We are looking for a talented Financial Analyst to join our team specializing in Finance for our Cummins Inc. facility in York, SC.

Job Summary:

Responsible for the preparation of analyses and reports for department managers. Supports the annual budget process, expense and/or staffing forecasts or statistical reporting.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Deliver accurate, insightful analyses that help department managers make informed decisions and identify opportunities for operational improvement.
• Strengthen financial planning by developing thoughtful, data driven annual budgets, expense forecasts, staffing projections, and statistical models for assigned business units.
• Enhance financial accuracy and timeliness by supporting the month end close process, ensuring accounts are properly reviewed, reconciled, and reported.
• Improve visibility into performance by preparing and consolidating financial data into clear, comprehensive reports that leaders can easily act on.
• Drive accountability and efficiency through variance analysis and cost saving insights that highlight trends, risks, and optimization opportunities.
• Provide reliable statistical reporting that supports organizational planning, benchmarking, and strategic decision-making across functions.
• Advance department initiatives by executing special projects that address emerging needs, process improvements, or strategic objectives.
• Serve as a trusted financial partner to your assigned units, fostering collaboration and guiding teams through financial processes with clarity and expertise.

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Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.

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Responsible for the preparation of analyses and reports for department managers. Supports the annual budget process, expense and/or staffing forecasts or statistical reporting.

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Core Responsibilities

• Own all financial processes related to burden expenses for two plant locations, including tracking recurring expenses, ensuring timely expense recognition and accruals, and supporting functional teams through the full procure-to-pay lifecycle (requisition, PO creation, receiving, and invoice resolution).
• Prepare and deliver comprehensive burden expense reporting, including total burden vs. forecast, burden by supplier, scrap expense tracking, tool crib expense reporting, trend analysis, variance explanations, and month-end journal entries.
• Lead quarterly forecasting and support the detailed Annual Operating Plan (AOP) build for burden-related cost centers, partnering with operational and functional teams to ensure accuracy and alignment with site objectives. Have foresight towards burden risks and opportunities to the financial forecast/AOP and deliver insightful mid-month results.

Required Skills / Education / Experience

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data manipulation, pivot tables, and strong analytical capability (advanced formulas preferred).
• Strong financial analysis and data interpretation skills, with the ability to work with large datasets and draw meaningful insights.
• Ability to present complex financial information in a clear, concise manner that supports decision-making for cross-functional partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience at Cummins or within an OEM/automotive manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Oracle, OneStream, or similar enterprise financial systems.

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To be successful in this role you will need the following:
• A bias for action that enables me to take on new opportunities, handle challenges with urgency, and maintain high energy during fast-paced or complex work cycles (such as month-end close, forecasting, and special projects).
• Strong collaboration skills to build productive partnerships with department managers, stakeholders, and cross functional teams, ensuring alignment on budgets, reporting, and financial decisions.
• Clear and adaptive communication abilities that allow me to tailor financial information to audiences with varying levels of financial knowledge, ensuring clarity, understanding, and informed decision making.
• Self-awareness and continuous reflection, helping me leverage strengths, address development areas, and integrate feedback into my daily work to drive ongoing growth and effectiveness.
• A nimble learning mindset so I can learn quickly from experimentation, adapt to new systems or processes, and turn both successes and failures into insights that improve my financial analysis and reporting.
• A focus on optimizing processes, using efficient, repeatable methods to streamline budgeting, reporting, and forecasting while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Commitment to self-development, actively seeking out formal and informal learning opportunities to strengthen technical skills, financial acumen, and leadership capabilities.
• An appreciation for diverse perspectives, recognizing how varied backgrounds, cultures, and viewpoints strengthen analysis, decision-making, and collaboration within the organization.
• Strong business partnering skills, leveraging deep understanding of the business environment to guide stakeholders, influence decision-making, and help drive performance aligned with organizational goals.
• Expertise in financial analysis, enabling me to interpret data, evaluate trends, identify risks and opportunities, provide actionable insight, and ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial information.
• Proficiency in financial reporting, using clear, compliant, and insightful summaries of financial results to support business decisions and help leaders understand performance drivers.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP, ensuring transactions are recorded accurately, accounting requirements are correctly interpreted, and implications are clearly communicated to stakeholders.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:
• College, university, or equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting or related field required.

Experience:
• Minimal relevant professional work experience in the field of study required.