Description
The Logistics Finance team at HP, Inc. is seeking recent graduates in Financial Engineering, Accounting, Finance, or related fields to join as Freight Accounting Analysts.
This role provides hands-on experience in financial analysis, account reconciliations, journal entries, trend and variance analysis, and process automation. You will work with tools such as S/4HANA, Power BI, and other financial platforms while supporting financial reporting, forecasting, and business decision-making.
Responsibilities:
- Perform account reconciliations and journal entries, and support month-end closing activities.
- Extract and analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, variances, and key financial drivers.
- Support financial analysis for the Logistics Finance organization and provide insights to key stakeholders.
- Support budgeting and forecasting activities, including expense reviews and variance analysis.
- Interpret financial information, including forecasts, budgets, income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow data.
- Develop an understanding of the organization's financial processes, operations, and business.
- Support financial reporting activities while ensuring compliance with reporting standards and corporate policies.
- Use tools such as S/4HANA, Power BI, and other platforms to analyze data and support process automation.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation within finance activities.
- Support priority projects through research, data analysis, and regular communication with internal stakeholders.
Education & Experience Recommended:
- Four-year degree in Financial Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
- Recent graduate or typically 0-2 years of relevant work experience in finance, accounting, financial analysis, or a related field.
- Strong interest in developing a career in Finance.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Account Reconciliations
- Journal Entries
- Variance and Trend Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Planning and Forecasting
- Process Improvement
- Automation
- Power BI
- SAP / S/4HANA
- Microsoft Excel
- Attention to Detail
- Problem Solving
Cross-Org Skills:
- Effective Communication
- Results Orientation
- Learning Agility
- Digital Fluency
- Customer Centricity
- Proactive Mindset
- Willingness to Learn