Financial Associate I

Purpose Statement:Provides support to all AMER manufacturing sites through the centralized Shared Services team.Responsible for the effective execution of the assigned Finance/ Accounting centralized process, goods and services in accordance with the quality, delivery and expectations to meet department/company objectivesKey Job Accountabilities:- Prepare weekly and month end journal entries to ensure accurate account balances (as many as needed).- Reconcile general ledger accounts to comply with SOX requirements.- Develop and execute reporting for site to use in the assessment of customer, factory, site or regional financial performance. Prepare reports in user-friendly formats to aid in decision-making and analysis of parts contribution and other material analysis.- Provide pricing support (BOM download and common component cost entry, entering valid assembly pricing and maintain component cost fields in ERP system) for effective and efficient production assembly pricing.- Purchase price variance approval and revision in partnership with procurement and finance teams.- Continuous Improvement - Work on special project as requested to resolve problem or productivity improvement.Additional Accountabilities:- Identify, recommend, and develop process improvements needed to create a Lean culture within Shared Services and its customers.- Assist with the preparation of audit requirements.- Run reports and maintain spreadsheets for Finance Department as needed.- Minimal travel may be required to meet the needs of the business (