Finance Analyst Lead

About Pierce an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913 building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized carefully designed and engineering pumpers aerials tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today youll find more than 30000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in peoples lives every day. To us every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

JOB SUMMARY:

At Oshkosh youll be part of a purpose-driven organization that builds products and solutions that make a positive difference in communities around the world. As a Lead Finance Analyst youll provide financial leadership and process ownership for key accounting and business processes supporting Pierce Manufacturing.

In this hands-on leadership role youll own a portfolio initially including warranty Digital Technology finance partnership backlog actual reporting and lease accounting while leading and developing one Finance Analyst. Youll be accountable for the teams overall results and determine how work is prioritized and allocated based on business needs complexity capability and available capacity.

Youll partner across Finance and the business to ensure accurate financial reporting effective forecasting strong internal controls and continuous improvement. This role is ideal for a finance professional who enjoys combining hands-on financial work business partnership process improvement and people leadership.

YOUR IMPACT:

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• Own and execute the teams portfolio of accounting financial analysis reporting forecasting support reconciliations journal entries and internal-control responsibilities.
• Lead and develop one Finance Analyst establishing priorities allocating work providing coaching and review and building effective cross-training and backup coverage.
• Lead warranty finance and accounting including reserve analysis journal entries reconciliations reporting controls and business partnership.
• Serve as the primary Finance partner for Digital Technology supporting actual results forecast and budget assumptions spending analysis accruals journal entries intercompany activity and allocations.
• Own backlog actual reporting and process integrity including data maintenance reconciliations reporting and controls while partnering with FP&A on forecasting and forward-looking analysis.
• Own assigned lease accounting and financial processes including journal entries reconciliations reporting administration and controls.
• Partner across Finance and the business to ensure financial results and business drivers are appropriately understood and reflected in reporting and forecasts.
• Maintain and enhance internal controls including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and support internal and external audit requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement using CIMS tools to simplify standardize automate document and strengthen assigned processes; assume ownership of additional accounting and business processes as organizational needs evolve.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting Finance or Business Administration.
• Six (6) or more years of relevant experience in accounting finance or treasury.
• Ability to travel 10%.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS:

• Progressive accounting financial analysis FP&A or related Finance experience appropriate for a Lead-level role.
• Strong knowledge of financial statements accounting principles journal entries reconciliations and internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to independently own complex financial processes and balance hands-on execution with leadership responsibilities.
• Demonstrated leadership capability through coaching mentoring work review project leadership or people leadership.
• Strong analytical problem-solving communication and business-partnership skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Active CPA strongly preferred; CPA candidates in progress considered.
• CMA MBA or other relevant advanced qualification.
• Experience with warranty lease reserve or other complex accounting processes.
• Experience in a manufacturing or similarly complex operating environment.
• Experience implementing process improvements and leveraging technology for efficiency.

• Prior formal people-leadership experience.

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