Job Summary:
Responsible for the preparation of analyses and reports for department managers. Supports the annual budget process, expense and/or staffing forecasts or statistical reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
Prepares analyses and reports for department managers. Works with assigned organizational unit(s) to develop annual budgets, expense and staffing forecasts, and statistical reporting. Supports month end close. Prepares and consolidates financial data. Prepares statistical reporting, including financial performance, variance explanations, and cost analysis. Executes special projects as assigned.
Competencies:
Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
Nimble learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
Optimizes work processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
Self-development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Business Partnering - Collaborates with stakeholders and develops partnerships to drive performance that aligns to organizational goals and strategies; influences the organization by demonstrating knowledge of the business to provide guidance to support the decision making process and guiding the business towards positive results and organizational alignment; evaluates business environment using measures to mitigate risk and capitalize on opportunities.
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.
US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - Evaluates US accounting standards to record transactions in compliance with requirements and company policies; assesses the accounting requirements and objectives to determine the implications on the business and communicate to stakeholders with varying financial knowledge.
Education, Licenses, Certifications:
College, university, or equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting or related field required,CA-Inter,CMA - Inter qualified preferred.
Experience:
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required.
- Drive Automation Projects: Lead and execute site-level automation initiatives to streamline finance workflows and eliminate manual processing.
- Financial Analysis & Forecasting: Prepare and analyze monthly comparative reports of actual financial performance against forecasted projections.
- Plant Operations Support: Partner directly with the plant operations team, providing financial guidance and support for day-to-day operational activities and deliverables.
- Audit Compliance: Facilitate and support quarterly internal and external audit requirements to ensure adherence to corporate financial standards.
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation: Manage the monthly balance sheet reconciliation process, ensuring the timely investigation and closure of aged reconciliation items.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional plant teams to drive key deliverables, including KPI tracking, plant performance reviews, and mandatory statutory submissions to government offices.
Skill, Education, or Experience Requirements
- E xperience: Proven track record in plant accounting, manufacturing finance, or a closely related corporate finance environment.
- Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in balance sheet reconciliation, variance analysis, and managing financial audit cycles,statutory submissions.
- System Knowledge: Hands-on experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP) and advanced Microsoft Excel skills..
- Process Automation & BI: Strong preference for candidates with experience utilizing data visualization or business intelligence tools (Power BI, Tableau) to build financial dashboards.
- Industry Background: Prior experience working directly within a manufacturing facility or plant environment.
This role requires 5 days onsite availability, basis work requirement.
Job Finance
Organization Cummins Inc.
Role Category On-site with Flexibility
Job Type Exempt - Experienced
ReqID 2430873
Relocation Package Yes
100% On-Site Yes
Due to the operational nature and specific job duties of this role, work is required to be completed 100% in person/On-site.
