Financial Analyst

Job Title: Financial Analyst

Department: Finance

Reporting to: Plant Controller

Location: Johnstown

Employment Type: Full Time – Permanent

Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy

Greenfield is looking for a Financial Analyst to join our growing team. 

Position Overview:

The Financial Analyst is a key finance partner to the Plant Controller and Johnstown team to support accurate reporting, sound decisions, and disciplined financial management. The successful candidate will independently lead assigned work, collaborate across the organization, develop practical solutions, and deliver high-quality results within month-end, forecast, budget, and project deadlines. This position will also play a significant role in strengthening monthly management reporting and supporting the annual budget and forecasting processes.

Who We Are:

Greenfield Global is a leading producer and supplier of high-value, mission-critical raw materials, ingredients, and additives that are vital to businesses and integral to a lower-carbon economy. From start-ups to the largest brands in the world, customers trust Greenfield’s extensive portfolio of premium products, regulatory expertise, and industry-leading service to improve people’s lives and the health of the planet.

Why Join Greenfield? 

We innovate, collaborate, and work with purpose. By unlocking the potential of people, partnerships, and nature to accelerate sustainable solutions for the health of the planet, our work has a positive impact on the environment around the world. We’re always looking for people who can bring new talents and experience to our team.

Who You Are:

Skills, Education, and Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Preferred qualifications include any one of the following: a professional accounting designation, active progress toward a designation, or equivalent depth of accounting experience.
• Three to five years of accounting and financial analysis experience, preferably in a manufacturing, processing, or operational environment.
• Strong knowledge of general accounting, month-end close, account reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines without sacrificing quality or control.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modelling, data analysis, and efficient manipulation of large data sets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across functions.

Personal Qualities:

• Demonstrate ownership, initiative, resourcefulness, and accountability from task assessment through completion.
• Investigate root causes with curiosity and persistence, applying attention to detail and sound professional judgment.
• Stay organized, responsive, and accurate as priorities change and workloads peak.
• Communicate clearly, collaborate across departments, and constructively challenge ideas.
• Support safety, environmental and quality standards, continuous improvement, adaptability, innovation, and agility.
• Uphold the Company values of Honesty, Integrity, Respect, and Commitment.

Key Responsibilities:

Fuel Invoicing

• Verify the accuracy of shipping documents (BOLs) and make corrections as needed.
• Analyze European and domestic fuel transactions, including billing, adjustments, brokerage fees, and margin status updates.
• Support the lab and shipping department with HPA paperwork verification and auditing.

Accounts Payable

• Monitor the AP email inbox and distribute invoices to the Plant Maintenance Purchaser and lab staff for approval and receiving.
• Accurately code freight invoices and obtain approvals.
• Track and collate invoices for processing by head office twice per week.
• Coordinate new vendor setup, follow up on vendor requests, and respond to inquiries from head office.

Month-end General Accounting

• Manage assigned month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, inventory accounting, and stock in transit.
• Maintain general ledger reconciliations, investigate variances, resolve discrepancies, and retain supporting documentation.
• Analyze balance sheet accounts, contract allocations, freight costs, budget variances, and demurrage charges.
• Monitor transaction accuracy and period recognition, escalating material issues promptly.
• Support capital tracking, budgeting, year-end reconciliations, audits, and financial information requests.
• Prepare the month-end financial presentation with the Plant Controller for senior leadership.

Financial Analysis and Audit Support

• Analyze budget and forecast variances across departments and key plant costs.
• Partner with managers to understand spending, commitments, risks, and opportunities.
• Independently complete ad hoc financial analysis and connect plant operations to financial performance.
• Prepare and improve monthly leadership reporting.
• Maintain natural gas inventory records and post intercompany invoices.
• Support audit trails and audit analysis with the Plant Controller.

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Provide substantial support for the annual budget and quarterly forecasting processes, including data collection, assumptions, departmental input, consolidation, and variance analysis.
• Work with the Plant Controller and operational leaders to develop supportable budget assumptions and convert operating plans into accurate financial projections.

Administrative and Logistics Support

• Manage day-to-day interactions with vendors, including Cintas, the Office Cleaning Contractor, and Culligan.
• Support special events and organize business lunches.
• Maintain the filing system.
• Cross-train in the DDGS Logistics Coordinator role.

Systems and Process Support

• Provide guidance on good Navision practices.
• Help managers, AP, and staff use filters to better understand workflows.
• Work with business excellence group and IT on testing and resolving problems.
• Develop an easy-to-navigate Finance department SOP index.

Additional Responsibilities

• Plan vacation and time off outside the month-end preparation period.
• Perform other accounting and finance tasks assigned by the Plant Controller.
• Provide backup and support for critical finance activities as required, including accounts payable and plant accounting processes.
• Provide guidance on sound accounting and system practices and support cross-functional problem solving.
• Perform other accounting, analytical, and project responsibilities as required.

Total Compensation & Care:

• Base salary dependent on experience and demonstrated performance – $75,000 - $90,000
• Formal and informal training opportunities 
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits 
• Income protection: short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, paid personal sick time 
• Vacation time exceeding industry standards 
• Company funded retirement savings program with individual contribution opportunities 
• Meaningful and challenging work 
• Curated intentional culture focused on growth and development, engagement, and communication 

About Us

We own and operate five distilleries, four specialty chemical manufacturing and packaging plants, and three next-generation biofuel and renewable energy R&D centers. This integrated model enhances supply chain transparency, quality control, custom formulation development, and ultimately customer satisfaction.

Core Principles 

• Innovation: We are constantly seizing opportunities to develop new products, processes and methods to meet the diverse and demanding requirements of our customers. 
• Collaboration: We are part catalyst, part collaborator. We work with partners to get the most out of our existing products, and to develop custom solutions for our customer requirements. 
• Responsibility: Our commitment to give back to local communities in the US and Canada goes beyond the bottom line. We give back to the planet by processing renewable resources into low carbon fuels and chemicals. 
• Agility: Our team is not only fast, we has the flexibility and creativity to pivot with customer needs to develop custom-made, on-time solutions. 
• Discipline: At every plant, and for every customer, for every shipment, we put quality first. We operate a tight, transparent supply chain while meeting the highest regulatory standards. 

At Greenfield, people - not AI - make our hiring decisions. We use AI only for routine administrative support and never to screen candidates or determine outcomes. Every application is reviewed by our team, and if any step involves increased AI use, we’ll inform candidates in advance. We’re committed to responsible, transparent, and fair hiring practices.