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Senior Financial Analyst

Silgan · Brookfield, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a pricing analysis you did that changed a business decision.

What they are checking: Whether their pricing work has actually influenced decisions, not just produced reports.

Tell me about a time you found an error in your own model after you'd shared it. What did you do?

What they are checking: Whether they own mistakes quickly, which matters when executives make decisions from the numbers.

How do you explain a complicated financial result to managers who aren't in finance?

What they are checking: Whether they can translate numbers into decisions for department managers and executives.

What would you do

The Senior VP of Sales asks why volume on an account dropped this quarter. How would you build that answer?

What they are checking: Whether they can break a variance into clear causes and explain it to a sales executive in plain terms.

A sales manager wants an allowance processed that doesn't match the contract terms. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they hold to the contract and escalate properly while keeping a good working relationship with sales.

You have budget season, a month-end close and two ad hoc studies due the same week. How do you manage it?

What they are checking: Whether they can prioritize under deadline pressure and communicate early when something has to slip.

About the work

Walk me through how you'd build a monthly P&L forecast for a large customer account.

What they are checking: Whether they connect volume, price, mix and cost drivers into a forecast that sales and finance both trust.

How would you set up and reconcile contractual sales allowances and credits so nothing is missed or paid twice?

What they are checking: Whether they understand accruals and reconciliation well enough to keep customer credits accurate and auditable.

How do you handle pass-through cost changes, like a jump in metal prices, when reviewing customer pricing?

What they are checking: Whether they understand how raw material moves flow into contract pricing in a packaging business.

How do you build a financial model so someone else can pick it up and understand it?

What they are checking: Whether they structure work with clear inputs and checks instead of fragile spreadsheets only they can use.

What Excel or system tools do you rely on most for pricing and forecasting work, and why?

What they are checking: Whether they have strong practical tool skills and can work efficiently with large data sets.

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The full job description

As published by Silgan.

Silgan Containers is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst - Pricing to join our team in Brookfield, WI. This role combines pricing review, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), forecasting, budgeting, accounting, and financial modeling to support our stable and growing manufacturing organization. Why Silgan • Stability and long-term career growth • Competitive pay with annual merit increases • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance • 401(k) with a 6% dollar-for-dollar company match • Paid vacation, holidays, and tuition reimbursement • A culture that values safety, innovation, and promoting from within What You Will Do • Support the Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing with periodic sales volume insights, assessments, and reporting • Collaborate with department managers and executives on critical initiatives • Prepare monthly P&L forecasts and annual budgets for assigned accounts • Administer customer pricing and sales allowances for significant accounts • Prepare, record, issue, and reconcile contractual sales allowances and credits • Conduct ad hoc financial studies to support Senior Management and Sales • Manage multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines effectively What You Bring • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or Business • Five or more years of relevant finance or accounting experience, preferably in manufacturing • Strong proficiency in business, technology, and finance • Strong problem-solving and financial skills • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including financial modeling and advanced Excel modeling • Microsoft Access database management and Visual Basic (VBA) coding experience is a plus Take the Next Step Apply today for our Senior Financial Analyst - Pricing job in Brookfield, WI and advance your finance career with Silgan Containers. LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis. Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status. Silgan is a drug-free workplace.

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