Financial Analyst

Carrier Corporation - Collierville, TN

Full-time

Collierville, TN

Specialty Trade Contractors

About the position

The position is for a key member of the Collierville Factory Finance Team at Carrier, focusing on providing financial support to a high-volume manufacturing operation. The role involves financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, aimed at driving productivity and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support the finance and factory operations team in the creation of an annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and monthly risk and opportunity assessments.
• Prepare and present a weekly status report to factory leaders highlighting key risks and opportunities towards delivering the quarterly forecast.
• Analyze factory performance and partner with the factory operations team to identify and drive factory productivity.
• Prepare journal entries with a focus on working with department leaders to ensure factory expenses are accurately reported.
• Review month-end results and assist in the monthly variance analysis reporting to HQ.
• Ensure preparation of financial information is in accordance with GAAP & Sarbanes-Oxley and prepare the company for internal & external audits.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis and support to plant leadership as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3+ years of Finance experience

Nice-to-haves

• MA/MS degree with 1-2+ years of experience
• Financial planning & analysis (FP&A) experience
• Proficient MS office skills with Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with SAP and Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) a plus
• Project management skills with attention to detail and delivering a quality work product on time
• Strong communication skills and the ability to convey results of analysis concisely and effectively both orally and in written format
• Detail oriented, well organized, and able to manage multiple and conflicting priorities under tight deadlines
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements within the finance department in order to streamline the month-end close and forecasting processes
• Knowledge and application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and internal controls procedures.