Financial Analyst - General

Title: Financial Analyst - General

Work Location: Shafter CA, 93263

Duration: 6 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Pay Rate: $30.25 - $36.30/ Hourly/ W2

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a top manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing solutions in North America, operating 30 locations throughout the U.S. They offer a range of products for both commercial and residential roofing, along with pavement coatings.

Job Description:

Summary

• Finance Analyst understands the product manufacturing process with tight linkage to plant
• leadership (full partner) - change agent. Proactively suggests/engages in continuous
• improvement. Understands Plant Financials and leverages the plant P&L as the starting point
• for governance, uses drill down analysis to understand cost and production nuances, builds
• success levers and proactively identify risk and opportunities before month end, while
• partnering with operations to mitigate the financial discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Budgeting/Forecasting Process - involvement in plant production rates, BOMs, and
• Work directly with Operations and Plant Leadership during the budgeting cycle to
• identify areas of opportunity. Work with Finance Managers and site leadership to
• implement the business plan and execute consistent process and reporting.
• Perform various general finance functions such as journal entries, account
• reconciliations, allocations, special reports, and forecasting.
• Assist in the monthly financial close and associated reporting and templates as
• required.
• Conduct a weekly review of payroll time to ensure accuracy, and facilitate control
• and management of payroll cost by providing payroll analytics and training to
• department managers
• Facilitate inventory processes, including setting standard costs, cycle counts,
• variance and allocation analysis, and ensuring accurate financial statements.
• Ensure internal controls are maintained and continuously improved. Engage with
• cross-functional teams to identify and implement process improvements.
• Analyse and understand cost variance implications, identify root causes and
• discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions.
• Validate balanced production reported in both MES/ArcPlan and Peoplesoft.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, investigate discrepancies, and provide
• explanations
• Maintain Bill of Materials (BOMs) and routings.
• Overall support of the Finance Manager.
• Ability to take on special projects to analyze key KPIs looking for improvement
• opportunities. Ability to work with operations to implement ideas.
• Participate in safety and housekeeping programs as required.

Under This Roof, We Require

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3 years experience, preferably in Accounting or Finance
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills
• Strong time management skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Customer focus
• Compliance focus
• Under This Roof, We Also Value
• MBA, CMA preferred but not required
• Manufacturing concepts, practices, and procedures preferred
• Understanding of key financial and operating systems: ArcPlan, Coupa, Maximo,
• Peoplesoft, TM1, and ADP E-time

Must Haves:

• Strong Excel skills and/or google sheet (advanced formulas)
• Peoplesoft experience or ERP system experience
• Acc/Fin background/degree
• Manufacturing industry background is preferred
• Inventory cycle count, true up, and inventory reconciliation

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.