Financial Analyst - Mill Inventory Accounting

About the role

The Financial Analyst Inventory Accounting role focuses on reviewing and analyzing inventory transaction processing for Mill Finished Goods at various locations. This position involves working closely with business unit financials, operations management, and warehouse management to enhance business value.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and timely accounting and analysis of inventory balances for regional distribution centers and consignment customer inventories.
• Interact with business unit financials, operations management, and warehouse management to help create business value for customers, the business units, and the corporation.
• Support the inventory accounting team to meet operational goals outlined by the International Paper Agenda.
• Support the team leader and team members to maintain High Performance Work Teams.
• Understand the impact of Inventory Accounting operations on multiple businesses.
• Manage operational exceptions for RDCs, Ports, DCs, and Consignment.
• Perform physical inventory reconciliations and analysis.
• Manage service calls on inventory status from warehouse locations, customer service, and business unit management.
• Perform inventory or account analysis requested by the business groups.
• Train new inventory team members on inventory team processes.
• Accounts Payable duties for all 3rd Party Logistics Warehouses including Invoice Validation, Invoice approvals, and Purchase Order management.
• Assigned to special projects, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (finance and/or accounting major)
• 2-5 years of combined work experience across various disciplines including finance, accounting, business analysis, IT, internal and/or external audit
• Working knowledge of internal control concepts, purpose, and ability to identify and resolve weaknesses.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others.
• Working knowledge of various PC software and ability to quickly learn new software as required.
• Knowledge of or desire to learn Power BI, RPA and other data analytics tools a plus.
• Knowledge of SAP Financials.

Skills

• Technical / Functional Skills
• Customer Focus
• Action Oriented
• Planning & Priority Setting
• Organizing
• Intellectual Horsepower
• Problem Solving & Process Improvement
• Timely and Quality Decision-making
• Perseverance
• Peer Relationship

Benefits

• Health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets.
• Leadership training, promotional opportunities.

Pay

$65,000 – 86,000 (PL 6-8)

Schedule

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location

6400 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN