Senior Finance Analyst
- Recruiter
- Knowles Precision Devices
- Location
- Cazenovia, New York, United States
- Salary
- USD 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 per year
- Posted
- 27 May 2023
- Closes
- 26 Jun 2023
- Ref
- a1e436ee-fcc2-483a-9cdf-f387deef4383
- Job role
- Financial analyst, Forensic accountant
Senior Finance Analyst
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Cazenovia, New York
Reporting To: Director of Finance/Controller
Compensation: $80,000 - $100,000 / year
Description
As a division of Knowles Corporation, Knowles Precision Devices (KPD) focuses on production of a wide variety of highly engineered Capacitors and Microwave to Millimeter Wave components for use in critical applications in military, medical, aerospace, industrial, electric vehicle, and 5G market segments. Radar, pacemakers, MRI equipment, satellites, airplanes, electric vehicles, and mobile phone base stations are just a few of the places you will find our products. Our products can be found in every corner of the world, from 8000ft below the earth's surface to orbiting 254 miles above us on the ISS.
We are a Specialty Components manufacturer, which means we choose to take on the complex challenges that come with High Reliability, High Temperature, High Performance, and High Frequency solutions. This is built on our commitment to innovation, whether it be our ongoing creativity in manufacturing high performance multi-layer ceramic capacitors, or our unique ceramic formulations that allow us to provide the highest performance-for-footprint mmWave filters available.
We aim to be a leader in every market we serve to the benefit of our customers and our mutual long-term success. We achieve this by:
Overview: This position is a key member of the Knowles Precision Devices finance team, responsible for provision of financial information and analysis to meet corporate reporting deadlines and support management decision making and liaising closely with plant controller. The successful candidate will have excellent technical accounting skills and the ability to organize financial data and present clear, concise, management level analyses. The ability to assimilate and manipulate large amounts of data is essential as are strong analytical, IT and communication skills.
Reporting Structure: This position reports to the Director of Finance.
Location: This position is based out of the Cazenovia, NY facility.
Key Responsibilities
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Benefits
What's in it for you on Day 1:
Exciting Onsite Perks:
Knowles is committed to providing a competitive and fair total compensation package for all employees.
One element in our total compensation package is base pay. The starting base pay for this role is targeted to be between $80,000 to $100,000.
Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to previous experience and skills acquired prior to joining Knowles, cost of living in the assigned work location, assigned schedule, and salaries of similarly situated peers at the company. It is to be expected that candidates will come to us with different sets of skills and experiences and therefore will be paid at different points in the stated range. We recognize that the person(s) we select for hire may be less experienced or more experienced than the role as posted; if this is the case, any updates to available salary ranges will be communicated with candidates during the recruitment process.
Equal Opportunity Statement: Knowles Precision Devices prohibits pay discrimination and discrimination of any kind based on race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or other legally protected status.
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Cazenovia, New York
Reporting To: Director of Finance/Controller
Compensation: $80,000 - $100,000 / year
Description
As a division of Knowles Corporation, Knowles Precision Devices (KPD) focuses on production of a wide variety of highly engineered Capacitors and Microwave to Millimeter Wave components for use in critical applications in military, medical, aerospace, industrial, electric vehicle, and 5G market segments. Radar, pacemakers, MRI equipment, satellites, airplanes, electric vehicles, and mobile phone base stations are just a few of the places you will find our products. Our products can be found in every corner of the world, from 8000ft below the earth's surface to orbiting 254 miles above us on the ISS.
We are a Specialty Components manufacturer, which means we choose to take on the complex challenges that come with High Reliability, High Temperature, High Performance, and High Frequency solutions. This is built on our commitment to innovation, whether it be our ongoing creativity in manufacturing high performance multi-layer ceramic capacitors, or our unique ceramic formulations that allow us to provide the highest performance-for-footprint mmWave filters available.
We aim to be a leader in every market we serve to the benefit of our customers and our mutual long-term success. We achieve this by:
- Understanding our customers' real needs and providing products and services to meet and exceed them.
- Providing better products and services than competitors.
- Investing in product development, manufacturing processes, and people.
- Insisting on the highest ethical standards and a business culture of trust, respect, and open communication.
Overview: This position is a key member of the Knowles Precision Devices finance team, responsible for provision of financial information and analysis to meet corporate reporting deadlines and support management decision making and liaising closely with plant controller. The successful candidate will have excellent technical accounting skills and the ability to organize financial data and present clear, concise, management level analyses. The ability to assimilate and manipulate large amounts of data is essential as are strong analytical, IT and communication skills.
Reporting Structure: This position reports to the Director of Finance.
Location: This position is based out of the Cazenovia, NY facility.
Key Responsibilities
- Monthly closing procedures; Review Journal Entries and Balance Sheet Reconciliations; Maintaining the General Ledger, completing journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Analyze & verify data detailing assets, liabilities, capital and prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports to summarize current and projected company financial procedures.
- Support Quarterly Business Reviews: Support Controller in the preparation and presentation of a detailed review of product specific performance.
- Complete variance explanations for monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.
- Support Quarterly Forecasts planning and presentations.
- Support Controller for auditing activity, including compliance with corporate and Sarbanes Oxley regulations.
- Product cost analysis and review and the development of costing processes
- Consolidating, reporting and investigating factory and divisional overhead costs using activity-based costing techniques
- Supporting product development and engineering teams through the provision of cost analysis.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- BA/BS degree in Accounting or Finance. MBA, CPA a plus
- 5-7 years of progressive accounting/financial analysis experience in a manufacturing environment. Standard costing experience is preferred.
- Experience with ERP system (Oracle), and HFM/Essbase consolidation/reporting systems and experience in a cross-functional environment
- Manufacturing cost accounting system experience is preferred.
- Sarbanes Oxley experience is preferred.
- Strong analytic and communication capabilities with ability to present information in ways that is relevant to the audience.
- Ability to identify problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions in order to make recommendations.
- Have a Continuous Improvement mindset to establish, modify, document and coordinate implementation of accounting and accounting controls
- All applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. without restriction to ITAR documentation and materials.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
Benefits
What's in it for you on Day 1:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance plans
- Prescription Drug Plans
- Basic Life Insurance
- 401k plan with company match
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Security Clearance Incentive Program
- Employee Referral Program
- PTO and NYS Sick and Safe Leave
- Paid Holidays
Exciting Onsite Perks:
- Free Starbucks coffee available at our café
- Free access to our Fitness Center
- Free Popcorn and Slushies every Friday
- Fresh food is available for purchase in the cafeteria store
- Employee Appreciation Events
Knowles is committed to providing a competitive and fair total compensation package for all employees.
One element in our total compensation package is base pay. The starting base pay for this role is targeted to be between $80,000 to $100,000.
Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to previous experience and skills acquired prior to joining Knowles, cost of living in the assigned work location, assigned schedule, and salaries of similarly situated peers at the company. It is to be expected that candidates will come to us with different sets of skills and experiences and therefore will be paid at different points in the stated range. We recognize that the person(s) we select for hire may be less experienced or more experienced than the role as posted; if this is the case, any updates to available salary ranges will be communicated with candidates during the recruitment process.
Equal Opportunity Statement: Knowles Precision Devices prohibits pay discrimination and discrimination of any kind based on race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or other legally protected status.