Financial Analyst Industry Analysis

The Financial Analyst is a crucial role within our organization, responsible for coordinating the completion of all plant accounting and financial reporting activities related to the assigned manufacturing location.

Key Responsibilities

• Partners with Operations to achieve operational and financial targets.
• Adheres to safety, health, and environmental procedures, policies, and practices.
• Complies with Quality Management System (QMS), Environmental Management System (EMS), and ISO procedures and work instructions.

Accountabilities

• Strategic business partner of the manufacturing team.
• Responsible for accounting, financial reporting, fixed asset accounting, inventory management, forecasting, cost accounting, and analytical analysis.
• Ensures internal controls are appropriately designed and operating effectively.
• Responsible for fixed asset accounting, including capital project reviews, asset capitalization, and physical inventory of fixed assets.
• Accountable for inventory management, ensuring adequate inventory controls, reconciling inventory balances monthly, and identifying overage and aging material issues.
• Prepares monthly plant consolidation and reporting metrics package.
• Develops, implements, monitors, and analyzes variance on costing activities.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong Accounting/GAAP knowledge.
• Advanced/expert knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, with emphasis on database extraction, complex formulas, pivot table creation, and maintenance.
• Ability to convey accounting concepts and financial impacts to non-finance team members.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Advanced communication and supervisory skills.

Preferred Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required.

Preferred Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office software.
• MAPICS/AS400 experience preferred.