ABOUT POET

At POET, it is our mission to be good stewards of the Earth by converting renewable resources to energy and other valuable goods as effectively as humanly possible. For over thirty years our drive and passion to change the world has enabled us to become the largest producer and marketer of biofuels in the world.

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Financial Reporting Analyst drives POET’s financial reporting function. In this role, you will immerse yourself in our reporting systems to learn our data, configurations, and reporting tools to meet internal and external stakeholder needs. Success in this role hinges on your knowledge of finance, accounting, internal controls, and business KPIs in order to implement dynamic reporting and data visualizations. This role requires a balance of strategic thinking, organizational change management, and process implementation to streamline an optimized financial reporting function.

A TYPICAL DAY COULD INCLUDE:

• Leading the build and continuous improvement of financial and operational reporting, forecasting, and ad hoc analysis
• Owning reporting solutions by providing administrative oversight, maintaining effective change management and internal controls, and ensuring data integrity and governance
• Collaborating with business partners to develop methods and criteria for measuring and summarizing financial data that yields relevant business information in a user‐friendly format
• Working with finance leaders and the IT team to define financial data, database fields, and special querying needs to produce summaries for financial results
• Reviewing valuable analysis, dynamic reporting and data visualizations to ensure it accurately reports financial and operational results
• Directing updates and enhancements to multiple finance systems and providing constructive, timely guidance on any desired changes
• Implementing financial process improvements by leveraging existing system capabilities, upgrade offerings, and process automation
• Partnering on transformation initiatives to build requirements and execute automation initiatives
• Operating as the technical finance system liaison amongst various finance teams
• Adhering to best practice in report development, which includes creating, updating and testing reports while maintaining appropriate segregation of duties and documentation within multiple environments
• Leading change management efforts by assisting with training and communication plans and facilitating the adoption of new tools, processes and systems
• Since we’re all about teamwork and getting the job done, your skill may be put to a lot of other uses!

STRENGTHS OF A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE:

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics or a related field (CPA, CMA or other finance certification is a plus).
• You have 5+ years of experience in a professional environment ‐ working in public or private accounting, financial reporting systems, business analytics, or a combination of all of the above.
• You value relationships and have a strong customer service focus.
• You are driven, organized, and have the ability to see the ROI of time spent on an initiative and prioritize initiatives accordingly.
• You have strong technical, analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to suggest solutions.
• You have the ability to lead, collaborate and coordinate financial reporting improvements and enhancements while managing those changes across multiple business units and departments.
• You communicate effectively in writing and in person and also provide timely, constructive feedback to other team members.
• You are a change agent ‐ you hate the answer, “because we’ve always done it this way” and drive continual process improvement.
• You are forward thinking and strategic, always keeping long‐term goals in mind when looking for ways to achieve current initiatives.
• You have an eagerness to learn and change the world – Never Satisfied.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Culture is king at POET. We’re all on the same team. We always communicate. And we park our egos at the door. These aren’t just slogans on our walls. It’s our code.
• This position operates in an office environment working at a personal computer where you may sit or stand.

POET is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.