Finance Analyst

Sherwin-Williams•Cleveland, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Finance Analyst prepares and analyzes daily, weekly, and monthly reports used by management for fiscal decision making. The role processes and reports financial information accurately and on time, helps implement internal controls to safeguard assets, and supports monitoring financial variances, capital expenditures, flash and forecast preparation, month-end closing, accounts payable, and other financial duties. Additional ad hoc work may involve P&L reconciliation, budget preparation, forecasting, expenses, and regional strategic projects. The position supports CTS and its sites by analyzing costs and revenue, payroll, billing, and financial results; coordinating with Division and Regional Accounting; and producing site, regional, divisional, and corporate reports. It also provides analytical support for Operational Excellence and cost-saving initiatives, helps standardize accounting and training processes across the region, and responds to regional and area requests. This is an onsite role reporting to Sherwin-Williams Global Headquarters at 1 Sherwin Way, Cleveland, OH 44113, with travel of up to 30%. The role may involve access to confidential or proprietary information and is subject to a criminal-history review.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years old.
Be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without current or future employment-visa sponsorship.
Have a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
Have at least 1 year of accounting or finance experience.
Have experience with Microsoft Excel.

Nice To Haves

At least 2 years of accounting experience.
At least 1 year of logistics accounting experience.
Accounting experience in a plant, manufacturing, or distribution environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Oracle, Tableau, and Business Objects.
Experience preparing an annual budget.
Willingness to relocate for promotional opportunities.

Responsibilities

Generate daily, weekly, and monthly Takts and summarize and update them for the Region.
Complete the monthly close of financial data to the General Ledger.
Analyze payroll and CTS billing.
Assist Finance Managers with developing the annual operating budgets for CTS.
Perform DSC/CTS duties, including purchase order creation, vendor setup, resolving hold issues, process improvements, and receipts.
Analyze site CTS costs and revenue.
Review monthly CTS P&L summaries for anomalies, investigate findings, and report them to management.
Serve as a site interface with Division and Regional Accounting.
Develop quarterly site, regional, divisional, and corporate reports accurately and on time.
Provide analytical support for Operational Excellence cost-saving projects, including Lean, Six Sigma, capital, Kaizen, and 5S projects related to CTS.
Standardize accounting processes for the CTS Region and its sites.
Standardize onboarding and training of Analysts in the Logistics Region and train new-hire Analysts.
Respond to ad hoc regional and area requests and perform other related duties as directed or needed.
Accurately process, report, and analyze entries in site information and accounting systems, including TMW, MIPS, Oracle, and the General Ledger.
Use advanced data-mining and analysis skills to identify issues and make recommendations concerning revenue, expenses, and miles.
Provide clear, useful financial analysis to support management business decisions.
Review and approve OO and PT invoices for accuracy.
Assist with CTS-driven changes to systems, tools, or processes.