Accounting and Controls Analyst

What you’ll do:

This position is an Analyst role on the Regional Controller team for the PCS - CAN Division.  An Accounting and Controls Analyst is a professional who plays a crucial role in a company's financial management and internal control processes.Their primary responsibilities involve ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining compliance with Accounting standards and regulations, and implementing effective internal Controls to safeguard company assets and prevent fraud.    
    
Job Responsibilities:
    
•    Financial Reporting: Support preparation of financial statements, following generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) adherence, local statutory/tax compliance, and other relevant accounting standards. 
•    Internal Controls: Implement and monitor control procedures to minimize the risk of errors, fraud, and financial misstatements. This might involve regularly reviewing and improving internal processes, ensuring proper segregation of duties, and participating in periodic internal audits.
•    Compliance: Ensure compliance with applicable accounting regulations and reporting requirements. Keep abreast of changes in accounting standards and help the company adapt to new requirements.
•    Finance Operations: Support Site Finance Leader actions including all closing and accounting activities.  
•    Data Analysis: Analyze financial data to identify trends, patterns, and potential issues. This analysis can provide valuable insights into the company's financial health and help management make informed decisions.
•    Partnership: Work with and communicate financial information effectively between operations and global support centers.  Partner with operations to drive actions discovered through data analysis.
•    Process Improvement: Identified opportunities to streamline accounting processes and enhance efficiency. Suggest and implement improvements to reporting methods, financial systems, and automation tools.
•    Participate in MESH trainings and comply with policies and procedures at their site.

Qualifications:

Basic Required Qualifications:
    • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field    
    • Minimum of 5 years varied accounting/finance experience
    • Oracle experience
    • Strong analytical skills and knowledge of accounting principles and regulations
 
Preferred Qualifications: 
    • CPA designation (completed or in progress) preferred
    • Advanced Excel skills including Power BI and Tableau
    • 2 years of manufacturing experience
    • Experience working with multi-site environments and work collaboratively across operations, finance and shared service teams. 

Skills:

•    Well-versed in business ethics and internal control best practices
•    Ability to communicate complex financial concepts in a clear and concise manner 
•    Detail-oriented with effective organization and time management skills
•    Highly motivated, highly analytical and self-starter