Business Analyst, Solar Modules

Role Purpose

Corning is seeking a Business Analyst to support the financial integrity and operational performance of the plant by ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective cash flow forecasting, and efficient execution of Order-to-Cash (OTC) processes. The role is responsible for maintaining strong internal controls, ensuring compliance with GAAP, statutory, and SOX requirements, and supporting month-end closing, account reconciliations, budgeting, and forecasting activities. Through collaboration with commercial, finance, and operational teams, the position provides financial analysis and insights to support informed decision-making, cost management, and continuous process improvement.

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Responsible for OTC related closing process and activities.
• Work with CSS to perform OTC (Order to Cash) workstream.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to manage sales agreement and rebate plan.
• Partner with internal control to provide requested documents for auditing
• Support monthly cash forecast and annual budget / five-year plan preparation.
• Able to conduct peer reviews and cross-training with other Finance team members.
• Maintain and update plant internal control documentation including RCM’s,
• Narratives, significant spreadsheets and key report control form, segregation of duties, maintain annual waivers, and review system access.
• Perform duties for month end financial statement close including journal entries and variance analysis.
• Prepare, review, and maintain monthly account reconciliations.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Perform Inventory reconciliations.
• Manage Project Costing and Asset Management transactions within the plant.
• Assist Plant Controller and Assistant Plant Controller with annual plant budget process and forecasts.
• Assist and support plant management to enhance their understanding of plant spending.
• Ad hoc financial analysis in support of plant operations
• Other functions and projects as assigned in support of plant and company operations.

Work Schedule:

•  40+ hours

Travel Requirements

• 0-25%

Requirements

• A 4 year degree in Finance, Accounting or related Business Degree
• 0-3 years of professional experience in a related field.
• GAAP and cost accounting
• Strong analytical skills Microsoft Excel and SAP.
• Able to build and maintain excellent relationships with key internal and external contacts.
• Experienced at effective problem-solving in unclear situations.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid work ethic, sensitivity to deadlines, committed to getting the job done
• Must be able to work with a minimum of supervision while keeping her/his supervisor adequately informed
• Establishes and adheres to very high standards of personal and professional excellence
• Attention to detail, accuracy, process-oriented and organized
• Possesses a can-do attitude, shows initiative and maintains strong sense of urgency for critical deadlines
• Strong focus on “the team” is required; must be a team player who understands the value of working with others to meet team commitments and common objectives, is appreciative of the differences in people and cultures, and strives to leverage relationships

Desired Skills

• Cost modeling
• Inventory control and management
• Manufacturing/Six Sigma background
• Experience with Sarbanes Oxley
• Ambitious and aspires to grow professionally
• Able to work and communicate with individuals at all levels to accomplish objectives
• Able to manage through ambiguity and perform in fast past environment