Accounting & Financial Analyst

York Design Group•York, PA

13h

About The Position

The Accounting & Financial Analyst is responsible for providing accounting and analytical support across multiple areas of the Accounting and Finance department. This role will have a strong focus on cost and inventory accounting while also supporting financial analysis, account reconciliations, month-end close, budgeting and forecasting, and other departmental activities. This position works closely with the cost accounting function to develop a strong understanding of manufacturing costs, inventory, standard costing, and operational performance and will cross-train to provide backup support for key cost accounting responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
3–5 years of accounting, cost accounting, financial analysis, or related experience
Experience with cost and inventory accounting
Understanding of general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and month-end close processes
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong Microsoft Excel skills and ability to work effectively with large amounts of financial and operational data
ERP experience and understanding of transaction flows within ERP systems
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively across departments

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing or distribution industry experience
Experience with standard costing, manufacturing variance analysis, and inventory valuation
Experience with SAP or similar ERP system
Experience supporting budgeting and forecasting activities
Experience with financial reporting, business intelligence, or data visualization tools
Exposure to rebates and allowances, sales tax, fixed assets, or other general accounting functions

Responsibilities

Support cost and inventory accounting activities, including inventory valuation, standard costing, manufacturing variances, overhead, and labor analysis
Assist with analysis of manufacturing performance and investigate significant cost, usage, labor, and overhead variances
Perform inventory-related account reconciliations and assist with inventory reserves and other month-end inventory activities
Support cycle counts and physical inventory processes, including research and reconciliation of inventory differences
Develop a strong understanding of manufacturing processes, inventory flows, and related accounting transactions
Cross-train on key cost accounting responsibilities to provide backup coverage and business continuity
Work with Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and other departments to research and resolve inventory and costing issues
Assist with product, customer, channel, margin, and other operational profitability analysis as needed
Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial analysis to support the Controller and other business leaders
Analyze actual financial results against budget, forecast, prior periods, and other relevant benchmarks
Assist with identifying and explaining significant financial and operational variances
Support the annual budgeting process and periodic financial forecasts
Gather and organize financial and operational information used in budgets and forecasts
Prepare supporting schedules, trend analyses, and financial models as needed
Assist with scenario analysis and other planning activities
Support development and improvement of financial and operational reporting and key performance indicators
Assist with analysis of margins, rebates and allowances, working capital, and other business performance measures
Prepare assigned balance sheet account reconciliations and maintain appropriate supporting documentation
Prepare journal entries and supporting schedules as part of the monthly close process
Research and resolve reconciling items and accounting discrepancies
Assist with monthly financial reporting and variance analysis
Support internal and external audit requests as needed
Maintain organized and audit-ready documentation
Support compliance with internal controls and company procedures
Assist with international vendor deposits, inventory-in-transit, and related reconciliations
Assist with GRNI and purchasing-related accounting and reconciliations
Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting, controls, and data quality
Assist with departmental process improvements, automation initiatives, and special projects
Communicate effectively with Accounting, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Purchasing, and other departments to research and resolve issues
Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to support changing business and departmental needs