Briggs & Stratton

Senior Financial Analyst

Briggs & Stratton • $80K — $95K *
Auburn, AL 36830In-Person
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of three years of accounting/finance experience preferred
  • Experience with SAP preferred
  • Manufacturing accounting experience preferred
  • Strong analytical abilities for financial data review
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Advanced spreadsheet software proficiency
  • Ability to manage multiple projects with attention to detail

Responsibilities

  • Support month-end closing and calculate accrual/reserve balances
  • Prepare complex financial reports related to inventory, production, and cost of quality
  • Review and correct variance account postings throughout the month
  • Follow up on month-end closing items as needed
  • Perform financial analysis and communicate findings to management
  • Recommend improvements for managerial and operational controls
  • Work with external auditors to provide necessary documentation and support for audits
  • Perform standard costing for new materials and finished goods
  • Assess capital expense requests through financial modeling
  • Support annual operating plan and forecasts in collaboration with department heads

Benefits

  • Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
  • Work in a collaborative team environment
  • Engage directly with various levels within the organization
  • Opportunity to impact operational efficiency directly
  • Potential for professional development in a manufacturing setting
Full Job Description
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As a Financial Analyst Senior your goal is to support the power business unit at our manufacturing facility through leading and performing complex accounting functions such as: month-end closing, reporting, analysis of operations, and other analysis process-related activities. #LI-MD1 #LI-Onsite

You will do this by:
  • Supporting month-end closing of varying complexity which includes: calculating accrual/reserve balances, analyzing general ledger account data for accuracy, booking various other journal entries and statistical key figures.
  • Preparing complex reports daily, weekly and monthly, which may include but not be limited to inventory, production, and cost of quality.
  • Reviewing variance account postings for accuracy throughout the month and correcting system transactions.
  • Reviewing detail of accounts and following-up on month-end closing items when necessary.
  • Performing financial analysis and communicating findings to enable management to make informed business decisions and take action.
  • Identifying and recommending improvements for managerial and operational controls.
  • Working with external auditors quarterly and at year-end; including providing audit work papers as well as requested supporting documentation, walking auditors through calculations and providing data for various other detailed testing.
  • Performing standard costing procedures in a timely manner on any new materials or finished goods as they are set up within the plant.
  • Assessing potential capital expense requests through financial modeling of ROI and payback durations while monitoring realized versus forecasted project expenditures.
  • Supporting AOP and forecasting cycles for the plant, working closely with department heads to build accurate labor, overhead, and capital expense budgets.


The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.

You are the kind of person who is/has:
  • Naturally curious, refuses to accept the status quo, and loves digging into the root cause of variances.
  • Able to translate complex financial data into simple, actionable operational targets for non-financial managers.
  • Wanting to step beyond traditional desktop financial analysis and be actively involved on the shop floor, partnering with engineering, production managers, and supply chain leaders.
  • Resilient, adaptable, and can juggle the urgency of manufacturing with the strict deadlines of month-end close.


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Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field OR equivalent education and experience
  • Minimum of three years of accounting/finance experience preferred
  • SAP experience preferred
  • Manufacturing accounting experience preferred
  • Comprehensive understanding of generally accepted accounting principles
  • Strong analytical skills necessary to review/analyze accounting and financial data, substantiate financial statement balances and prepare financial statement account reconciliation
  • High ability to identify, measure, evaluate & improve, if necessary, the effectiveness of accounting, financial, managerial and operational controls
  • Strong verbal & written communication & interpersonal skills to interact with a diverse group of people in a team environment
  • Excellent customer service skills with the ability to interface with all levels
  • Advanced computer skills including advanced knowledge of and experience working with spreadsheet software
  • Ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple projects with a strong attention to accuracy and detail
  • Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location


Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About Briggs & Stratton

Briggs & Stratton is a manufacturer of gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Briggs & Stratton's products are used in a variety of applications, including lawn mowers, snow blowers, and generators. The company operates through two business segments: Engines and Products. The Engines segment designs, manufactures, and markets gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. The Products segment designs, manufactures, and markets power generation, pressure washer, lawn and garden, turf care, and job site products. Briggs & Stratton filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2020 and was acquired by KPS Capital Partners in September 2020.
Learn more about Briggs & Stratton
Size
5,200 employees
Market Cap
$34
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-20%
NASDAQ
BGG
* Ladders Estimates

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