Financial Analyst: Becton Dickinson & Company (BD)

• Reporting to the Assistant Controller, PAS, this position is responsible for the operating expenditure area of the P&L. The financial analyst will perform all monthly close activities including cost center analysis and management reporting, and will coordinate the annual budget and quarterly forecasts. This position is also responsible for WW PAS Capital spending including compiling the SOF, annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and the monthly distribution to management on actual capital spending.
• Responsible for monthly actual reporting for operating expenditures including Division Manufacturing, Shipping, Selling & G&A Expenses including:

1. Analytical review of cost center spending versus budget, current forecast and prior year.
2. Preparation of necessary journal entries to properly state financial statements, including accruals as needed.
3. Monitor business performance against annual plan/forecast including providing commentary to management.
4. Prepare related schedules for monthly management report.

• Responsible for coordinating, preparing and understanding Annual Plan and Quarterly Forecasts for operating expenditure cost centers.

1. Prepare instructions for distribution to cost center manager and update SAP as needed.
2. Provide guidance to functional leaders on spending and obtain understanding of their cost center spending.
3. Review headcount with cost center managers. Calculate annual compensation and fringe benefits based upon Corporate guidelines.
4. Prepare detailed analysis of functional variances versus required time periods to include, but not limited to headcount additions/off roll impact, safety spending impact and growth area initiative spending.

• Responsible for WW Capital reporting including:

1. Coordinate SOF, annual budget and quarter forecasts for WW PAS Capital spending.
2. Analyze monthly results to ensure compliance to budget/ forecast and communicate to management.

• Reconciliation of various balance sheet accounts and related operating expenditure accruals. This includes analyzing and evaluating adequacy of prepaid and accrual accounts.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley for balance sheet related and expense related controls. Responsibility includes reviewing controls and updating them as processes change.

• Function as Main PAS Contact and SAP Super User:

1. Responsible for answering SAP GL / Purchase order related questions / issues.
2. Train all finance associates on all required SAP modules.
3. Train all cost center holders on the financial planning module.
4. Maintain current PAS cost center structure, requesting new cost centers as needed.
5. Gelco liaison for PAS.
6. Act as liaison with Financial Service Center on all SAP issues relating to operating expenditures and balance sheet accounts, recurring journal entries, etc.

• Cross train with senior analyst to provide back-up support for:

1. Submission of annual plan and forecast in Hyperion Reporting Tool.
2. Run financial reports and queries as needed.

• Responsible for the preparation and analysis of various schedules for the year-end corporate and tax package.
• Responsible for the preparation of special analysis as required by Management.
• Provide support to business teams as needed.
• Preparation and distribution of Monthly Financial Package

• BS degree in Accounting required
• Three to five years general accounting and budget accounting experience at either the Division or Corporate level of a maufacturing organization
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel , SAP R-3
• CPA a plus
• Very strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate well with all levels of management. Strong multitasking abilities
• Corporate accounting policies & procedures.