Finance Analyst (Contract)
ABB•Arecibo, PR
About The Position
The Finance Analyst provides financial expertise to an assigned organization by compiling and analyzing relevant metrics, identifying trends and problems, communicating information to relevant groups, and recommending actions to improve the financial performance of a specific business. The role analyzes performance against budgets and forecasts, supports payroll and general-ledger reconciliation, works to reduce GR&I and blocked invoices, and assists with reporting, payroll analysis, and AI automation. The position reports to the HR Business Partner.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Arts in business administration; Finance or Accounting preferred.
- Experience in financial analysis.
- Knowledge of budgeting and forecasting frameworks.
- Experience with SAP or other ERP systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Comply with established standards, practices, and regulations for Quality (including ISO 9001), HSE (including ISO 14001), and Human Resources, including the Employee Handbook, Attendance Policy, and Code of Conduct.
Responsibilities
- Analyze business performance versus budget and forecast, and propose improvement actions.
- Work with other finance professionals to understand the drivers of organizational financial performance and identify trends.
- Maintain an appropriate audit trail and documentation for tax, internal, and external audits and reviews.
- Reduce GR&I and blocked invoices and identify common issues.
- Work with suppliers and internal customers to support timely payments, with OCM as the specific priority.
- Reconcile payroll to the general ledger and verify that payroll is fully posted to the ledger.
- Estimate payroll using functional areas and verify that benefit accruals are correctly recorded in payroll.
- Perform other requested activities, including reporting, payroll analysis, and AI automation.
