Financial Analyst/Accountant – Towanda

Position Summary:

The Financial Analyst is responsible for analyzing and interpreting financial and operational data to identify cost reduction opportunities, improve business performance, and support strategic decision-making across the Towanda facility. This position develops financial models, performs variance analysis, prepares forecasts and budgets, and provides reporting and insights to management.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Reconcile and maintain general ledger accounts on a weekly or monthly basis.
• Perform end-of-month closing of books and reconciliation using standard Journal Entry templates, including but not limited to intercompany accounts, trade sales, accounts payables, and other accounts as needed or assigned.
• Maintain Fixed Asset records in SAP & IFS.
• Assist in reviewing financial statements and reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Review balance sheet accounts for accuracy and variances with recommendations for management action.
• Develop and implement accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures and recommending changes.
• Respond to routine requests from internal or external customers regarding accounting questions.
• Position will serve as the accounting department team leader for clerical staff members and actively participate in department training.
• Other duties or tasks as may be required or assigned by your supervisor.

Leadership Competencies

• High Integrity and Honesty
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Solves Problems and Analyzes Issues
• Technical/Professional Expertise
• Takes Initiative

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or business Management with an Accounting minor and a minimum of two years accounting experience.
• Experience with SAP, other ERP software preferred
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Balances team and individual responsibilities;
  exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views;
  gives and welcomes feedback;
  contributes to buildinga positive team spirit;
  puts success of team above own interest;
  able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives;
  supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
• Exhibits confidence in self and others;
  inspires and motivates others to perform well;
  effectively influences actions and opinions of others;
  accepts feedback from others;
  gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Adapts to changes in the work environment;
  manages competing demands;
  changes approach or method to best fit the situation;
  able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Follows instructions, responds to management direction;
  takes responsibility for own actions;
  keeps commitments;
  commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals;
  completes tasks on timeor notifies appropriate person.
• Intermediate proficiency level in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) required.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workload to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to clearly communicate issues to all levels of management.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Light office work
• This role is 100% in office
• Expected travel away from home site/location: less than 10%

The physical demands and work environment are representative of a typical office environment, though this person is expected to occasionally be on and work on the manufacturing floor/environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand;
walk;
sit;
use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls;
reach with hands and arms;
climb stairs;
balance;
stoop, kneel, crouch orcrawl;
talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.

Tagged as: Excel, Financial Modeling