About this role
Financial Analyst - Finance Development Program
Date: Sep 10, 2026
Location: Wickliffe, OH, US, 44092-2298
Company: Lubrizol Corporation
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 program 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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