Finance Associate Jobs in Hope, IN (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:

Coordinates all aspects of an accounting or finance operation or subsystem; supports other financial processes as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

Coordinates all aspects of an accounting or finance operation or subsystem; resolves problems that arise in daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual
processes involving various customers.
Develops and analyzes data to support management reports, forecasts, and plans; explains expense variances and heightens spending awareness within the
organization; reviews reports for areas of emphasis and follow-up.
Educates customers on accounting processes; coordinates customer inquiries and associated processes.
Loads actual and forecast data into system; prepares journal entries, invoices, and other accounting documentation; performs account reconciliations as part of
the closing process.
Supports other daily financial processes such as purchase requisitions, invoice reconciliation, supplier payments, and requests for checks, and questions
concerning monthly budget data.
Initiates, develops, leads, and participates in improvement processes; actively participates in self- and team audits and resulting process improvements.
Develops and conducts training programs.
Understands the structure of the organization and maintains a strong network across departments; draws on network to answer questions, solve problems, and
successfully execute responsibilities.
Demonstrates confidentiality in execution of all responsibilities.
Performs other duties as required, to get the job done.
Travel as required by work.

This role supports the CES Americas Marketing function through the following:

• Support month-end close through preparation of manual invoices, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Perform monthly reconciliations to ensure accurate sales invoicing & reporting
• Partner with IT to resolve invoicing errors
• Provide support for various internal/external audits
• Support on-going customer maintenance

Competencies:
Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
Instills trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
Nimble learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Financial Analysis - Interprets financial data by analyzing trends, variances, opportunities and risks to provide insight to stakeholders regarding financial impact to drive business improvement; evaluates financial results against targets to communicate conclusions to all stakeholders; ensures integrity of financial data by investigating variances and determining corrective actions to resolve identified issues.
Financial Reporting - Analyzes financial data by evaluating results and solutions to support business decisions; prepares and presents financial information by summarizing data to communicate results in compliance with regulations and stakeholder expectations; partners with stakeholders to drive financial performance that aligns to organizational goals and strategies.
Education, Licenses, Certifications:
High school diploma, GED or equivalent required.
Demonstrated proficiency in Excel.

Experience:
Three year experience/education requirement accomplished through one of the following: Bachelors degree in a related field, OR Associates degree in a related field and at least one year of relevant experience, OR at least three years of relevant experience required.