Finance Analyst
Fort Worth, TX 76244 (onsite – contract)
For more than 150 years, our client has combined its unparalleled expertise in glass science, ceramics science, and optical physics, along with its deep manufacturing and engineering capabilities, to develop category-defining products that transform industries and enhance people's lives. With five major business sectors: display technologies, environmental technologies, life sciences, optical communications, and specialty materials, they are also among the Forbes 500 largest companies in the US.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assists the controller by helping with the monthly financial closing, reporting and forecasting processes. Responsible for the coordination of team journal entries, reconciliations and accuracy of the general ledger.
- Executes and supports business unit compliance with internal and external controls, GAAP accounting principles and Corning policies and procedures.
- Ensures that required reporting is completed accurately and on a timely basis.
- Provides ongoing Finance expertise and decision support to the plant management to enable the achievement of plant goals and objectives.
- Provides ad-hoc financial analysis for plant controller and staff.
- Assists the controller in the development and maintenance of planning budgeting systems, preparation of financial and management reports, procedures, and presentation of findings.
- Conducts audit programs (e.g. inventory cycle counts) and leads efforts to implement corrective actions that resolve issues identified in audits/assessments to ensure plant financial compliance.
- Monitors daily operations of the business unit and actively assists to resolve issues, escalating as appropriate.
- Monitors spending and works with department managers to control costs. Researches and provides detail on expense variances.
- Supports the function and business unit to drive process improvement.
- Provides financial analysis related to capital projects, cost reductions, and other initiatives as required.
- Sources, selects, and develops talent to support global and entity Finance talent needs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or similar
- 3-5 years of relevant Manufacturing financial experience
Skills:
- Strong computer skills (Advanced Excel)
- Ability to analyze and interpret data and link to business implications
- Good analytical skills, presentation skills and problem- solving capability
Preferred Qualifications:
- Working experience with SAP or similar ERP
- Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with North American finance team and business customers/suppliers at all levels of the organization
- Comfortable challenging supplied inputs and questioning existing processes
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work proactively and independently in a fast- changing environment
- Strong communication skills (oral and written)
This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. Our client will require proof of status prior to employment.
Full-time contract employees are eligible for the following benefits:
- Dental
- Vision
- Health
- 401K
- Holiday Pay
We thank all candidates for their application, however only those that qualify will be contacted.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $25.00 - $31.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Vision insurance
Education:
Experience:
- Variance accounting: 3 years (Preferred)
- Accounting: 3 years (Required)
- Manufacturing Financal/Accounting: 3 years (Required)
- SAP or similar ERP: 3 years (Preferred)
- Strong Microsoft Excel: 5 years (Required)
- Cost accounting: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
