Job Description

The PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL ANALYST will perform financial accounting and reporting responsibilities including, budgeting, and forecasting, results tracking, detailed financial analysis, month-end accrual preparation, general financial decision guidance to budget owners and ad-hoc financial project support. This individual will work with others throughout the organization to obtain information to perform assigned duties and will assist in other Business Office projects as needed.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Act as a strategic business partner by providing strategic and financial guidance to business area owners in the development of annual G&A budgets, long-range Capital plans and monthly financial forecasts.
• Manage and monitor current financial progress against budgets & forecasts, work with business and functional area leaders to explain any variances and report monthly results to senior leadership team. Ability to see trends of current financial to help predict future outcomes.
• Manage and monitor current financial progress against budgets & forecasts, work with business and functional area leaders to explain any variances and report monthly results to senior leadership team.
• Produce NPV models and provide financial and accounting guidance on proposed capital projects. Responsible for finance approval of all project proposals prior to submission to leadership team.
• Manage Employee Headcount reporting for use in budgeting, forecasting and organization chart updates.
• Manage and report contractor rates, tenure, location, etc. for monthly finance results meeting with CIO and IT Services’ Senior Management team. Oversee SOW process to ensure the pipeline of new contracts align with goals for onshore/offshore ratios.
• Manage Month-End Close Process Ownership/Participation:
  • Meet monthly with business area owners to review actual expenses and determine current month accrual needs.
  • Review monthly cost transfers to other organizations and confirm automated process is producing accurate results.
  • Perform monthly reconciliation of amortization and work with Corporate Accounting to resolve any differences.
  • Identify accounts payable coding errors; prepare and submit correcting journal entries as needed.
• Liaison between FP&A & stakeholders across the organization on key Finance issues.
• Answer accounting and financial questions by interpreting data and responding in a timely manner to the financial information needs of management as requested.
• Provide ad-hoc reporting and trend analysis to senior leadership team as requested.
• Serve has back-up to IT Procurement office when primary resource is on PTO.
• May be required to commit to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals and/or deadlines (i.e., month end close and strategic planning/budget season).

YOU HAVE THESE SKILLS:

• Financial analysis and computer (PC) skills primarily using Microsoft’s business suite of products including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Strong experience in MS Excel, proficient in MS PowerPoint.

AND THESE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting from a four-year college or university is required.
• Five to seven years in a professional business environment where experience with Financial Planning or Accounting was majority of tenure.
• Strong background in accounting.

YOU’RE ALSO GREAT AT:

• Relationship building, ability to partner with management and staff of technical professionals.
• Communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills in order to present financial information to senior leaders within the organization.

At Matson, we're looking for people to build a unified team to maintain our values of trust, integrity, and reliability. We welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and thoughtfully challenge assumptions. Matson is an equal opportunity employer.

Company Description

Matson, Inc. is a U.S. owned and operated transportation services company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. The company is listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “MATX.” A leader in Pacific shipping since 1882, subsidiary Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (Matson) provides a vital lifeline to the economies of Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Micronesia and the South Pacific and premium, expedited service from China to Southern California. The company’s fleet of vessels includes containerships, combination container and roll-on/roll-off ships and custom-designed barges. The company also provides container and chassis leasing services. Established in 1921, Matson subsidiary Matson Terminals, Inc. provides container maintenance, stevedoring and other terminal services supporting Matson’s ocean shipping operations in Hawaii and Alaska. Matson also has a 35 percent ownership in SSA Terminals, LLC, a joint venture with a subsidiary of Carrix, Inc., which provides terminal and stevedoring services to various carriers at eight terminal facilities on the U.S. West Coast and to Matson at three of those facilities (Long Beach, Oakland, Tacoma). Matson subsidiary Matson Logistics, Inc., established in 1987, extends the company’s transportation network reach, offering customers throughout North America domestic and international rail intermodal service, long haul and regional highway brokerage, supply chain services and less-than-truck-load (LTL) transportation services. Matson Logistics also has third-party logistics services including warehousing, distribution, less-than-container-load (LCL) consolidation and international freight forwarding.