Financial Analyst - Manchester, NH

A Day In The Life

• Ensure that financial reporting and related processes are designed and executed in accordance with GAAP and Hubbell's accounting policies & procedures.
• Support internal and external audits, as well as internal SOX audit activity, and oversee timely remediation of any findings or follow-up items.
• Work with project managers to accurately record capital purchases from preparation of financial justification, acquisition and depreciation through disposal.
• Execute fixed assets physical inventory in accordance with company policy.
• Absorb responsibility for assisting in the execution of annual physical inventories.
• Provide support for preparing and loading annual cost center budgets.
• Oversee the monthly preparation of journal entries and account reconciliations using a web-based application (Blackline), as well as variance analysis.
• Reviews and approve purchase requests.
• Oversee intercompany balancing, independently research issues, and work with counterparts in other business units to clear up discrepancies.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly financial reports, such as pricing reports.
• Complete ad hoc financial information requests and various special projects, such as key financial system implementations, as needed.
• Ability to analyze and make assessments of financial statements, internal controls, policies, and procedures.
• Identify opportunities to increase the efficiency of the close process through enhancement of existing procedures and utilization of financial systems and tools.
• Ability to work across all levels of an organization and to be able to effectively communicate to influence change.
• Assist in process improvement initiatives.
• Ability to effectively interact with Hubbell stakeholders remotely via video conference using company provided equipment as appropriate.

Core Competency Requirements

• Internal Customer Focus
• Strategic Thinking
• Functional Excellence (US GAAP, transactional accounting, SOX, Financial Reporting Systems)
• Integrity & Ethics
• Results Driven / Initiative
• Communications
• Professional Maturity
• Establishes Priorities

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or related field, from a four-year college or university required.
• 5+ Years of finance/accounting, preferably within a global manufacturing company.
• Demonstrated record of success in a variety of progressive finance | accounting roles.
• Project Management experience desired.
• Ability to effectively identify, diagnose and communicate the impact of complex transactions to the company’s leadership team.
• Experience implementing and/or maintaining SOX controls in a publicly traded company environment.
• Understanding of US GAAP, transactional accounting within a manufacturing company model and with a monthly accounting close process.
• Excellent verbal, written communication skills.
• HFM (Hyperion Financial Management), OneStream or other financial consolidation package and SAP experience desired. Knowledge of Power BI is helpful.
• Expert working knowledge of MS Excel (V-lookup, pivot tables) and PowerPoint.
• Proven ability to work well with others in a diverse organization.
• Highly organized with an ability to work well under tight time constraints.
• Self-starter who can work independently and execute projects effectively.