Senior Financial Analyst

Job DetailsJob Location: Corporate Office - Columbus, OH 43240Guardian Rail, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is proud to operate one of the country's leading freight rail services and transportation companies with a large network of freight and tank car repair facilities, a nationwide network of running repair agents, and a rail services division that operates short line railroads and contract switching and transloading sites.

We currently have an opportunity for a Financial Analyst or Senior Financial Analyst on our corporate FP&A team who will report to the Manager of FP&A and partner with the Company’s division leadership to support financial and operational matters including accounting, analysis, recommendations, planning, and ensuring the integrity of internal controls.

Duties and Responsibilities

Deliver timely and accurate division financials support
Ensure, review, and analyze facility financial performance and coordinate with the operations team to enact appropriate actions
Support financial process improvements: utilize tools, systems, and reports to provide critical financial and operational information to the division leads and financial leadership
Calculation, reporting and analysis of various division financial metrics and operational KPIs, and published monthly
Support the annual monthly close, audit and accounting reconciliation processes
Monthly income statement & balance sheet review, variance analysis, and reconciliation
Collaborate with division finance, operational leadership, and organizational personnel
Capital expenditure, inventory, expense management and other financial process support
Create presentations, and ad-hoc analysis for division leads and Finance management
Support and educate non-finance operational team and departmental teams on key financial processes and corporate requirements
Special projects to improve efficiency, effectiveness and accuracy of financial reporting and related controls; serve on teams as assigned
Enterprise consolidated financial reporting and analysis

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QualificationsQualifications


Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business
3-5 years experience in an accounting, financial analysis and/or financial planning role preferably in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment
Strong financial acumen and knowledge of accounting processes
Experience with financial analysis and accounting analysis
Understand P&L and balance sheet dynamics
Rail industry experience a plus
Demonstrated experience with accounting & financial processes
Ability to think both analytically and creatively with diligence
Ability to prioritize and execute on multiple actions timely and effectively
Strong written and verbal/interpersonal communication skills
Collaborator able to work well in a group, take direction, as well as an individual contributor able to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment
Fluent with MS Office including Excel skills
Experience in accounting software; NetSuite experience a plus
Minimal travel required
Relocation not available for this role