Financial Analyst - Product Costing

EHC is currently seeking a Financial Analyst (Product Coding) for a petrochemical client located in Houston, TX.

CONTRACT DURATION: 12 months

Hybrid Schedule - 3 days in office, 2 days remote after in office training period. Exact schedule to be confirmed with manager. 

This position is based in Houston and supports manufacturing site in Mexico. Must be fluent in Spanish.

OVERVIEW

The Financial Analyst Product Costing / Fixed Assets will work closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Controllership, EPM and GL Close team to assure accurate and timely creation of auditable financial statements for multiple manufacturing sites, possibly including joint ventures. They will support the Americas teams ensuring strong closing rigor, appropriate Internal controls, and accurate Accounting and Reporting, in compliance with Local/IFRS rules and local / international law. The position will run fixed asset settlements as well as depreciation and validate balance sheet transactions accordingly. This role will execute monthly journal entries as well as manage FX revaluation and oversee local VAT compliance in accordance with local tax. Responsibilities will also include preparation of balance sheet account reconciliations, oversight of monthly cycle counting, collaboration with manufacturing on planning and execution of the annual physical inventory, implementation and maintenance of internal controls and both internal and external audit support. Additional responsibilities may also include freight analysis, unique process ownership and special project support.

RESPONSIBILTIES

• Ensure compliance of legal entity financial reporting with Company accounting principles, including review of management judgements, guarantees and impairments
• Period end closings for assigned sites, JV's and product lines
• Inventory analysis and reporting
• Cycle counting oversight
• Internal and external audit support
• Participation and execution of standard cost updates
• Keep high standard quality on the Account Reconciliations process
• Fixed asset settlements for all of Mexico as well as respective depreciation runs
• Strong partnerships with manufacturing teams in accordance with asset maintenance
• IFRS16 Valuation of contracts, and the setting up of new agreements accordingly as well as the monthly management of bookings
• Key closing responsibilities including FX valuation for Mexico LE’s as well as PCA cycles
• Support the business with analysis, providing inputs from taxes and Controllership perspective to include respective local VAT compliance
• Review and approval of handling of local regulatory financial reporting requirements
• Support the Business and IT on systems implementations / solutions
• Project participation
• Ad hoc analysis and response to business requests

REQUIREMENTS

• Accounting, Finance or similar degree
• 3-5+ years finance/accounting experience

PREFERRED

• Spanish - speak, read, and write
• SAP FICO (CO-PC / FI-AA / FI-GL)