Financial Analyst - Finance Development Program
At a glance
Mid-level FP&A role at Lubrizol Corporation. Wickliffe · no salary stated · we estimate $82,500–$141,394 across the United States.
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What you'll do
- Post recurring and shared profit-center journal entries during monthly close, and manage domestic holding-company records
- Reconcile accounts, review entity trial balances, upload entities, and record consolidated journal entries
- Build monthly schedules and prepare quarterly schedules for external reporting and Berkshire Hathaway
- Prepare monthly financial statements and quarterly Berkshire schedules, checking each for accuracy and completing tie-outs
- Support cost-center data, freight reconciliations, lease accounting, finance policy research, and post-close system checks
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree in finance or accounting is required
- Advanced ability with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is required
Who this fits
This three-year early-career program suits recent graduates and people starting out in finance, with two eighteen-month rotations across finance roles. You’ll work in Wickliffe and should be comfortable taking initiative, communicating clearly, and improving processes. Relevant accounting or finance experience, including internships, is preferred.
From the employer
What We’re Looking For:
Lubrizol is currently seeking candidates to become Finance Analysts participating in our Finance Development Program. This program is designed to provide recent graduates or early-career professionals with structured learning and development experience in the field of finance, offering a unique opportunity for candidates to gain hands-on experience while developing a strong foundation in finance in our organization. Throughout the program, participants will have the opportunity to work on challenging projects, receive mentorship from experienced professionals, and build a strong working network.
The programs spans three years and includes two 18-month rotations, giving participants the opportunity to gain experience in different finance roles across various departments based on business needs, including:
- Corporate Finance
- Operations Finance
- Commercial Finance
What You’ll Do:
- General Accounting
- Record journal entries as part of the monthly close, including but not limited to recurring journals, shared profit center reclasses, etc.
- Handle all activities pertaining to the domestic holding companies, including journals posting, trial balance review and BPC upload, etc.
- Perform account reconciliations and analyses
- Consolidation
- Perform entity trial balance reasonability testing, upload entities and post consolidated journal entries
- Prepare monthly schedules
- Prepare quarterly schedules for external reporting by Berkshire Hathaway
- Management Reporting
- Cost center assistance – master data and matrix
- GRIR freight reconciliations
- Post-close system tie-outs
- Financial Reporting
- Monthly financial statement preparation, review, and tie-outs
- Quarterly Berkshire schedule preparation, review, and tie-outs
- Assist with lease accounting and learn Visual Lease
- Assist with finance policy updates, including technical research
Skills That Make a Difference:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting is required. Those graduating in Dec 2026 or Spring 2027 are welcome to apply.
- 6+ months of relevant accounting or finance experience preferred, including internships.
- Advanced Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) skills required.
- Proficiency in SAP, BOBJ, SharePoint, or Power BI functions is a plus!
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Self-starter mentality with the willingness to take initiative
- Process improvement mindset
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