What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Financial Analyst position at Penske?
Position Summary:
Come join our team! We are looking for candidates that want grow their career in the field of Finance. Penske offers competitive benefits, pay, tuition reimbursement, development opportunities, and more!
Under general supervision, this position provides critical accounting and analytical support for financial processes (billing, payroll, metrics, planning, pricing, forecasting) for PL Field Operations. This could be one customer and one/or many locations, or multiple customers and multiple locations.
Responsibilities:
Provide overall financial analytical support (interpret financial results, ad hoc analysis, etc.) to drive operational decisions in a sound financial manner
Assist in preparation of annual business plans for internal (PL) and external customers
Capture and report on critical Key Performance Indicators (internal focus and external focus)
Actively participate in month-end close processes (internal (PL) and external focus)
Identify and implement LEAN principles for continuous improvement
Provide financial training to field operations
Pull AR Aging reports by Customer
Update Customer Aging Report with Invoice Status via customer portal or customer response
Produce aging statements for customer requests that are sent 1x to 2x per month.
Request further information from customer on payment status
Send outs Customer specific email to Finance, Ops and Billing with action items for invoices that are rejected, need attention or resubmitting.
Follow up/communicate customer responses back to finance
Maintain Customer Instruction manual/process, key contacts, portal passwords, etc…
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred, or willingness to get Bachelor’s degree
• CPA or CMA preferred, (not required), or willingness to get certification
• 0-2 years of general accounting or entry-level finance experience preferred
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills – primarily in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Not afraid to ask questions and challenge processes
• Ability to travel
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Analytical mind-set
Physical Requirements:
• The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Category: Finance/Accounting
Job Family: Analytics & Intelligence
Address: 100 Kachel Boulevard
Primary Location: US-PA-Reading
Employer: Penske Logistics LLC
Req ID: 2408295
