Line Shop Analyst III

Job-ID29170855Reference26-24245Line Shop Analyst -Will travel around NE Ohio to various line shops and service centers to meet with FE Managers and Directors to review finacials. -Candidates can be located in the Toledo, Akron, Cleveland areas. -Must be comfortable asking questions around where hours are being charged to, etc. -Focus of this role is to help Linshops achieve capitalization targets. -Possibility of contract to hire Short-Term Actions • Targeted field visits to shops and service centers with lower capitalization rates. o This would likely require additional support resources, including Accounting Policy participation, to accompany Business Services and Operations teams during shop reviews. o The objective would be to better understand local practices, identify inconsistencies, and provide real-time guidance on capitalization decisions. Key focus areas to include: • Standardized review tools and reporting o Supervisors rely on a variety of work management tools – some are QV reports, Business Services reports, and Operations reports, which can make reviews cumbersome and potentially create analysis paralysis. o Evaluate whether reporting and dashboards can be streamlined to provide a smaller set of leading indicators that help supervisors more effectively review and manage time charging and capitalization performance. • Accounting Policy guidance and training o Develop or refresh Accounting Policy playbooks and guidance documents. Translate accounting speak to easy to understand operations tasks o Provide targeted training for line supervisors, shop personnel, and Business Services teams to reinforce expectations and improve consistency across operating areas. • Design standards review o Conduct a joint Accounting Policy and Engineering review of standard design requirements. o Ensure projects are being designed and executed using approved standard designs, while also considering capitalization implications early in the process. • Time charging process review o Evaluate existing tools and processes related to time charging, particularly around PowerOn follow-up activities, which may present opportunities for improvement. EEO: “Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”