Senior Financial Analyst - ( 240002O )

Description

CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES, INC.

Founded in 1948, Construction Specialties (CS) is a specialty building products manufacturer. CS provides solutions to building challenges that architects, designers, building owners, facility managers, and contractors face every day. Since inventing the first extruded louver, CS has become a global leader in all our product categories. Our products are a part of some of the most iconic buildings around the world–from the world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, to the Oculus at the World Trade Center Transit Hub in Manhattan. If you want to work in an inspiring atmosphere and collaborate with customers and colleagues to solve challenges, we're the right place for you. CS: People. Buildings. Better.

Equal opportunity is not only the law but is the basis of how we ensure that our workplace fosters an environment of fairness, equality, and respect. It is the policy of Construction Specialties to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. In addition, Construction Specialties will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on our operations.

SCOPE OF POSITION:

The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for assisting the preparation and analysis of the consolidated financial reporting for the financial close and forward-looking planning (e.g., periodic forecasts and the annual budget), as well as support the daily operations of Corporate Accounting & Business Unit Finance to ensure effective handling of journal entries, account reconciliations and overall financial reporting & controls. This position will report directly to the Assistant Controller.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, including but not necessarily limited to the following:

• Assist in the preparation of the monthly financial reporting package and related fluctuation analysis for domestic and international operations

• Maintain clear and easy to use templates to facilitate data collection used for management reporting

• Create and manage ad-hoc analysis to enable Senior Leadership Team and Board of Director’s to make informed business decisions

• Maintain a strong working knowledge of the full reporting & consolidation process including actual results, supplemental data, budgets, allocations

• Develop & implement internal controls concerning financial reporting including intercompany mapping, reconciliations and eliminations

• Assist in the design & build of new reporting solutions in SmartView for the Global Finance team

• Ensure that all reporting processes and procedures are appropriately documented and executed

• Maintain the global legal entity consolidation for purposes of the annual external audit consolidation

• Support the preparation of the annual financial statements and related footnotes

• Utilize Oracle SmartView to update reports, including management presentations, trend analysis and Business Unit input templates

• Complete account reconciliations and cost analysis for Corporate and Business Unit finance teams

• Support and drive key ad hoc projects and requests

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS/ EXPERIENCE/ EDUCATION: (Minimum Education and/or Experience required)

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field (CPA a plus)

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in either Public or Corporate accounting environment with a focus in financial reporting and consolidations

• Hands on experience with general ledger, trial balance and journal entries

• Experience with financial consolidation systems, preferably Oracle FCCS or HFM is a plus

• Demonstrated ability to organize multiple and diverse projects including, analytical thinking, planning, prioritizing, problem solving, decision making, creativity in presenting various options and accurately carrying out assigned projects with minimal supervision

• Strong analytical skills coupled with a solid understanding of business dynamics

• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365

• Knowledge of foreign business practices and foreign exchange translation is a plus

• Excellent written communications skills & oral communication skills

• Able to perform in a fast-paced, team environment, under pressure with time constraints while responding and adapting to change favorably and quickly​

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• ​N/A

Primary Location : US-NJ-Lebanon

: Finance

Travel : No

Employee Type: : Full-Time Regular

Req ID: 240002O