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Plant Financial Analyst

Stryten Energy · Evansdale, IA · 1 mo ago
On-siteFinanceFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the work location? The instructions: Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

    for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

    or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the posting. Sections present: - Overview (intro paragraph) - About the work location (description of Manchester) - Responsibilities (list) - Qualifications (Education, Experience, Certifications; Competencies, Skills, Knowledge) - Environment & Physical Demands - Travel - About Our Company (company description) - EEO (should be removed as boilerplate) - Possibly other sections like Benefits, Pay, Schedule not present. We need to decide which headings to use: The allowed headings list includes: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we can also use other headings? The instruction says use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It suggests those are examples; we can use other headings if they match content? Probably we should stick to those headings where applicable. For "About the work location" maybe we can treat as "About the role"? Not exactly. Could use "About the role" for overview? But we have overview paragraph describing role. Could use "About the role" for overview. Then "Responsibilities" for responsibilities. Then "Qualifications" for qualifications (education, experience, certifications, competencies, skills, knowledge). Could also have "Skills" separate but we can combine. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can combine Qualifications and Skills into one Qualifications section. We also have "Environment & Physical Demands" and "Travel" and "About Our Company". Those are not in the list but we could still use

    for them? The instruction says use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "e.g." So we could still use other headings if needed. However, to be safe, we could incorporate those into existing sections: maybe "Work Environment" could be part of Qualifications? Not ideal. Could create a section "Work Environment" using

    . The instruction didn't forbid; it just gave examples. I'd include sections for Overview (About the role), Responsibilities, Qualifications (including Education, Experience, Certifications, Competencies, Skills, Knowledge), Work Environment (Environment & Physical Demands + Travel), About the Company. We must not include EEO boilerplate. Also remove duplicated lines, navigation, etc. We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract. Overview paragraph: "The Financial Analyst is a key member of the financial leadership team for the plant. Responsible for maintaining financial control procedures, systems and standards as may be required for the proper performance of the accounting function within the limits of approved company practice. The Financial Analyst is an active resource in keeping the Plant Manager, Plant Controller, and other members of the staff apprised of deviations, analyzing performance and bringing best practices to the plant." That's overview. About the work location: description of Manchester, Iowa, with details about location, amenities, schools, hospital. We'll keep that as a paragraph. Responsibilities: a long list of duties. We'll convert each sentence into
  • items. Need to ensure we capture all. Let's list responsibilities from the text: - Assist all financial functions within the manufacturing facility including purchasing, receiving, production, shipping and inventory control. - Validate accuracy of all P&L and balance sheet accounts. - Assist in providing accurate monthly and quarterly forecasts of operating expenses and Capital to enable management proper allocation of resources. - Process and review payroll times cards weekly for accuracy. - Review and resolve open receipts and invoice issues. - Prepare and enter journal entries during month end close. - Maintain/improve current control environment and company policy compliance. - Support safeguarding company assets via routine cycle count program, periodic physical inventory, and fixed asset controls. - Assist in coordinate the preparation of capital expenditure requests (CERs) and actively work with the CER project managers to quantify acceptable levels of investment and financial returns. - Monitor capital project spending and be responsible for closing capital projects on a timely basis. - Maintain the integrity of the location’s fixed asset ledger by working with the shared services department. - Work with all levels of plant and divisional personnel on issues including budgeting, assessment of cost reduction recommendations and comparison of actual results to plan. - Support document record keeping and accounting processes to ensure accuracy, transactional efficiencies, cost effectiveness and conformance to company policies. - Work with stakeholders to implement positive changes. - Monitor all spending and report monthly, quarterly and annual results to management. - Maintain and monitor overhead spend with Coupa/Hyperion reports to monitor expenses and hit Flex targets. - Participate in the month-end close process and budgeting/forecasting. - Process weekly hourly payrolls and prepare/send all payroll reporting – Daily, Weekly, and Monthly. We need to ensure no duplication. Some items may be similar: "Participate in the month-end close process and budgeting/forecasting." and "Prepare and enter journal entries during month end close." Both distinct. Now Qualifications: Education, Experience, Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Accounting or Finance Preferred or equivalent work experience. - One or more years of professional experience in Accounting and/or Finance with a company with multiple locations. - Alternatively, financial/accounting experiences in a manufacturing environment is a preferred. - Proficiency working with ERP systems, JDE and Hyperion being a plus. Competencies, Skills, Knowledge: - Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization. - Demonstrated skill to analyze and present complex data in an easy-to-understand format to non-financial stakeholders at all levels of a manufacturing organization. - Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team. - Demonstrated high ethical behavior with unquestionable integrity and character. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). We'll combine into Qualifications section with subpoints maybe as
    • . Environment & Physical Demands: - This position is primarily performed in an office environment and requires daily onsite attendance at our Manchester, IA plant. - The role also requires periodic presence in manufacturing and production areas. - While on the manufacturing floor, employees may be exposed to moving machinery, noise, dust, fumes, varying temperatures, and other industrial conditions. - Required personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn in designated areas. - Ability to sit at a desk, stand, and walk as needed. Travel: - Travel as required to meet business needs. About Our Company: - Stryten Energy helps solve the world’s most pressing energy challenges with a broad range of energy storage solutions across the Essential Power, Motive Power, Transportation, Military and Government sectors. - Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we partner with some of the world’s most recognized companies to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy storage capacity. - Stryten powers everything from submarines to subcompacts, microgrids, warehouses, distribution centers, cars, trains and trucks. - Our stored energy technologies include advanced lead, lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries, intelligent chargers and energy performance management software that keep people on the move and supply chains running. - An industry leader backed by more than a century of expertise, Stryten has The Energy to Challenge the status quo and deliver top-performing energy solutions for today and tomorrow. - Learn more at stryten.com. We should keep that as a paragraph or list? It's prose; we can keep as

      . Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /, no markdown. We'll use

      for each section heading. Potential sections: - About the role (overview) - About the work location (maybe we could embed within About the role? But we have separate location details; could make a section "Work Location". Not in examples but okay.) - Responsibilities - Qualifications (combining education/experience and competencies) - Work Environment (Environment & Physical Demands + Travel) - About the Company We must avoid creating sections with filler text. All have content. We need to ensure we don't include EEO or boilerplate. Now produce HTML. We'll wrap each section in

      heading then content. For lists, use
      • . For prose, use

        . Let's craft. Section About the role:

        About the role

        ...overview...

        Section Work Location:

        Work Location

        ...location description...

        Section Responsibilities:

        Responsibilities

          ...items...
        Section Qualifications:

        Qualifications

          ...items...
        (maybe separate education/experience and competencies but we can combine all into one list.) Section Work Environment:

        Work Environment

          ...items...
        (including travel) Section About the Company:

        About the Company

        ...company description...

        Check for any duplicated lines: Ensure we didn't repeat. Now let's write the content precisely. Overview paragraph: "The Financial Analyst is a key member of the financial leadership team for the plant. Responsible for maintaining financial control procedures, systems and standards as may be required for the proper performance of the accounting function within the limits of approved company practice. The Financial Analyst is an active resource in keeping the Plant Manager, Plant Controller, and other members of the staff apprised of deviations, analyzing performance and bringing best practices to the plant." Work Location paragraph: "Manchester is a city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States, located along the Highway 20 corridor between Dyersville and Independence. Delaware County is centrally located just 45 minutes from some of Iowa’s biggest hubs (Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Dubuque) – but you don’t need to go far to find excitement. Delaware County is home to several golf courses, parks, museums, retail shops, a movie theatre, festivals and fairs, water sport recreational areas, and evening entertainment. Delaware County offers successful academics programs in three community school districts and a critical access hospital to provide healthcare close to home. To learn more about Manchester, Iowa (postal code 52057) – click the links below: Delaware County Economic Development Website Wikipedia - Manchester, Iowa" We should keep the links? The instruction says remove application instructions, but links to learn more maybe not essential but it's part of location description. It's not boilerplate; it's substantive info. We'll keep as plain text; we can keep the mention but not actual HTML links. Could keep as text: "Delaware County Economic Development Website Wikipedia - Manchester, Iowa". That's fine. Now Responsibilities list items as above. Now Qualifications list items: - Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Accounting or Finance Preferred or equivalent work experience. - One or more years of professional experience in Accounting and/or Finance with a company with multiple locations. - Alternatively, financial/accounting

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