Senior Finance Analyst

Corning•City of Corning, NY

1d•$79,709 - $109,600

About The Position

Corning is a world leader in glass, ceramic, and materials science, known for its innovation in various fields. The company is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to perform and monitor accounting activities, ensuring compliance with regulations and reporting requirements. This role involves leading financial and operational metric tracking, assisting with internal financial reporting and trend analysis, and resolving daily operational issues. The analyst will also support the controller in developing planning and budgeting systems, preparing financial reports, and conducting complex ad hoc financial analyses for senior management.

Requirements

Experience applying accounting standards to data collection and reporting processes, supporting controls processes.
Experience analyzing financial data, synthesizing insights and communicating results.
Experience using data mining tools and methodologies to produce trend analysis and perform ad hoc research.
Experience resolving issues related to data analysis, report preparation.
Demonstrated success performing ad hoc financial analyses and applying judgment to deviate from standard processes to resolve research requests.
Experience supporting components of ambiguous and unstructured senior management requests, assisting with obtaining and analyzing data.
Experience coordinating with and communicating Finance concepts to non-Finance audiences (e.g., production, floor supervisors) to execute projects.
Experience developing strategic networks outside of Finance to build manufacturing and production process expertise.

Nice To Haves

Experience contributing to components of large projects.
Experience working with colleagues from other business units and divisions.
Experience coaching and providing technical supervision to junior team members.
Experience creating and delivering presentations for business discussions/training and helping synthesize main findings.
Demonstrated understanding of technical skills.

Responsibilities

Leads tracking of financial and or operational metrics and performances, summarizing findings.
Assists with internal financial reporting, performs comprehensive trend analysis, and leads data mining.
Monitors daily operations of a unit and actively assists to resolve issues, escalating as appropriate.
Assists the controller in the development and maintenance of planning budgeting systems, preparation of financial and management reports, procedures, and presentation of findings.
Analyzes and prepares financial and budgetary reports, contributing potential insights.
Executes and supports internal and external controls.
Performs complex, undefined ad hoc financial analyses and assigned requests from senior management leveraging a deep understanding of financial responsibilities within an assigned business unit.