<p>We are looking for a detail-oriented Financial Analyst to join our team in Grand Blanc, Michigan. In this six month contract position, you will play a critical role in managing financial processes, ensuring accurate documentation, and collaborating with various stakeholders to support organizational goals. This role is ideal for individuals with strong analytical skills and a commitment to maintaining precision in financial operations.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Review, track, and process IT vendor invoices through payment requests or approved purchase orders.</p><p>• Manage IT requisitions for purchase order approval, including both capital and expense acquisitions across multiple business units.</p><p>• Collaborate with finance teams, vendors, and stakeholders to reconcile discrepancies in purchase orders, contracts, and invoices.</p><p>• Support the financial team in ensuring vendor leases and purchases are accurately tracked within relevant systems, such as PeopleSoft.</p><p>• Serve as a liaison to address and escalate issues identified by vendor management, procurement, finance, and external suppliers.</p><p>• Maintain thorough documentation and records for vendor management to support audit requests.</p><p>• Assist in coordinating periodic business reviews with vendors to evaluate performance and compliance.</p><p>• Monitor vendor compliance with contractual agreements and address any deviations.</p><p>• Perform additional duties as required to support financial operations.</p>
<p>ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:</p><p>• Prepare monthly sales reports in comparison to business plan for accounting colleagues and management review.</p><p>• Measure and record sales adjustments related to foreign currency transactions in comparison to budgeted standard exchange rates</p><p>• Review sales orders and exception reports for discrepancies; correct as needed</p><p>• Manually invoice parent company for miscellaneous charges as requested</p><p>• Manage fixed asset system to include analysis of additions, disposals, depreciations, acquisitions, and fixed asset form monitoring</p><p>• Develop, maintain, and analyze project budgets, preparing weekly reports</p><p>• Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records and reports for accuracy and conformance.</p><p>• Gathers costs and assist in the preparation of invoices</p><p>• Liaison between company, parent company, and vendors for purchase orders and payments</p><p>• Analyzes and understands Technical Service Agreements for service vendors</p><p>• Assist with the maintenance of J-Sox documentation</p><p>• Support and make recommendations to improve Company policies and procedures</p><p><br></p><p>The above description represents the most significant essential duties of this position but does not exclude other occasional work assignments not mentioned.</p><p><br></p><p>QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:</p><p>• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related area.</p><p>• 5 + years of experience in an accounting function (automotive industry experience is a plus)</p><p>• Proficiency in standard accounting methods and practices, emphasizing auditing and tax standards.</p><p>• Solid written, verbal, and cross-cultural communication skills, emphasizing quantitative and mathematical skills.</p><p>• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, ability to create/modify pivot tables and V-lookups in Excel</p><p>• Experience with JD Edwards distribution software is a plus</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join our team in Southfield, Michigan. This contract position offers an excellent opportunity to leverage your analytical expertise in a manufacturing environment while supporting pricing strategies and cost analysis. The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of cost structures, data analysis, and pricing methodologies to drive impactful business decisions.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Analyze the effects of inflation on manufacturing costs and pricing structures to identify trends and opportunities.<br>• Collaborate with procurement teams to assess cost drivers such as minimum wage increases and material expenses.<br>• Collect, structure, and evaluate data from hundreds of customers to align bills of materials with pricing models.<br>• Estimate the financial impact of inflation on purchased components for individual customer accounts.<br>• Quantify and document inflation recovery potential to support the commercial team in updating pricing strategies.<br>• Develop and validate price lists using Excel, ensuring accuracy and usability for sales and commercial teams.<br>• Create transparent cost recovery methodologies to ensure fair pricing adjustments for customers.<br>• Regularly review bills of materials and cost structures to ensure alignment with changing input factors, such as labor and materials.<br>• Analyze foreign exchange fluctuations and their influence on material and labor costs.<br>• Utilize advanced Excel skills to build pricing models, automate data analysis, and synthesize complex datasets.