Owens Corning Hiring for Financial Analyst Job at Kansas City, KS Full Time

Description:

The Financial Analyst provides financial leadership to the Kansas City, Kansas Plant. The position reports to the Plant Controller. The Financial Analyst is a dynamic leader and responsible for maintaining a controls environment that complies with the Company’s internal control policies and Sarbanes Oxley. The position is an important part of the financial talent pipeline and serves as a feeder for larger plants as well as corporate roles.

Responsibilities:

1. Financial and Operational Controls

• Ensures the internal controls environment is operating effectively in all areas including, data integrity, asset protection, segregation of duties, budgeting, financial reporting, information systems and adherence to corporate policies and governmental regulations (GAAP, SOX compliance, etc.)
• Leads and coach’s department NLTs to ensure that accountability for internal controls is clear and procedures documented.
• Leads the continuous sign off process and works with the department NLTs to modify procedures for changes in policy.
• Drives a robust representation letter process and provides assurance and visibility to internal controls
• Owns the representation as well as the financial return of plant assets

Metrics

• Controls performance ratings
• Audit ratings

2. Reporting and analysis

• Leads financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes
• Prepares and delivers the plant financial forecasts and projections
• Monitors the plant’s monthly closing process in conjunction with the Accounting team
• Communicates results effectively to management and non-financial personnel
• Provides in-depth analysis on variances to plan and forecast
• Provides risk analysis for contingency planning

Metrics

• Timely and accurate Closing process
• Forecast accuracy and timeliness
• Balance Sheet Integrity

3. Improve plant profitability

• Leads actions in line with achieving targets, mitigating risk and prioritizing resource needs
• Leads proactive development of contingency plans, productivity improvement and corrective actions to ensure facility optimal financial results and shareholder value
• Provides insightful and competitive analytics that anticipate change and drive decision making
• Provides investment analysis
• Assists in contract evaluation and negotiation
• Educates plant personnel on key performance metrics

Metrics

• Key performance indicators
• Productivity against plan
• Financial performance against plan
• Return on capital
• Results of capital projects

4. Cross-functional leadership and team contribution

• Provide basic Sourcing support for the plant operations, working directly with the Plant Sourcing Specialist in this capacity
• Work across organization boundaries and all levels of the company to achieve plant, division or corporate objectives
• Shares best practices across division, i.e. process improvements, financial modeling and procedural changes
• Aligns teams and resources in order to solve problems and drive results
• Accountable to deliver functional leadership to team members at plant, segment and corporate level

Job Requirements:

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or relevant discipline a must. MBA, CMA, CPA preferred.
• Providing leadership to organizations within a manufacturing operation(s)—leading operations planning, savings, forecasting and investment analysis.
• Operating in a range of economic conditions, i.e. expansion, contraction, stable economic conditions—forecasting, scenario planning, risk analysis and contingency development.
• Delivering continuous improvement.
• Participating in the development of strategic plans.
• Demonstrated high growth in previous experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong financial acumen with demonstrated analytical ability accompanied by knowledge of corporate finance and manufacturing costing principles—understands P&L and balance sheet dynamics.
• Demonstrated ability to teach and communicate in simple, impacting terms.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and control costs—effectively develops business cases and enroll leaders at all levels in taking appropriate action.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and intimate knowledge of customers, competition, and the market and uses this knowledge to drive customer and product profitability decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and execute strategic directions.

Abilities and Personal Characteristics:

• Conducts himself/herself with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Intelligent, creative, analytical.
• Highly motivated and results driven with a high energy level—has a bias for proactive action.
• Broad operating style, ability to adapt across cultures, environments, and styles.
• Forward thinking leadership abilities, including the ability to motivate, lead by example, and encourage teamwork and effective communication.
• Passionate, charismatic personality; articulate, approachable, and friendly.
• Makes decisions and commits to a course of action with appropriate information and recognizes uncertainty of success; weighs and manages risk in decision making; able to make decisions detrimental to a few but helpful to many.
• Behaves in a mature and appropriate manner. Shows good judgment, does not allow feeling or biases to distract reasoning, does not rationalize failures.
• Freely states opinions and feelings. Expresses him/herself directly and candidly.
• Shows appreciation for and understanding of the feelings of others. Aware of personal impact on others. Expresses opinions without offending or creating defensiveness.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Physical Setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Kansas City, KS 66115: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Work Location: One location