Sr. Financial Reporting Analyst

<strong>Your Job<br><br></strong>INVISTA is seeking an experienced <strong>Senior Financial Reporting Analyst </strong>to join our CFO organization in Wichita, KS or Plano, TX. A successful candidate is highly motivated, self-driven, and has a passion for driving continuous improvement and transformation. They should have a solid understanding of accounting concepts, good critical and economic thinking, and strong communication skills.<br><br><strong>Our Team<br><br></strong>Join Koch and enjoy the best of both worlds at our vibrant office locations! Our <strong>Wichita </strong>office is in a prime northeast spot, close to a lively downtown with great dining, shopping, and entertainment. With easy highway access, commuting is hassle-free. Our campus features walking trails, coffee shops, and convenient amenities like a post office and dry cleaning. Alternatively, our<strong> North Dallas</strong> office in Plano’s Legacy Town Center offers a bustling environment with numerous on-site perks and nearby restaurants and shops. Whether Wichita or Plano, Koch provides a dynamic, supportive workplace where you can grow personally and professionally. Join us and advance your career!<br><br><strong>What You Will Do<br><br></strong><ul><li>Own and Transform: Own accounting activities by ensuring excellent stewardship of the balance sheet through analytics and quality close. Identify opportunities, develop your point of view, and implement waste elimination and transformation initiatives across processes to provide value for the organization.</li><li>Business Team Partnership: Act as a trusted thought partner by proactively seeking and sharing knowledge by building partnerships across the global finance organization, IT, and other capabilities. Develop and foster partnerships with other finance functions, leveraged capabilities, business units, and external auditors to prioritize and support profitable decision making and value creation, with a focus on integrity and long-term stability.</li><li>Financial Analysis: Understand the data and use tools such as Excel and Power BI to identify trends and provide insights to support decision-making. Tell the data story by adapting the presentation based on the audience.</li><li>Lifelong Learner: Create a knowledge network by seeking and sharing knowledge while building partnerships across the organization. Learn and quickly adapt to change, including new systems and processes.<br><br><br></li></ul><strong>Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)<br><br></strong><ul><li>Experience in an Accounting or Finance focused role(s) that requires a working knowledge of financial accounting principles, the general ledger, month end close, account reconciliation and analysis, and the purpose/application of internal financial controls</li><li>Experience in Excel (spreadsheet creation/editing, pivot tables, graphs, data manipulation/analysis and formula creation)</li><li>Experience communicating to various levels of the organization internally and externally</li><li>This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship<br><br><br></li></ul><strong>What Will Put You Ahead<br><br></strong><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field</li><li>Public audit experience </li><li>SAP or OneStream experience</li><li>Experience with data visualization tools (PowerBI or Tableau)<br><br><br></li></ul><em>At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.<br><br></em><strong>Hiring Philosophy<br><br></strong>All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.<br><br><strong>Who We Are<br><br></strong>As a Koch company, INVISTA has a long history of working to make the world around you a better place. From parts for the automotive industry to medical equipment, air bags, food packaging and clothing, our ingredients in the nylon 6,6 and polypropylene value chains help bring many of life’s essential products to market.<br><br>At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.<br><br><strong>Our Benefits<br><br></strong>Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.<br><br>Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.<br><br><strong>Equal Opportunities<br><br></strong>Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. 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