We are looking for a skilled Business Analyst to join our team in Toledo, Ohio. This role is focused on delivering innovative technology solutions, overseeing application administration, and supporting business operations through advanced reporting and analysis. The ideal candidate will play a key role in training users, communicating technology updates, and ensuring seamless vendor coordination.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Collaborate with business leaders to identify technology needs and implement solutions that enhance efficiency and service quality.<br>• Develop comprehensive technology reports and maintain detailed project documentation, including user stories and process maps.<br>• Serve as the primary administrator for technology applications, managing user activations and group settings.<br>• Act as the main point of contact for Microsoft tenant environment administration and coordinate vendor-driven technical updates.<br>• Design and deliver training sessions and user guides to promote adoption of new systems and tools.<br>• Draft and distribute formal communications regarding technology updates, addressing inquiries and escalating issues as needed.<br>• Support vendor management activities, including coordinating with external providers like Apple and mobile carriers.<br>• Participate in evaluating technology solutions and managing requests for proposals (RFPs).<br>• Facilitate integration between applications and identity providers to ensure seamless functionality.<br>• Assist in the implementation of SaaS solutions and reporting tools such as Power BI and SharePoint.
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.
<p>SVP, Financial Planning & Analysis</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Metro Detroit, Michigan</p><p><strong>Employment Type:</strong> Full-Time</p><p>Job Summary</p><p>Our client, a <strong>national leader in its industry</strong>, is seeking a Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis to play a highly visible, enterprise-wide leadership role. This is an <strong>impact position</strong> with direct influence on strategic decision-making, long-range planning, and financial performance. The SVP will partner closely with executive leadership across the organization to drive insights, challenge assumptions, and elevate financial discipline as the business continues to grow and evolve.</p><p>The organization is known for its <strong>collaborative, high-tenure team environment</strong>, modern headquarters, <strong>onsite fitness center</strong>, and an <strong>in-house barista</strong>, creating an energizing and engaging workplace.</p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Lead enterprise budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and financial modeling activities</li><li>Oversee analysis of financial and operational results versus budget, forecast, and prior periods; identify trends, risks, and opportunities</li><li>Own and enhance a multi-year strategic planning model, including continuous improvement of tools, systems, and methodologies</li><li>Partner with senior leadership to identify key business drivers, performance metrics, and actionable insights</li><li>Present financial outlooks, cash flow projections, and performance analyses to executive leadership</li><li>Provide leadership and development for a high-performing FP& A team</li><li>Collaborate closely with Accounting, Strategy, and M& A teams on key initiatives and transactions</li><li>Ensure financial analyses supporting major decisions are rigorous, relevant, and clearly communicated</li><li>Stay current on industry trends and emerging best practices, proactively assessing business impact</li></ul><p>For immediate and confidential consideration please call Jeff Sokolowski directly at (248)365.6131 or apply directly. </p>
<p>Commercial Analyst</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Plymouth Area</p><p> <strong>Reports To:</strong> Senior Commercial Leadership</p><p> <strong>Status:</strong> Exempt</p><p>Our client is a <strong>large, Tier One manufacturing supplier</strong> with a long-standing reputation for quality, innovation, and operational excellence. The organization is known for its <strong>collaborative culture, high employee morale, and long-tenured workforce</strong>, offering employees the opportunity to <strong>grow and advance based on performance and merit</strong>. Excellent benefits and leadership stability make this an employer of choice.</p><p>Position Overview</p><p>The Commercial Analyst plays a critical role supporting <strong>pricing strategy, customer quotations, and commercial program finance</strong> for both new business awards and existing customer programs. This role develops and maintains <strong>complex cost and financial models</strong> to ensure profitability targets are achieved while supporting competitive customer pricing in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.</p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Develop and maintain <strong>detailed cost, pricing, and profitability models</strong> to support customer quotations, RFQs, and program awards</li><li>Analyze pricing impacts related to <strong>raw material indices, surcharges, engineering changes, and value initiatives</strong></li><li>Support <strong>commercial and program finance activities</strong> for new launches and ongoing production programs</li><li>Prepare margin analysis, contribution analysis, and scenario modeling to support management decision-making</li><li>Review bills of material, routings, and manufacturing assumptions to validate cost accuracy</li><li>Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to align pricing with profitability objectives</li><li>Track customer pricing agreements and ensure alignment with internal systems and approvals</li><li>Provide reporting on pricing trends, risks, recovery opportunities, and program financial performance</li></ul><p>If you have questions or would like more information, please call Jeff Sokolowski at (248)365-6151. </p><p><br></p>
<p>We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst Consultant to join our team on a long-term engagement. This onsite role is located in Southfield, Michigan, and offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to financial planning, analysis, and reporting within a dynamic industry. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in financial modeling, variance analysis, and advanced systems experience, particularly with OneStream.</p><p><br></p><p>The day-to-day responsibilities include: </p><p><br></p><p>• Lead annual financial planning and monthly or quarterly forecasting processes, ensuring accurate revenue and expense projections.</p><p>• Develop and maintain complex financial models to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.</p><p>• Prepare comprehensive management reporting packages, including dashboards and operational updates, to support decision-making.</p><p>• Utilize deep expertise in OneStream to create and manage reporting solutions, going beyond basic data pulling to deliver actionable insights.</p><p>• Build centralized reporting systems and distribute timely, accurate reports to stakeholders.</p><p>• Perform data reconciliation processes to verify the accuracy of financial information.</p><p>• Conduct ad hoc financial analyses and address queries during budgeting and forecasting cycles.</p><p>• Drive automation and implement process improvements across financial planning and analysis functions.</p><p>• Support stakeholders with detailed financial insights and recommendations to enhance operational performance.</p>
<p>Plant Controller (Greenfield Manufacturing Plant) — Our Client</p><p><strong>Overview</strong></p><p> Our client, a growing manufacturing organization, is launching a <strong>greenfield plant</strong> and is hiring a <strong>Plant Controller</strong> to help build the finance foundation from the ground up. This is a <strong>high-visibility leadership role</strong> with exposure to senior and executive leadership. The Plant Controller partners closely with the Plant Manager and leadership team, spends time on the plant floor, and helps <strong>develop best practices</strong>, controls, reporting, and dashboarding supported by <strong>strong technology and modern tools</strong>.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead plant financial operations, reporting, controls, and accountability to results.</li><li>Drive annual budget, monthly forecast, and ongoing variance analysis (labor, materials, overhead, productivity).</li><li>Prepare and present daily/weekly/monthly financial reporting and plant KPI dashboards.</li><li>Support month-end close, inventory accounting, cycle counts/physical inventory, and perpetual inventory monitoring.</li><li>Provide financial impact analysis for engineering changes, capital/spend requests, and operational initiatives.</li><li>Partner with operations, supply chain, engineering, and materials teams to support continuous improvement (Kaizen/lean).</li><li>Support A/P, A/R, payroll, and purchasing workflows; strengthen processes as the plant scales.</li><li>Coach, develop, and manage plant accounting/finance staff in a collaborative team environment.</li><li>Perform other duties as needed in a dynamic, fast-paced plant setting.</li></ul><p><strong>Travel</strong></p><p> Minimal travel may be required for training or controllership conferences.</p><p><br></p><p>For immediate and confidential consideration please call Jeff Sokolowski directly at (248)365-6131 or apply directly today. </p>
