Analyst, Finance

American Woodmark•Winchester, VA

About The Position

This position provides finance business partner support to the Technical Operations management team. It supports the Supply Chain Services Controller by preparing financial, accounting, operational, and internal control information to help meet or exceed established value stream goals within transportation, warehousing, and materials.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education.
At least one to two years of financial experience.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Understanding of financial functions, including basic cost accounting, accounts payable and receivable, and general ledger.
Strong computer skills and experience with Microsoft products.
Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
Experience working in a team environment.
Strong planning, organizational, and time-management skills.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial and business journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
Ability to communicate effectively with customers, clients, coworkers, regulatory agencies, and members of the business community and public.
Ability to develop presentations for production teams, plant-level teams, or public groups.
Ability to apply basic arithmetic to manufacturing or financial performance recording.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and work with abstract and concrete variables.

Nice To Haves

Experience in logistics, supply chain, or a manufacturing environment.
Intermediate Excel skills.
Experience with MS Access, EDW, Power BI, JDE, or Oracle.

Responsibilities

Provide timely and accurate information for decision-making and performance tracking of customer, interplant, and international freight costs, warehousing, and materials operations.
Complete month-end closing requirements, including accruals, forecasts, and reporting, to ensure accurate and timely financial reports.
Manage the accrual and reporting of import tariffs to ensure accurate calculation and alignment with monthly close requirements.
Execute monthly operations reporting, analyze actual-versus-plan and forecast comparisons, and explain costs.
Work with business partners to prepare freight budgets, as assigned.
Compile data, provide analytical support, and complete cost studies as needed.
Support the development of departmental metrics and maintain scorecards.
Create and update checklists, standard operating procedures, and instructions for job duties.
Conduct audits to identify departmental control issues and monitor compliance.
Participate in identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.