Financial Analyst - Corporate Accounting

Briggs & Stratton Corporation; Wauwatosa (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, seeks a Corporate Financial Analyst to support corporate business groups through the month-end close, operational analysis, and strategic financial reporting. You will combine detail-oriented accounting with automation and AI capabilities to streamline processes and provide actionable insights.

The role emphasizes GAAP compliance, reconciliations, and partnering with leaders on budgets and forecasts, with a hybrid work arrangement and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent experience.
• Strong GAAP knowledge and accounting controls.
• Experience with Excel and SAP ERP; interest in AI tools.
• Analytical mindset with ability to translate data into insights.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end closing: calculate accruals and reserves, evaluate accounts, analyze GL data, and prepare adjusting entries.
• Maintain account rigor: review ledgers, track follow-up items, and prepare monthly reconciliations.
• Partner on FP&A & budgeting: analyze variances, build budgets, refine forecasts.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to optimize workflows and improve data visibility.
• Support external audits by providing documentation and walkthroughs.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Account reconciliations

Excel

Analytical modeling

Communication skills

English fluency

AI tools interest

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP

Job description

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As a Corporate Financial Analyst, you will support assigned corporate business group(s) through core accounting functions, the month-end close, operational analysis, and strategic financial reporting. In this role, you will combine detail-oriented accounting with modern financial tools—leveraging automation and AI capabilities to streamline processes, enhance data accuracy, and deliver actionable business insights. #LI-MD1 #LI-Hybrid

You will do this by:

• Performing Month-End Closing: Calculate accrual and reserve balances, evaluate subjective accounts, analyze general ledger data for precision, and execute necessary adjusting journal entries and statistical key figures.
• Maintaining Account Rigor: Review detailed account ledgers, track follow-up action items, and prepare thorough monthly reconciliations for review.
• Partnering on FP&A & Budgeting: Collaborate with business and finance leaders to analyze budget/forecast variances, build annual operating budgets, and refine forecasts.
• Innovating & Automating: Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation tools, and modern accounting technologies to optimize routine workflows and improve data visibility.
• Driving Audit Compliance: Support the external audit by walking audit teams through calculations and supplying documentation for detailed testing.

The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.

You are the kind of person who is:

• Detail Oriented & Motivated: Driven by precision, accuracy, and a desire to continuously improve financial workflows.
• Agile & Analytical: Seamlessly transition between routine transaction processing and high-level analytical modeling.
• Tech-Forward: Excited about the intersection of finance and technology, with a passion for learning new software, automation routines, and AI applications.
• Collaborative: A proactive team player ready to partner across departments and step in wherever support is needed.

Qualifications:

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Core Accounting Skills: Solid understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), account reconciliations, and financial controls.
• Technical Savvy: Exposure to Excel/spreadsheet tools and ERP systems (SAP preferred). Familiarity with or enthusiasm for implementing AI-driven financial tools, data analytics, or process automation is highly valued.
• Analytical Mindset: Strong ability to evaluate, measure, and enhance the effectiveness of financial, operational, and controls.
• Detail & Project Management: Exceptional organizational skills to manage multiple deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to articulate financial concepts to diverse cross-functional teams.
• Language: Fluent in written and spoken English.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides innovative products and diverse power solutions to help people get work done. Briggs & Stratton is the world’s largest producer of engines for outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lithium-ion battery, standby generator, energy storage system, lawn and turf care products through its Briggs & Stratton®, Vanguard®, Ferris®, Billy Goat®, and Branco® brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in more than 100 countries on six continents.

Briggs & Stratton is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law. Briggs & Stratton also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.