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Are you a sharp, analytical thinker who thrives in a dynamic environment where every day brings a new challenge? Do you get energized by seeing the full financial landscape of a company and contributing to strategic decisions at the highest level?

At Kimball Electronics, we’re looking for a talented SEC Financial Analyst to join our collaborative team. In this role, you’ll gain broad exposure to our global operations, work closely with senior leadership, and play a key part in shaping our financial reporting and compliance efforts. It’s a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact at a growing international company that combines the resources of a large organization with the close-knit culture of a smaller team.

The SEC Financial Reporting Analyst will positively impact our business performance by providing financial analysis, review, and support to ensure business unit and consolidated financial statements are reported accurately. Our team member in this role will help prepare and review consolidated financial statements for SEC filings, calculate journal entries, prepare account reconciliations and variance analysis, assist internal and external auditors, and contributing to our quarterly earnings release process.

The SEC Financial Reporting Analyst position is a new role within Corporate Shared Services. This position reports to the Assistant Corporate Controller. The individual in this position will be responsible for supporting internal and external financial reporting functions. The SEC Financial Reporting Analyst also supports our VP, Investor Relations with press releases, earnings release conference calls, investor presentations, communications with Nasdaq and BusinessWire, and coordination of IR events and communications with our sell-side analysts.

Our new team member must be self-motivated, possess excellent communication skills, be detail oriented, possess time/project management skills, have a positive attitude, and be a strong team player with the desire to help others. The person in this position should have the ability to excel under pressure because of their discipline to meet deadlines.

Key Performance Objectives

Short Term: (0 to 3 months)

• Learn Kimball philosophies to understand our accounting policies and processes
• Become familiar with Workiva, our external financial reporting tool
• Learn SAP and BPC (consolidation system) navigation, extraction of live data, and reporting modules

• Prepare and post journal entries
• Perform balance sheet and income statement variance analysis and account reconciliations
• Assist with ad hoc financial analysis
• Prepare consolidated financial statements, footnotes, and supporting schedules for external quarterly SEC filings
• Begin building relationships with each business unit’s finance team

Mid Term: (3 to 6 months)

• Research accounting rules and regulations
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis and other related duties, projects, and support as assigned
• Assist with the XBRL tagging process- financial statements and footnotes
• Create and enhance process documentation
• Understand the quarterly earnings release process, including coordination of IR communications
• Assist with the quarterly Workiva set-up process

Long Term: (6 to 12 months and beyond)

• Support VP, Investor Relations, including various tasks around press releases, earnings release conference calls, investor presentations, communications with Nasdaq and BusinessWire, and coordination of IR events and communications with our sell-side analysts
• Assist with and support external audit requirements by providing necessary reports and data
• Become a Workiva power user
• Serve as a back-up for other financial processes

Other (ad hoc priorities):

• Assist business units with accounting projects as requested

Basic Background Requirements

This position will require:

• Working knowledge of US GAAP accounting rules and regulations
• Efficient using computer applications including advanced Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Proficient in the English language
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to problem solve and make simple decisions
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Preference given to local candidates but would consider someone that is able to travel to headquarters for training and quarterly filings.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Kimball Electronics we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

We will consider for employment qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable law (including, for example, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for roles based in San Francisco).