Financial Analyst

Position Purpose

• Manage and assist Plant Controller in plant spend forecasting and analysis, cost accounting, financial closing/reporting, and inventory management activities while ensuring internal controls are in place and being followed for the Colonial Heights site, Precon, and multiple Spectra Toller locations

Position Responsibilities

• Perform month-end closing responsibilities including preparing journal entries, ensuring monthly transactions are correctly recorded, analyzing, reporting and presenting spend, production credits, MUV, inventory adjustments and PPV performance
• Analyze and report financial results on a weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual basis vs. prior year, plan, and forecast
• Assist department managers in developing monthly forecasts and weekly pulses (operations, maintenance, HR, engineering, HSE)
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly, develop action plans and lead resolution on accounts
• Support development of the site’s annual operating plan and annual strategic plan
• Coordinate and assist with multiple annual physical inventories, storeroom inventory, and fixed asset audits
• Assist site personnel, Accounts Payable, and Procurement with the resolution of blocked invoice payments as necessary
• Maintain/improve strong internal control processes and educate site through monthly finance learning series
• Support new product costing
• Implement financial process improvements to reduce cycle times, automate work, improve forecast quality, and enhance reporting and analysis processes
• Identify cost savings and productivity projects and track savings
• Special projects, ad hoc analysis, and other duties as required

Qualifications - Required

• 4-year degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 1 year experience in an accounting or finance position

Qualifications – Preferred

• SAP experience
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products, especially Excel
• Ability to understand plant and business activities with a view broader than just the finance function
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and communicate financial data to non-financial personnel
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
• Possess excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Self-motivated and results oriented, proactive, able to prioritize to meet deadlines