cross-functional partnership. This role will work closely with Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Treasury, Accounting, and FP&A leaders to improve profitability, working capital, cash generation, and operational performance.
What will the work look like for me?
We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to serve as a finance business partner supporting procurement, working capital, and supply chain performance. This role will create financial visibility into supplier spend, procurement savings, inventory, payment terms, and cash flow; validate that improvement initiatives deliver measurable results; and provide leaders with clear, actionable insights. The ideal candidate combines FP&A discipline, procurement or supply chain finance experience, spend analytics, business partnership, and structured problem solving.
What would I do?
As a Senior Financial Analyst, your work would focus on the following:
- Partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Treasury, Accounting, and FP&A leaders to improve margin, cash flow, inventory productivity, working capital, and forecast accuracy.
- Track, validate, and report procurement savings, supplier rebates, cost-reduction initiatives, payment term improvements, productivity gains, and value realization across direct and indirect spend.
- Analyze supplier spend, category and commodity trends, freight and logistics costs, inventory performance, supplier concentration, payment practices, and other working capital drivers to identify risks and opportunities.
- Use spend analytics to prioritize cost-reduction opportunities by supplier, category, business unit, product family, region, and purchasing owner.
- Lead financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting for DPO, supplier payment terms, inventory, cash conversion cycle, free cash flow, and other working capital measures.
- Develop financial models, business cases, sensitivity analyses, and scenario plans to support sourcing, supplier negotiations, contract changes, inventory strategies, logistics decisions, and operational improvements.
- Quantify financial impact on gross margin, operating income, EBITDA, the balance sheet, and cash flow; monitor results against approved business cases and commitments.
- Support annual plans, forecasts, long-range plans, and strategic financial planning by incorporating spend baselines, validated savings, timing, ownership, inventory performance, and working capital initiatives.
- Build and maintain Power BI dashboards, KPI scorecards, supplier reporting, and executive-ready summaries that clearly explain savings, margin, inventory, working capital, cash flow, and forecast-to-actual results.
- Present findings and recommendations to senior leaders, challenge assumptions, identify root causes, influence decisions, and support corrective actions.
- Identify opportunities to automate reporting, simplify processes, strengthen controls, and improve decision-making; perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Where is this opportunity located?
Position has opportunity to work from a US Based home office. This position is open to candidates eligible to work in the United States.
What are the pay and perks?
The typical hiring range for this position is $100,000 to $125,000. The actual offer will consider a wide range of factors, including relevant education, experience, location, and applicable local legislation.
Information about Daktronics benefits can be found on our website Career Opportunities (https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/employment/careers). This information is intended to be a general overview and may be modified by Daktronics at any time.
Qualifications
To be considered for Senior Financial Analyst - Procurement , we require the following:
- Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Supply Chain, Engineering, Data Analytics, Business, or a related field.
- Seven (7)+ years of experience in FP&A, procurement finance, supply chain finance, consulting, operations finance, cost improvement, or a related discipline.
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, analytical, and structured problem-solving skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and financial analysis tools.
- Ability to work with large, complex data sets while maintaining accuracy and business relevance.
- Exceptional ability to translate complex operational and financial data into actionable business insights.
- Strong written, verbal, presentation, and executive communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships, lead cross-functional work, and influence decisions across multiple functional areas.
- Strong self-motivation, ownership of deliverables, and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Effectively exercise discretion and independent judgment.
- The selected individual must be able to travel by air and ground and comply with the Daktronics Driver Eligibility Policy to begin and maintain employment. This requirement will be verified through a motor vehicle record (MVR) check conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state, provincial, and local laws.
- Fluent in English, written and verbal.
- Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
- Daktronics does not sponsor, renew, or extend immigration visas for this position.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting procurement, sourcing, supplier management, supply chain, inventory, working capital, or enterprise cost-improvement initiatives.
- Experience in electronics manufacturing, technology hardware, industrial manufacturing, engineered products, or another complex global supply chain environment.
- Knowledge of ERP systems, procurement systems, planning tools, and financial reporting platforms.
- Experience with SQL, data visualization tools, spend analytics, supplier reporting, or advanced analytics techniques.
- Experience developing business cases, value-capture frameworks, executive presentations, and implementation roadmaps.
- Experience in a public company environment.
- Prior consulting experience in strategy, procurement transformation, operational improvement, restructuring, value creation, supply chain optimization, or working capital improvement.
- CPA, CMA, MBA, or another relevant professional certification.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now and start your journey with Daktronics.
Daktronics is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.