Finance & Compliance Analyst

This position supports financial operations, reporting, internal controls, and business-process improvement activities within a manufacturing or operational environment. The role partners with cross-functional teams to provide financial insight, maintain accurate records, evaluate processes, and support compliance with company policies and applicable requirements.

Scope / Supervision and Interaction

• May work independently or provide guidance to other team members, based on business needs.
• Collaborates with operations, supply chain, finance, human resources, information technology, and management.
• May interact with divisional, group, corporate, or external audit personnel.

Essential Functions

• Support the preparation and review of financial information, operating results, forecasts, budgets, and other management reporting.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities, including account reconciliations and supporting documentation.
• Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, variances, cost opportunities, and process improvements.
• Support accounting activities related to inventory, fixed assets, cost, receivables, payables, payroll, or other financial processes, as applicable.
• Participate in physical inventory observations, asset verification, and other control-related activities.
• Evaluate business processes and internal controls for effectiveness, consistency, and compliance with company requirements.
• Assist in performing reviews, audits, assessments, and special projects involving financial, operational, compliance, or information-system processes.
• Gather, analyze, and document information to support conclusions, recommendations, and management reporting.
• Communicate identified risks, control gaps, process concerns, and improvement opportunities to appropriate management.
• Support the development and follow-up of corrective actions intended to strengthen controls, improve accuracy, reduce cost, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to support audits, reporting requirements, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Assist with training or guidance for employees on financial processes, controls, and company policies, as needed.
• Perform other related duties and special assignments as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field required.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in accounting, finance, manufacturing operations, internal audit, compliance, or a related discipline preferred.
• Experience with financial reporting, internal controls, inventory or asset management, cost analysis, audit activities, or operational analysis preferred.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles, business processes, and internal-control concepts.
• Strong analytical, organizational, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel; experience with ERP or financial-reporting systems is preferred.
• Professional certification, advanced degree, or audit/accounting credentials are preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information, exercise sound judgment, and work effectively with individuals at all organizational levels.

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Additional Comments:

The essential functions have been provided as example of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.  However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.
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