Financial Analyst I

Job description

Overview

ERA, a Waters Company, is looking for a Financial Analyst I at the Golden, Colorado location. ERA operates on a standalone ERP system and financial reporting package - Great Plains. The Financial Analyst I is primarily responsible the ERA Accounts Payable function and participates in the general accounting functions for month end close and quarterly reporting. This analyst also participates in the cash application activity and collections process and is a backup to the billing process. This position will be a key member of a 5 person finance team and have an integral role in enhancing the business decisions made by the company through teamwork, attention to detail and accurate reporting.

Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable invoices using the various methods of payment and provide the positive pay and ACH files for the bank.
• Set up vendors in Great Plains following the vendor management policies.
• Contact vendors in reconciling invoice activity to vendor receipts.
• Accrue/report use tax as required.
• Process 1099 forms at year end.
• Provide vendor setup forms and request payment from corporate AP for SAP related manufacturing activities.
• Communicate with internal customers such as Purchasing & Receiving, Sales & Marketing teams, and management on vendor invoicing issues.
• Perform various month end close duties including preparation of journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis for actual versus budget/forecast.
• Participate in business transformation activities with the enhancements to the Great Plains system including data clean up and conversion
• Assist in daily Great Plains billing activities during high volume study launches and for personnel backup and coverage for ERA Golden and Ireland sites.
• Process cash applications from the various methods of payment and reconcile the bank activity.
• Contact customers for collection per established credit and collections policy.
• Communicate with internal customers such as Customer Service, Sales & Marketing teams, and management on customer invoicing issues, credit hold and collection issues.
• Participate in audit support activities and other duties for the finance team, as requested.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business is required.
• Minimum of 1-3 years relevant work experience in a similar role.
• Experience with Great Plains is strongly preferred.
• SAP and Business Warehouse reporting is desired.
• Strong professional communications skills both verbal and written in this customer/vendor facing role.
• Advanced skills in Excel including pivot tables and other data analysis tools.
• Understanding of the Procure to Pay cycle.
• Knowledge of US GAAP.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We're the problem solvers and innovators that aren't afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We're all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.

Key Words

Accounts Payable, Accounting, Account Reconciliations, Cash Applications, Vendor Management