Financial Analyst

MillerCoors is built upon a foundation of more than 288 years of brewing heritage. It is a legacy driven by our founders to brew the highest quality beers, and a commitment that continues today. Our vision is to create America's best beer company by driving profitable growth. And we insist on building our brands the right way through quality brewing, responsible marketing, and a commitment to sustainable development and community investments.

The Technical Accounting department is responsible for accurately preparing and reporting the Company’s consolidated financial information to internal management and other stakeholders. Key customers include the finance division, executive team and Shareholders (SABMiller plc and Molson Coors). The Financial Analyst position supports various functions within and outside of finance and is responsible for consolidated financial reporting, providing accounting and reporting guidance, technical accounting research and financial reporting system maintenance to enable internal and external financial reporting and analysis.

Financial Analysis & Reporting:

• Preparing, consolidating and analyzing financial statements and required disclosures, and preparing and analyzing key performance measures
• Providing financial reporting information to Shareholders
• Application of financial analysis techniques, tools, and concepts to help drive business results

Accounting & Internal Controls:

• Application of accounting principles and internal controls to provide objective, timely, and accurate financial information to meet / exceed financial reporting requirements and to help drive business results
• Monitoring the Company's overall accounting policies and ensuring conformance to both IFRS and US GAAP accounting standards
• Ensuring adherence to new pronouncements or reporting requirements as they are issued
• Preparing journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations to ensure proper consolidated financial reporting

Process & Systems:

• Coordinating updates to the financial reporting systems and ensuring that system reports are modified to properly reflect and capture all general ledger changes
• Understanding and facilitating the integration of business processes, people, and relevant technology, in order to identify, configure, and communicate useful information, and to provide practical business counsel to support project teams across the enterprise
• Seeking information from customers/business partners to identify and improve non-value added practices
• Extracting and processing key information to draw conclusions and/or summarize results
• Using a systematic approach to evaluate alternatives, make fact-based decisions, and evaluate the consequences of decisions
• Reviewing, evaluating and prioritizing tasks/project assignments, identifying key issues and clearly communicating to management

Education Level/Experience:

• Relative 4 year degree
• A minimum 3 years of accounting experience; prior public accounting experience preferred

Skills/Knowledge:

• Strong analytical ability to conduct research, data analysis and resolve complex problems
• Solid knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (IFRS and US GAAP) and internal control
• SAP knowledge a plus
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong communication skills
• Proven leadership skills
• CPA or CMA preferred
• Strong ability to work independently and within cross functional teams