<p>We are looking for a Financial Analyst to join a growing finance team supporting a wholesale distribution business in the Commerce, Michigan area. In this role, you will turn financial and sales data into clear reporting, meaningful analysis, and practical recommendations for leadership. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to improve business performance.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Create monthly financial and sales performance reporting for leadership, highlighting trends, key indicators, and overall business results.</p><p>• Support the budgeting cycle and forecasting process by compiling inputs, validating assumptions, and helping maintain planning accuracy.</p><p>• Evaluate results against prior periods and budget expectations to explain performance changes across volume, product mix, pricing, and other drivers.</p><p>• Produce recurring sales updates during the month to help leadership track progress against plan and identify areas requiring attention.</p><p>• Translate financial and operational data into insights that guide strategy, profitability improvement, and business decision-making.</p><p>• Partner with department leaders as a trusted financial resource, helping align decisions with company goals and measurable outcomes.</p><p>• Build and maintain management reports, dashboards, and KPI summaries that give stakeholders visibility into company performance.</p><p>• Conduct targeted analyses and business case modeling to support initiatives, answer ad hoc requests, and improve planning decisions.</p><p>• Document finance processes and recommend enhancements to reporting tools, data quality, and business intelligence capabilities.</p>
<p>Our client, a highly respected global manufacturing organization, is seeking a Finance Director to join its leadership team. This is a unique opportunity for a strategic Finance Director professional who thrives at the intersection of finance, operations, and business transformation.</p><p>The Finance Director will serve as a key business partner to executive leadership and play a critical role in driving enterprise-wide initiatives designed to improve processes, enhance reporting capabilities, optimize operations, and support long-term growth. The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen with proven project management experience leading complex global transformation initiatives across multiple business units and geographies. This role offers significant visibility with senior leadership and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on a growing global organization.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Partner with executive leadership to develop and execute strategic financial and operational initiatives</li><li>Lead large-scale transformation projects focused on process improvement, systems optimization, organizational effectiveness, and operational excellence</li><li>Manage cross-functional project teams across finance, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, IT, and commercial functions</li><li>Drive global standardization of financial processes, reporting, controls, and performance metrics</li><li>Support enterprise-wide planning, forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis activities</li><li>Develop business cases and financial models to evaluate strategic investments and operational initiatives</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve profitability, working capital, productivity, and operational performance</li><li>Deliver executive-level presentations and updates regarding project milestones, risks, and expected outcomes</li><li>Collaborate with regional and international finance teams to align financial objectives and best practices</li><li>Champion change management efforts to ensure successful implementation and adoption of key initiatives</li></ul><p>For immediate consideration call Jimmy Tunney at 517-657-8054.</p>
We are looking for a Procurement Analyst to join a growing manufacturing organization in Saline, Michigan. This fully on-site role is suited for someone who enjoys using data to improve purchasing outcomes, build strong supplier partnerships, and support efficient operations across the business. The position works closely with internal teams and vendors to strengthen sourcing decisions, control costs, and maintain reliable material and service availability.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Evaluate purchasing activity, supplier results, and market cost patterns to guide informed procurement decisions.<br>• Coordinate quote requests with vendors, review pricing proposals, and contribute to negotiation efforts that improve value and service.<br>• Partner with operations, supply chain, and finance teams to align procurement activities with production demands and business priorities.<br>• Maintain accurate procurement records and strengthen data quality within enterprise systems and reporting tools.<br>• Create and update spreadsheets, dashboards, and performance reports to track purchasing effectiveness and supplier trends.<br>• Monitor vendor service levels, delivery performance, and other key indicators to support accountability and risk awareness.<br>• Identify opportunities to reduce spend, streamline workflows, and improve overall purchasing efficiency.<br>• Help ensure sourced materials and services meet expectations for quality, timing, and inventory support while following company policies.
We are looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst to strengthen financial insight and decision support for our manufacturing operations. In this role, you will work closely with teams across finance, operations, sales, supply chain, and leadership to translate business performance into clear analysis and practical recommendations. This position is ideal for a finance specialist who enjoys building models, improving reporting, and helping guide planning activities through accurate and timely analysis.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead support for the annual budgeting cycle, recurring forecasts, and longer-term financial planning activities.<br>• Evaluate operating results against plans and prior expectations, highlighting trends, risks, and the factors influencing performance.<br>• Produce reporting materials for leadership, including dashboards, variance reviews, and presentation-ready financial summaries.<br>• Develop and maintain financial models used for scenario evaluation, margin analysis, pricing decisions, and business improvement efforts.<br>• Review manufacturing cost performance across materials, labor, inventory, and overhead to identify variances and cost drivers.<br>• Assess product and customer profitability to help inform portfolio strategy and commercial decision-making.<br>• Assist with month-end close by reviewing accruals, researching unexpected results, and resolving financial discrepancies.<br>• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to enhance reporting quality, streamline analysis, and strengthen financial processes.<br>• Deliver responsive ad hoc analysis and provide documentation or support needed for audit-related requests.
<p>We are looking for a detail-oriented Grant Accountant to support grant-related financial management for an organization in Toledo, Ohio. This contract position offers a path to a permanent role and will oversee the accounting lifecycle of awarded grants, from budget support and compliance monitoring through reporting, reconciliation, and closeout. The role works closely with finance and program teams to maintain accurate records, monitor spending, and ensure funding is used in accordance with grant requirements.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Partner with internal staff to gather documentation needed for prompt billing, invoice creation, and required grant reporting.</p><p>• Review expenses to confirm charges align with grant terms and are appropriate for reimbursement.</p><p>• Examine payroll activity against approved grant budgets and adjust coding when costs fall outside funding guidelines.</p><p>• Monitor grant drawdowns throughout the funding period to maintain timely cash requests and adherence to applicable regulations.</p><p>• Contribute to month-end close activities by preparing and supporting grant-related financial information.</p><p>• Assist finance leadership with building and updating grant budgets for new and existing awards.</p><p>• Share regular financial updates with program leaders to highlight current spending, available balances, and potential budget concerns.</p><p>• Work with accounting leadership to prepare journal entries and maintain accurate financial records across assigned grants.</p><p>• Support external audit requests and complete periodic grant reports, including quarterly, semi-annual, and annual submissions.</p><p>• Track each grant's awarded amount, expenditures, and remaining funds while alerting stakeholders to variances or risk of unspent balances.</p>
<p>The MES Analyst is responsible for the implementation, support, configuration, optimization, and continuous improvement of the MES System (Solidat). This role acts as a liaison between Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering and IT to ensure accurate data capture, system reliability, and alignment with production and compliance requirements.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>· Support daily operations of the MES, ensuring system availability, accuracy, and performance</p><p>· Configure and maintain MES workflows, routings, and production parameters</p><p>· Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering and Materials to gather system requirements and translate them into MES solutions</p><p>· Troubleshoot MES issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions</p><p>· Support system integrations with ERP, PLCs, and other manufacturing systems</p><p>· Create and maintain MES documentation, including SOPs, work instructions, and system configurations</p><p>· Support data integrity, traceability, and electronic batch records where applicable</p><p>· Develop and deliver MES reports, dashboards, and KPIs to support manufacturing performance</p><p>· Train end users and provide ongoing system support</p>