Finance Associate - 1st Shift - Non - Technical - OCU

Cummins • Columbus, IN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Prepares basic financial analyses and reports for management. Supports the annual budget and forecasting processes. Performs activities under moderate supervision. Coordinates all aspects of an accounting or finance operation or subsystem; supports other financial processes as needed.

Requirements

• Basic financial analyses and reporting skills.
• Support for annual budget and forecasting processes.
• Ability to perform activities under moderate supervision.
• Coordination of accounting or finance operations/subsystems.
• Problem-solving skills for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual processes.
• Data analysis for management reports, forecasts, and plans.
• Explanation of expense variances and awareness of spending.
• Review of reports for emphasis and follow-up.
• Education of customers on accounting processes.
• Coordination of customer inquiries and processes.
• Loading actual and forecast data into systems.
• Preparation of journal entries, invoices, and accounting documentation.
• Account reconciliations as part of the closing process.
• Support for daily financial processes (purchase requisitions, invoice reconciliation, supplier payments, check requests, budget data inquiries).
• Initiation, development, leadership, and participation in improvement processes.
• Active participation in self- and team audits and process improvements.
• Development and conducting of training programs.
• Understanding of organizational structure and maintaining a strong cross-departmental network.
• Demonstrated confidentiality.
• Willingness to perform other duties as required.
• Ability to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all aspects of an accounting or finance operation or subsystem; resolves problems that arise in daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual processes involving various customers.
• Develops and analyzes data to support management reports, forecasts, and plans; explains expense variances and heightens spending awareness within the organization; reviews reports for areas of emphasis and follow-up.
• Educates customers on accounting processes; coordinates customer inquiries and associated processes. Loads actual and forecast data into system; prepares journal entries, invoices, and other accounting documentation; performs account reconciliations as part of the closing process.
• Supports other daily financial processes such as purchase requisitions, invoice reconciliation, supplier payments, and requests for checks, and questions concerning monthly budget data.
• Initiates, develops, leads, and participates in improvement processes; actively participates in self- and team audits and resulting process improvements.
• Develops and conducts training programs.
• Understands the structure of the organization and maintains a strong network across departments; draws on network to answer questions, solve problems, and successfully execute responsibilities. Demonstrates confidentiality in execution of all responsibilities. Performs other duties as required, to get the job done.
• Travel as required by work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed