Finance Associate - OCU - Non-Technical - 1st Shift

Job Summary

Captures all aspects of an accounting or finance operation or subsystem; supports other financial processes as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates all aspects of an accounting or finance operation or subsystem; resolves problems that arise in daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual processes involving various customers.
• Develops and analyzes data to support management reports, forecasts, and plans; explains expense variances and heightens spending awareness within the organization; reviews reports for areas of emphasis and follow-up.
• Educates customers on accounting processes; coordinates customer inquiries and associated processes.
• Loads actual and forecast data into system; prepares journal entries, invoices, and other accounting documentation; performs account reconciliations as part of the closing process.
• Supports other daily financial processes such as purchase requisitions, invoice reconciliation, supplier payments, and requests for checks, and questions concerning monthly budget data.
• Initiates, develops, leads, and participates in improvement processes; actively participates in self- and team audits and resulting process improvements.
• Develops and conducts training programs.
• Understands the structure of the organization and maintains a strong network across departments; draws on network to answer questions, solve problems, and successfully execute responsibilities.
• Demonstrates confidentiality in execution of all responsibilities.
• Performs other duties as required, to get the job done.
• Travel as required by work.

Competencies

• Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Instills trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Nimble learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Financial Analysis

• Interprets financial data by analyzing trends, variances, opportunities and risks to provide insight to stakeholders regarding financial impact to drive business improvement.
• Evaluates financial results against targets to communicate conclusions to all stakeholders.
• Ensures integrity of financial data by investigating variances and determining corrective actions to resolve identified issues.

Financial Reporting

• Prepares and presents financial information by summarizing data to communicate results in compliance with regulations and stakeholder expectations.
• Partners with stakeholders to drive financial performance that aligns to organizational goals and strategies.

Education, Licenses, Certifications

• A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Excel.
• Three years of experience/education requirement accomplished through one of the following: Bachelors degree in a related field, OR Associates degree in a related field and at least one year of relevant experience, OR at least three years of relevant experience required.

Job Finance Organization

Cummins Inc.

Role Category

On-site with Flexibility

Job Type

Office

ReqID

2428636

Relocation Package

Yes

100% On-Site

No

Cummins and E-Verify

Cummins and E-Verify