Senior Financial Analyst

## Description Guardian Rail, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is proud to operate one of the country's leading freight rail services and transportation companies with a large network of freight and tank car repair facilities, a nationwide network of running repair agents, and a rail services division that operates short line railroads and contract switching and transloading sites.

We currently have an opportunity for a Financial Analyst or Senior Financial Analyst on our corporate FP&A team who will report to the Manager of FP&A and partner with the Company’s division leadership to support financial and operational matters including accounting, analysis, recommendations, planning, and ensuring the integrity of internal controls.

This is an onsite position in our Columbus headquarters office.  
** Duties and Responsibilities
*** Deliver timely and accurate division financials support
* Ensure, review, and analyze facility financial performance and coordinate with the operations team to enact appropriate actions
* Support financial process improvements: utilize tools, systems, and reports to provide critical financial and operational information to the division leads and financial leadership
* Calculation, reporting and analysis of various division financial metrics and operational KPIs, and published monthly
* Support the annual monthly close, audit and accounting reconciliation processes
* Monthly income statement & balance sheet review, variance analysis, and reconciliation
* Collaborate with division finance, operational leadership, and organizational personnel
* Capital expenditure, inventory, expense management and other financial process support
* Create presentations, and ad-hoc analysis for division leads and Finance management
* Support and educate non-finance operational team and departmental teams on key financial processes and corporate requirements
* Special projects to improve efficiency, effectiveness and accuracy of financial reporting and related controls; serve on teams as assigned
* Enterprise consolidated financial reporting and analysis#Indeed
123## Qualifications
** Qualifications
* ** Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business
* 3-5 years experience in an accounting, financial analysis and/or financial planning role preferably in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment
* Strong financial acumen and knowledge of accounting processes
* Experience with financial analysis and accounting analysis
* Understand P&L and balance sheet dynamics
* Rail industry experience a plus
* Demonstrated experience with accounting & financial processes
* Ability to think both analytically and creatively with diligence
* Ability to prioritize and execute on multiple actions timely and effectively
* Strong written and verbal/interpersonal communication skills
* Collaborator able to work well in a group, take direction, as well as an individual contributor able to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment
* Fluent with MS Office including Excel skills
* Experience in accounting software;
Net Suite experience a plus
* Minimal travel required
* Relocation not available for this role
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