Financial Analyst

Description

Textron Sweden AB designs and manufactures ground support equipment (GSE) for a global customer base. It forms part of the Textron GSE business, which has manufacturing locations in the US, UK and Sweden. Textron GSE belongs to Textron Specialized Vehicles, which it is a business unit of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) based in Providence, RI, USA.

As a part of a US-based conglomerate, day-to-day accounting is based on US GAAP and the business has a requirement to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).

This role provides an opportunity to gain a breadth of experience in an enterprise with high exposure to US corporate culture. This is a great opportunity for a highly-motivated individual seeking a challenge, who has the drive and ambition to become a leader within the finance/accounting function.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

+ Demonstrating appropriate understanding/working knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls, and... applying them on a day-to-day basis;

+ Recurring analysis (e.g. sales analysis, cost analysis, etc.);

+ Assisting in the month end closing process (e.g. posting journal entries, performing account reconciliations, tying cash accounts, preparing expense accruals, etc.);

+ Providing financial and analytical support for the operations team (e.g. monthly KPI, analysis of production hours, labour utilization, inventory levels and aging, cost-out etc.);

+ Providing timely, relevant, and accurate reporting and analysis of results against historical, budgeted, and forecasted results to facilitate decision-making towards achieve the budget;

+ Interfacing with operations, purchasing, sales, and engineering to understand, analyze, and improve the business;

+ Assisting with annual stock verification;

+ Ad-hoc work relating to financial analysis, variance analysis, etc;

+ Accounts Payable: invoice and payments processing;

+ Accounts Receivable: invoice generation and credit control;

+ Continuous improvement in financial processes.

Qualifications

Skills, Education and Experience Required:

+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Economics, Finance, Accounting or other Business-related studies;

+ Fluent in both Swedish and English;

+ Strong knowledge in MS Office products, especiallyMS Excel;

+ Strong organisational skills and attention to detail;

+ Ability to multi-task and work in a challenging, fast-paced environment;

+ Strong analytical and data gathering skills;

+ Excellentcommunication and presentation skills, and ability to interact with Senior Leadership;

+ Professionalism and high level of discretion are required;

+ Strong work ethic with a positive, can-do attitude and passion to learn and grow;

+ Comfort dealing with ambiguity and the ability to work independently.

_Desirable Skills, Education and Experience:_

+ Previous experience in Finance or Accounting (minimum of 1 year);

+ Desired (but not a must) previous experience with SAP;

+ Interest in financial modeling;

+ Interest in manufacturing and industrial environments.

Job Finance/Accounting

Primary Location Sweden-Skåne-Trelleborg

Recruiting Company Textron Specialized Vehicles

Schedule Full-time

Job Level Individual Contributor

Shift First Shift
Req ID: 309594
Trelleborg Sweden

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