What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at Alkegen?
Job Requirements
Why work for us?
Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.
With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.
Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!
Job Requirements:
This position reports to the Plant Controller of the Marshalltown Operation of the Sealing Division of Alkegen. The Financial Analyst role is part of a team that is onsite in Marshalltown, IA. This is a hybrid role with Mon- Thurs in office and Fri being remote. This position will be responsible for the Accounts Payanble, Accounts Receivable functions and be significantly involved with the Month End close process for the Marshalltown manufacturing plant. In addition, this position will also be responsible for various other duties throughout each month revolving around other aspects of finance and accounting.
Responsibilities: Qualifications/ Experience:
- Accounts Payable - ensuring vendors are paid timely and accurately
- Accounts Receivable - ensuring customers are accurately invoiced and customer cash receipts are promptly and accurately applied.
- Month end close duties – journal entries, various reporting and ad-hoc analysis
- Monthly General Ledger account reconciliations
- Work with external auditors during annual audit
- Maintenance of AP vendors within ERP
- Monitor various monthly control metrics relating to reconciliation and journal entry documentation
- Prepare and complete various reports/information revolving around plant performance metrics
Other:
- Must adhere to all company and location policies and safety rules
- Must be able to work extended hours when required
- All other duties as assigned
Qualifications/ Experience:
- Two (2) or more years of accounting experience – specifically participating in a monthly close process
- Fundamental understanding of Income Statement preparation and analysis
- Fundamental understanding of Balance Sheet account reconciliations
- Must be proficient in Excel (vlookups, pivot tables)
- Must have prior ERP experience.
- Spreadsheet Serve experience is a plus but not required
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong time management and priorities management skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Computer literate with knowledge of Excel.
- Ability to interact with vendors and internal customers
- Metrics driven analysis
If you are interested in being part of a world class Manufacturing team here at Alkegen then we would love to hear from you.
At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.
Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.
