Join Oshkosh AeroTech in a hybrid role based in Orlando, FL, supporting the finance and accounting operations behind the Ground Support Equipment (GSE) business. This Senior Finance Analyst position combines month-end close support, reconciliation ownership, and financial analysis, with the opportunity to contribute to process improvements alongside an upcoming ERP implementation. The salary range for this role is USD 82,900 - 134,300 per year.
Responsibilities
- Support general ledger activities, including preparing and posting journal entries, maintaining account accuracy, and recording transactions in line with U.S. GAAP and corporate accounting policies.
- Prepare, review, and maintain balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations.
- Research and resolve discrepancies by identifying root causes and collaborating with business partners to clear outstanding items.
- Assist with monthly and periodic close, ensuring assigned journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting deliverables are completed accurately and on established deadlines.
- Handle intercompany transactions and reconcile differences between business units to support timely and accurate financial reporting.
- Analyze financial results, investigate account fluctuations, and prepare supporting schedules, reports, and variance explanations.
- Communicate findings and financial impacts clearly to management and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Partner with Accounting, FP&A, and other departments across the GSE business to research accounting issues and support financial and operational objectives.
- Use financial systems and advanced Excel capabilities to analyze data, maintain accounting records, and improve reporting efficiency.
- Contribute to activities supporting an upcoming ERP implementation, including process improvements and system-related projects.
- Identify opportunities to improve account reconciliation procedures, data accuracy, and streamline accounting activities.
- Support ad hoc finance and accounting needs, including analysis, reporting requests, and account research.
- Maintain accurate documentation and perform responsibilities in accordance with accounting policies, internal controls, and applicable corporate procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
- 4+ years of related professional experience in accounting or finance, including hands-on general ledger accounting and account reconciliation responsibilities.
- Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including journal entries and financial accounting fundamentals.
- Experience supporting month-end close, investigating account discrepancies, and preparing financial reconciliations.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas and financial data analysis.
- Ability to travel up to 10%.
Technologies
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP
- SYSPRO
Standout Qualifications
- Experience with intercompany accounting, reconciliations, and financial variance analysis.
- Familiarity with ASC 606 revenue recognition principles.
- Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Experience using ERP or general ledger accounting systems; familiarity with SYSPRO is a plus but not required.
- Experience supporting ERP implementations, financial systems improvements, or accounting process optimization initiatives.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including independent discrepancy research and solution development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills across multiple departments, with the ability to explain accounting issues and variances.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
Working Conditions
Work Arrangement: Hybrid schedule with four days onsite and one remote day per week at the Orlando, Florida location.
Physical Demands: Frequent hearing, talking, visual activity, sitting, and typing. Occasional standing, walking/running, reaching, fine dexterity, and manual dexterity. Seldom driving, bending/kneeling, upper extremity repetitive motion, and lifting/carrying up to 20 lbs. with pushing/pulling up to 20 lbs.
Pay Range: $82,900.00 - $134,300.00
