Financial Analyst - Finance Development Program

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