Lead Financial Analyst (PRP25411)

Job # PRP25411

Job Title Lead Financial Analyst

Office Location Katy, TX

Business Function/Department  Power Electronics Systems/Finance

Sales Territory, if applicable N/A

General Role Description

Provide financial, tax and business analysis for an international manufacturing operation; lead the accounts payable and accounts receivable team to ensure accurate, timely financial reporting.

Role Accountabilities

-     Allocate and coordinate resources effectively to ensure seamless AP/AR operations

-     Ensure accurate and timely processing of accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions

-     Manage and resolve escalated issues from vendors and clients related to AP/AR, ensuring timely and effective communication and resolution

-     Execute OSM forecasting and budget planning within financial modeling tools, performing comparative analysis to actuals each month

-     Coordinate headcount forecasting within financial modeling tools, performing comparative analysis to actuals each month

-     Perform accurate and timely completion of the monthly and annual financial closing processes for the areas assigned

-     Perform month-end closing of the projects, purchasing, and inventory modules

-     Perform variance analysis of and account reconciliation for assigned General Ledger (GL), taking corrective action, as necessary, to adjust the GL based on the analysis

-     Validate the accuracy of project cost accounting and provide analysis on contribution margin (CM) to the assigned business units

-     Analyze failure trends in the ERP modules and other system tools assigned to this role, reporting to IT or escalating to immediate manager as necessary

-     Consolidate monthly results

-     Ensure accurate and timely closing of work orders and customer billing in coordination with appropriate personnel

-     Generate data and reports for the monthly management reporting package, as assigned

-     Review warranty and concession reserves/costs as assigned and report major variances to the immediate manager

-     Conduct and document complex financial analysis

-     Perform analysis of and account reconciliation for high volume/value GL accounts

-     Perform variance analysis for major expense accounts

-     Coach associates in specific areas of complex transactions and in complex aspects of financial analysis

General Employee Accountabilities

-     Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager

-     Give manager best advice

-     Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified

-     Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager

-     Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment

-    Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws

-     Recommend viable improvements proactively

-     Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

-     BS in Accounting or Finance or equivalent via education and/or work experience

-     6 years’ financial analysis experience

-     8 years’ total experience of accounting or finance professional level work

-     Demonstrated knowledge of financial aspects in a manufacturing environment

-     Proficiency in financial module of ERP system

-     Demonstrated analytical and creative problem-solving skills

-     Demonstrated success developing, implementing, measuring and improving effective systems in functional areas

-     Demonstrated knowledge of applicable legislation and regulatory guidelines and their impact on business processes

-     Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility

-     Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts

-     Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills

-     Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook

-     Availability to travel domestically less than 5%

Preferred Qualifications

-     Experience in a business with foreign ownership, preferably Japanese

-     Experience in a business which measures results principally by project and levels of overall support costs

-     Proficiency in the financ