Financial Analyst
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 auditreque sts
- 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
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