Financial Accountant (9 month FTC)

Rotork • Rochester, NY

8h • $70,000 - $90,000

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced business professional with a strong finance background to support in managing the accounting, reporting, forecasting and monitoring of all aspects of performance for the US Commercial Entities. The role will report into the US Commercial Controller and support daily data requests, monthly financial close and periodic forecasting/budgeting activities, providing critical support in the generation of timely reports and analysis. You will also be a trusted business partner to the RSS Head of Finance with primary responsibility for all aspects related to reporting, forecast and monitoring performance for the RSS business in the US.

Requirements

• Experience with ERP and Business Intelligence systems
• Experience in cleansing, organizing and managing large sets of data with ODBC links via Access databases and Excel workbooks.
• Strong ability in the use of spreadsheets and databases (MS Office)
• Familiar with financial consolidation tools (SAP BPC / Hyperion/ OneStream).
• Experience with general ledger entries, balance sheet reconciliations and financial analysis.
• Experience supporting annual and monthly budgeting/forecasting processes.
• Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Clear and effective communicator, both internally, externally and across all functions.
• Highly detail-oriented and organized
• Ability to work with remote teams
• Pro-active and ability to work in a changing environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience of ERP system changes / upgrades
• Experience in Power Query/ Power BI applications
• Ability to use initiative and confidence to drive and simplify processes
• Worked for a manufacturing company.

Responsibilities

• Work under the guidance of the US Commercial Controller to perform month end close activities specifically providing timely report generation, analysis and the preparation of accurate Management Accounts for the Providence and RSS US Operations.
• Support the US Commercial Controller in submittal of month end financials to the group consolidation tool.
• Generate reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to inform key stakeholders of progress on key indicators such as order intake, sales revenue, orderbook value, inventory and other productivity measures related to the Providence and RSS US Operations
• Create, maintain and improve local reporting and data management practices to drive consistent production of data, maintaining and archiving data sets (data warehouse).
• Responsible for documenting data management policy including the data generation, cleansing, maintenance and archiving activities.
• Provide up to date analysis of actual performance v target, identifying potential opportunities and making supported recommendations to Financial Controller and business partners.
• Provide and identify key data inputs to be used in the preparation of budgets and forecasts. Liaise with key stakeholders to collect data and assumptions.
• Responsible to continually monitor and implement internal controls.
• Support the Financial Controller with ad hoc projects aimed directly at cost saving initiatives and Lean projects.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees