Financial Analyst
Colgate•Richmond, IN
•Onsite
About The Position
The Financial Analyst is responsible for providing value added reporting and analysis to achieve budget goals and supporting continuous improvement activities relating to Finance. This position focuses on Accounts Payable, Material Variances, Inventory and Fixed Assets. This position is based in Richmond, Indiana, a global and strategic Pet Food manufacturing site.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field
- 2+ year of prior accounting/finance related work experience
- Very strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel or Google Suits
- Ability to research and resolve invoice issues, while working with different parties (vendors, budget owners and corporate departments.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with SAP or other enterprise resource planning systems
- Google Workspace tools (ideally also DOMO, Data Studio & AODocs)
- Ability to multi-task and work efficiently with in team environment to meet deadlines
Responsibilities
- Lead month-end closing activities, including the preparation of precise journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and the monthly Plant Performance Report for controller review.
- Partner with budget owners and Plant Controllers to analyze expense variances, develop accurate accruals, and actively drive the annual operating budget, standard costing, and quarterly Latest Estimate (LE) forecasts.
- Optimize SAP purchase order (PO) workflows, monitor open commitments, ensure timely goods receipts, and collaborate with engineering to financially close capital projects and track vendor spending.
- Support Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) audit testing, enforce internal control SOPs, manage fixed assets reporting, and coordinate cycle and year-end inventory physical counts.
- Drive Accounts Payable (A/P) process improvements to reduce transactional costs, analyze production orders to minimize absolute material losses, and deliver periodic financial training to cross-functional plant teams.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- basic life insurance
- paid parental leave
- disability coverage
- participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements
- a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days
- 13 paid holidays
- Paid sick leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
