Financial Analyst

Responsibilities

• Manage the timely completion of the month-end financial close assignments.
• Demonstrate awareness of all elements of the plant's financial statements.
• Aid in preparing post-closing plant financial analysis, performance reports, and meaningful commentary.
• Partner with the Controller to prepare and coordinate the forecasts and annual budget at the plant level.
• Partner with the Controller to prepare, maintain, and analyze product standard costs.
• Support the analytical needs of the Controller and other financial management.
• Partner with plant management to increase plant efficiency and profitability.
• Prepare analysis to understand the financial ramifications of current and proposed business actions.
• Identify issues and proactively initiate analyses/solutions to plant issues.
• Ensure compliance with CT (Certain Teed) and SGC (Saint-Gobain Corporate) policies and procedures.
• Oversee and reconcile inventory cycle counts and annual physical inventories.
• Aid in preparation of capital appropriations requests and Fixed Asset Inventory.
• Track cost reduction projects and maintain required reporting.
• Support six sigma by auditing results, training black belts, and suggesting new projects.
• Perform ad hoc analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 3 years of progressive cost accounting and analysis experience with a major manufacturing organization
• A strong emphasis on knowledge of management accounting, cost and inventory accounting, and GAAP
• Strong analytical skills to quickly grasp issues impacting the plant's financial results
• Strong IT aptitude to deliver effective desktop reporting (paperless web-enabled environment), utilize business warehouse tools, MS Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint for analysis and presentations
• SAP Experience preferred
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to manage projects, work independently, and communicate effectively to all areas and levels of the location
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across plant and functional organizations

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable about management accounting, cost and inventory accounting, and GAAP
• Strong analytical skills to quickly grasp issues impacting the plant's financial results
• IT aptitude to deliver effective desktop reporting, utilize business warehouse tools, and perform analysis and presentations
• SAP Experience preferred
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to manage projects, work independently, and communicate effectively to all areas and levels of the location
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across plant and functional organizations

Skills

• Management Accounting
• Cost Accounting
• Inventory Accounting
• GAAP
• IT Aptitude
• Desktop Reporting
• Business Warehouse Tools
• MS Excel
• Power BI
• PowerPoint
• SAP
• Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills

Benefits

• Health and Wellbeing
• Retirement and Protection
• Additional Benefits