Financial Analyst

• Financial Analyst
  
  
  

Location-Shafter, CA 100% on-site

Must Haves:

Strong Excel skills and/or google sheet (advanced formulas)

Peoplesoft experience or ERP system experience

Client/Fin background/degree

Manufacturing industry background is preferred

Inventory cycle count, true up, and inventory reconciliation

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.

• Analyze 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

• Financial Analyst
  
  
  

Location-Shafter, CA 100% on-site

Must Haves:

Strong Excel skills and/or google sheet (advanced formulas)

Peoplesoft experience or ERP system experience

Client/Fin background/degree

Manufacturing industry background is preferred

Inventory cycle count, true up, and inventory reconciliation

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.

• Analyze 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

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