Financial Analyst

Honda South Carolina Manufacturing; Timmonsville (SC); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Paid overtime

Regional bonus

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Disability insurance

401K with company match

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Honda South Carolina Manufacturing is seeking an entry-level accountant to support month-end close, budget-to-actual analyses, and financial reporting under supervision. The role collaborates with department leaders and investment project teams, applying GAAP/IFRS and cost accounting principles.

The candidate should have a bachelor’s or an associate with relevant accounting experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with major in accounting or finance or an Associate degree with 2 years accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s or higher in accounting/finance; relevant credentials or experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month end close activities and journal entries with supervision.
• Prepare budget vs actual comparisons to advise management.
• Create presentations to explain budget-to-actual condition and recommendations.
• Support department managers and investment project leaders in budget events.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Presentation skills

Organizational skills

GAAP/IFRS knowledge

Cost accounting

Accounting concepts

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Associate degree + 2 years accounting experience

Tools

SAP

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 AHM / HDMA 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).
• SAP knowledge and skills.

Working Conditions

• Office / Hybrid Remote
• 0-5 hours of OT/week
• Some Travel

What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?

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.