Financial Analyst

American Honda Motor Co Inc

2024-04-27 07:45:01

Marysville, Ohio, United States

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Accounting

Job description

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda

Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it's a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals.

At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of "power" that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize "the joy and freedom of mobility" by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a "zero environmental footprint."

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda's, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job Purpose

Uses analytical skills and professional accounting knowledge to work with department managers and investment
project leaders in the creation of 6 budget events per year. Use professional accounting standards to ensure
appropriate reporting of actual financial data and use analytical skills to provide detailed budget to actual analysis.
This is an entry level role that is supervised and does not have significant discretion in autonomous decision
making.

Key Accountabilities

• Prepare month end close activities including analysis of financial information in order to create journal entries which impact the financial condition of AHM / HDMA with some supervision.
• Prepare budget vs actual comparisons for responsible departments which are analyzed based on professional accounting standards to ensure accurate financial information and to advise management on future activity.
• Use analytical skills and professional accounting knowledge to work with the department managers and investment project leaders in the creation of 6 budget events per year.
• Use financial information to create presentations to advise department leaders of budget to actual condition and make recommendations for areas of improvement.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor's degree with major in accounting or finance.
• OR associates degree with a minimum of 2 years experience in an accounting
  related job.
• Basic Accounting principles- GAAP/IFRS and Cost accounting background.
• General understanding of accounting functions, terminology and ability to apply accounting concepts.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, presentation and organizational skills.
• Strong Microsoft product skills (Excel, Powerpoint, etc)
• SAP Knowledge and skills.

Job Dimensions

• Creating monthly financial reports for assigned departments and creating journal entries to correct or update the financial statements with some supervision.

Decisions Expected

• Use professional accounting standards to identify possible areas of concern for monthly actuals and budget activity and investigate best practices.
• Create journal entries to impact AHM / HDMA Financial Statements with some supervision.
• Recommend investment vs expense decisions based on IFRS and Honda guidelines with some supervision.

Working Conditions

• Office/Hybrid Remote
• 0-5 hours OT/week
• Some travel, 10%

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.