Finance Analyst I

Location: Fort Worth, TX | Duration: 6+ months | 100% onsite; local candidates preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists the controller with monthly financial closing, reporting, and forecasting processes; coordinates team journal entries, reconciliations, and ensures general-ledger accuracy.
• Supports business-unit compliance with internal/external controls, GAAP accounting principles, and Corning policies and procedures.
• Ensures required reporting is completed accurately and on time.
• Provides ongoing finance expertise and decision support to plant management to achieve plant goals and objectives.
• Delivers ad-hoc financial analysis for the plant controller and staff.
• Assists the controller in developing and maintaining planning/budgeting systems, preparing financial and management reports, procedures, and presenting findings.
• Conducts audit programs (e.g., inventory cycle counts) and leads corrective actions to resolve audit-identified issues and ensure plant financial compliance.
• Monitors daily business-unit operations, actively assists in issue resolution, and escalates as appropriate.
• Monitors spending and works with department managers to control costs; researches and details expense variances.
• Drives process improvement within the function and business unit.
• Provides financial analysis for capital projects, cost reductions, and other initiatives as required.
• Sources, selects, and develops talent to support global and entity finance talent needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• 5–10 years of relevant experience.

Skills

• Required:
  • Advanced Excel skills.
  • Ability to analyze and interpret data and link to business implications.
  • Strong analytical, presentation, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Desired:
  • Working experience with SAP.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with the North American finance team and business customers/suppliers at all organizational levels.
  • Comfortable challenging supplied inputs and questioning existing processes.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work proactively and independently in a fast-changing environment.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement options.