Financial Analyst

*Education:*

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required. Recent graduates will be considered.

*Top Required Skills:*

- Excel Proficiency

- Customer service

- Problem - solving

- Team Collaboration

- SAP/Peoplesoft system knowledge will strongly set new grads apart from each other

*Job Description:*

• Facilitate, coordinate and perform various accounting tasks through the consistent application of standard processes and through the use of a defined checklists

• Implement process and accounting controls

• Prioritize ongoing tasks, project work, and other initiatives.

• Evaluate, recommend, and/or implement improvements that contribute to increased efficiency and to

maintain account reconciliations and to improve reconciliation controls

• Apply technical accounting knowledge, Excel skills, and General Ledger skills to resolve problems,

identify improvement opportunities

• Work in a team based environment and support department efficiency and standardization initiatives

*Day to Day Responsibilities:*

• Perform various complex accounting tasks including account review, analysis, and journal entry preparation

• Perform Project Costing/Asset Management tasks as assigned

• Provide Customer Service Support to all internal and external customers

o Completing or assisting in the completion of all information requests, journal posting and audit

requests

• Perform all tasks in a timely and accurate manner

• Develop a basic understanding of company procedures and policies to be compliant in the preparation

of reconciliations, record retention, preparation of year-end closing instructions, Tax and SEC packages

preparation

• Review current processes and modify as needed to insure timely and accurate completion and

compliance with company policy and procedures

• Participate in and contribute to periodic team meetings

• Cross-train with other members of CTR

• Maintain and update process documentation for all processes under management

• Actively participate in meetings, projects and audits as required

*Monthly responsibilities:*

• Completion of all assigned Month End Closing tasks

• Create and post journal entries

• Ensure completion of system process’s

• Journal error review and correction

• Prepare and distribute ad hoc reports

• Prepare and certify assigned account reconciliations

*Qualifications:*

• Critical thinker

• Demonstrated ability to process large amounts of data

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects and customers at the highest service levels

• Demonstrate good analytical skills, presentation skills and problem solving capability

• Ability to analyze and interpret data and link to business implications

• Demonstrate ability to work effectively with people in different time zones/cultures

*Experience:*

• MS Excel including the creation and use of Pivot Tables

• The use of MS Excel macro functions a plus but not require

• Customer service setting a plus but not required

• Basic knowledge of PeopleSoft or SAP systems a plus but not required

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $27.00 - $28.00 per hour

Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
* Day shift
* Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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