Accounting Analyst

**Accounting Analyst**Company: Rieke de Mexico Manufacturing, S. de R.L.de C.V.Primary Location: Calle Circuito Corral de Piedras, Manzana 1, Lote 16, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, *****, MEXEmployment Type: Salaried | Full-TimeFunction: FinanceEqual Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled**Main Duties & Responsibilities****Position Summary**:Reporting directly to Rapak's Manager, Finance Supervisor, this role will support financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, associated analysis as well as general commercial support and strategic decision making.**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**:- Consolidate and analyze financial data (budgets, income statement & balance sheet forecasts, operational reporting) taking into account company's goals and financial standing.- Develop sales and margin reporting on a company, region, plant, customer and product basis.- Support the preparation of budgets, forecasts and strategic plans.- Provide creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance.- Develop robust financial analysis of historic and future performance to enable appropriate commercial and strategic decision making.- Prepare and present financial rationale / justification for capital expenditure proposals for group authorization.- Provide market insight and commercial analysis to identify and analyze potential strategic and operational opportunities for the group.- Tracking delivery of business initiatives and providing insight and analysis for success criteria- Work with divisions to assist in the preparation of long-range plans and business cases for new capital expenditure purposes and cost benefit analysis.- Drive process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function.- Support development of a business analytics/intelligent system- Prepare and post journal entries as needed- Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts- Assist with internal and external audits, ensuring data accuracy- Review financial transactions for accuracy and compliance- Manage customer pricing, maintain precise records, update pricing quarterly, and perform monthly pricing audits- Work closely with the commercial finance team to assist with pricing audits and support as needed(KL1)- Assist in preparation of tax returns- Examination of travel expenses (occasionally)- Support in the preparation of monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with the International Standards- Capex and RFAs- Daily, Weekly and Monthly reporting- Production of Management packs- Syteline, BI, BPC and Blackline inputs- SOX Controls and Compliance- Prepare detailed business analysis- Track physical inventory- Continuous Improvement support and tracking****Qualifications****Qualifications and Skills**:- **ACA/ACMA/ACCA/ Qualified- Experience in the use of accounting software packages- Strong commercial awareness- US and GAAP accounting principles- Previous experience or working within a manufacturing environment- 3-5 years' experience financial analysis, cost accounting or finance (preferred)- Strong analytical/numeracy skills- Excellent communication skills- Good planning & organizational skills- Ability to manage and prioritize work effectively- Excellent attention to detail- Ability to liaise at all levels of the business- Proactive attitude with regard to operational excellence- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills- Ambitious with aspirations for career development- Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines- Personable- Team player- Proactive