Financial Analyst

American Honda Motor Company, Inc.; Marysville (OH); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

American Honda Motor Company, Inc. in Marysville, OH is seeking an entry-level Accountant to support monthly close, budgeting, and financial reporting under supervision.

You will collaborate with department managers and project leaders to create six budget events annually and provide detailed budget-to-actual analyses. The role emphasizes professional accounting standards, strong analytical skills, and effective presentations to assist management in decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance (or an associate with 2+ years in accounting).
• Strong GAAP/IFRS knowledge and cost accounting background.
• Excellent analytical, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint; SAP familiarity preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month end close activities and journal entries with supervision.
• Prepare budget vs actual comparisons for departments based on accounting standards.
• Assist in creating 6 budget events per year with department managers.
• Create presentations to advise leaders on budget to actual conditions and improvements.

Skills

GAAP

IFRS

Cost accounting

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Organizational skills

SAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Associates degree with 2 years accounting experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

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 American Honda Motor Co., Inc./Honda Development and Manufacturing of America with some supervision.
• Prepare budget vs actual comparisons for responsible departments which are analysed 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

Minimum Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with major in accounting or finance, OR associates degree with a minimum of 2 years experience in an accounting related job.

Minimum Experience

0-2 years with a bachelors degree, 2 years minimum with associates degree

Other Job-Specific Skills

• Basic Accounting principles- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)/International Financial Reporting Standards (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)
• Specified Action Plan (SAP) Knowledge and skills

Working Conditions

• Office / Hybrid remote
• 0-5 hours of OT/week
• Some travel

Total Rewards

• Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
• Paid Overtime
• Regional Bonus (when applicable)
• Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
• Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Career Growth

• Advancement Opportunities
• Career Mobility
• Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
• Training and Development programs

Additional Offerings

• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs

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.