Analyst, Finance

American Woodmark•Winchester, VA

About The Position

The Analyst, Finance provides finance business-partner support to the Technical Operations management team. The role supports the Supply Chain Services Controller by preparing financial, accounting, operational, and internal-control information to help meet or exceed value-stream goals across transportation, warehousing, and materials. The position provides timely financial information for decision-making and performance tracking, supports month-end close and import-tariff reporting, and analyzes actual results against plans and forecasts. It also supports budgeting, cost studies, departmental metrics, scorecards, audits, and continuous improvement. The role generally has no supervisory responsibilities, though it may provide guidance to one or two salaried employees. The work takes place in a typical indoor manufacturing environment. Noise is usually moderate to high, and hearing protection and safety glasses may be required on the production floor. Infrequent out-of-town travel and occasional weekend work may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education.
One to two years of financial experience.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Understanding of financial functions, including basic cost accounting, accounts payable/receivable, and general ledger.
Excellent computer skills and experience with Microsoft products.
Demonstrated problem-solving skills and experience working in a team environment.
Strong planning, organizational, and time-management skills.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common 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 mathematical concepts 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.
Ability to sit and talk or hear regularly; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms frequently; and stand and walk occasionally.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a logistics, supply chain, or manufacturing environment.
Intermediate Excel skills.
Experience with MS Access, EDW, Power BI, JDE, and/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 close requirements, including accruals, forecasts, and reporting.
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 assigned duties.
Conduct audits to identify department control issues and monitor compliance.
Participate in identifying and implementing continuous-improvement initiatives.
May provide guidance to one or two salaried employees in the assigned department or departments.