Site Financial Analyst I at INEOS Acetyls in Alvin, TX

Summary: INEOS Olefins and Polymers USA is one of the largest integrated producers of olefins and polyolefins in North America. The Site Financial Analyst I will support the CBW Finance team by ensuring accurate financial reporting, forecasting, and preparation of reports for site leadership. This role requires building relationships within the site and managing financial transactions to ensure the integrity of financial statements. Responsibilities: - Provide necessary assistance during the monthly close process so that the financial results of our site are accurately completed on a timely basis.  This includes recording of accruals, service entries, goods receipts, overhead costs, utilities, third party and intercompany service bill-outs, payroll, etc - Prepare, review and file monthly Sales & Use tax payments. This includes conducting analysis and researching transactional level details on invoices, Purchase Orders, Work Orders, WBS elements, etc - Support property tax accounting functions such as posting monthly accruals, property tax payments, and journal entries - Support capital projects accounting - Support government surveys - Support Product Line analysis/reporting as a back-up through cross-training efforts - Support preparation of latest earnings estimate (Group Financial Outlook).  This includes analysis and explanation of significant changes from previous forecasts - Support annual performance plan (budget) for the Site - Understand the cost allocation process within SAP as it relates to both internal reporting as well as product line reporting - Assist with external and internal audits, including quarterly and year-end physical inventory counts and reconciliations - Review the business unit balance sheet monthly and review/prepare account reconciliations to provide assurance on data integrity - Develop educational material to promote financial and SAP knowledge across multiple site functions - Provide oversight and support to the business unit delegation of authority and internal control environment by reviewing approvals on payment requests, price changes, inventory write offs, fixed asset dispositions and other transactions - Prepare ad-hoc reports as required Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field - Preference given to candidates with financial experience in a manufacturing environment - Chemical industries experience a plus - Superior Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel, are required - SAP FI/CO/MM module knowledge (knowledge of other modules also a plus) - Working knowledge of financial internal control processes - Self-starting individual who can work with a minimum of direction - Must have good communication skills and be able to discuss and explain financial transactions and processes in a clear and concise way to individuals across the organization - Strong organizational and time management skills – a good portion of the work in this role is deadline driven - Strong analytical and problem solving ability Required Skills: Microsoft Excel, SAP FI module, SAP CO module, SAP MM module, Financial internal control processes, Financial reporting, Financial forecasting, Account reconciliations, Sales & Use tax payments, Property tax accounting, Capital projects accounting