Sustainability Analyst, Sr. jobs in Columbia, SC

At Trane TechnologiesTM  and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

Position Description
We are in search for people with sense of re-inventing themselves, in pursuit of ‘doing the right thing’, willing to take more responsibility and move up. Sound like you? Be part of our top-notch team of 15,00 professionals in Columbia, SC location where we have 3 plants co-located under the same roof. You will be joining a finance team where we have mix of mature and high growth finance professionals supporting the monthly closing, annual planning, compliance, measuring operational performance and providing guidance on how to optimize resource utilization generating maximum wealth for the business. The Senior Financial Analyst will add significant value to the company’s bottom line through improving all aspects of financial management in a multi-million dollar operating facility.

Essential Job Functions

-Leads annual standard cost process as well as quarterly costs movement reviews.
-Leads annual physical inventory process and related reconciliation.
-Completes all monthly reports on a timely basis with zero defects.
-Reviews transaction errors to insure proper impact on perpetual and G/L records.
-Reviews variances to determine cause.
-Drives continuous process improvements.
-Supports new product development.
-Analyzes shipments, standard cost valuations, production variance, and other costs analysis.
-Prepares and analyzes cost reports.
-Prepares forecasts for Shipments, Absorption, Inventory, Variances, etc.
-Performs the monthly accounting close process, balance sheet reconciliations and journal entry postings.
-Support compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and related audits.
-Other Adhoc requests / projects.

Education, Experience & Skills
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance from an accredited college/ university required.
-Five to Ten (5-10) years’ experience in general accounting and cost accounting in a manufacturing environment.
-Knowledge of GAAP (Generally accepted accounting principles).
-Strong PC skills (Excel, Access, Power-Point) required.
-Sound business knowledge applicable to a manufacturing environment.
-Lives the Trane values of integrity, respect, innovation, courage, and teamwork
-Communicates compellingly
-Learns enthusiastically 
-Advocates for customers
-Innovates
-Promotes change
-Strives for excellence

Physical Requirements
-Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of internal company and external associates, both written and orally, including the telephone.  

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.