<p><strong>Hybrid Opportunity - Local Candidates Only</strong></p><p>Our client is seeking an experienced and strategic finance leader to take ownership of inventory valuation, cost standards, and financial reporting in support of manufacturing and supply chain operations. This is a high-impact opportunity for a hands-on finance professional who excels in building cross-functional relationships, leading teams, and driving process improvements that enhance visibility, accuracy, and operational performance.</p><p>If you're looking to present this role to strong candidates, this position offers the chance to step into a leadership role with meaningful influence across operations, finance, and supply chain while helping shape reporting, costing processes, and overall business decision-making.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Drive automation of operational finance reporting, including development of dashboards for accurate, real-time visibility into key metrics.</li><li>Prepare clear financial summaries and present results to supply chain and operations leadership.</li><li>Analyze financial results and provide actionable insights to business partners.</li><li>Partner cross-functionally with operations, warehousing, materials, and purchasing teams to identify, implement, and measure cost-saving initiatives.</li><li>Lead the cost accounting team across all related functions supporting business performance objectives.</li><li>Delegate work, establish performance metrics, and guide the team toward achieving goals.</li><li>Coach, mentor, and develop team members.</li><li>Evaluate departmental processes and implement improvements to increase efficiency, optimize resources, and maintain accuracy.</li><li>Provide financial visibility and performance analysis for manufacturing operations, aligning with business partners to improve results.</li><li>Prepare budgets, review budget submissions, and support budget presentations.</li><li>Assist manufacturing leadership with capital expenditure proposals.</li><li>Investigate and report significant weekly variances, working with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and implement solutions.</li><li>Oversee financial reporting for supply chain operations, including design, execution, and maintenance of inventory valuation processes across multiple entities.</li><li>Establish and review cost elements including material, labor, overhead, perpetual inventory, and inventory reserves.</li><li>Partner with domestic and international teams to ensure accurate material costing and monitor and forecast purchase price variances.</li><li>Develop and implement regular reviews of bills of materials, routings, and other cost components to ensure costing accuracy.</li><li>Establish and maintain reliable processes for allocating overhead across cost centers.</li><li>Coordinate periodic and year-end inventory counts with inventory control teams and support audit readiness.</li><li>Own the financial close process for inventory, cost of goods sold, freight, and distribution costs, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and account analysis.</li><li>Support interim and annual audit activities by preparing and coordinating required financial information.</li><li>Handle all information with a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism.</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for a detail-oriented finance specialist who can lead planning, analysis, and reporting efforts while helping the organization strengthen its financial decision-making. This role is well suited for someone who enjoys turning complex data into clear business insights, building reliable reporting processes, and supporting leadership with forward-looking analysis. The position offers an opportunity to shape budgeting and forecasting practices, improve financial visibility through dashboards and automation, and grow into a broader leadership capacity over time.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and monthly financial review activities to provide leadership with accurate and timely performance insights.<br>• Develop financial models and analytical tools that support strategic decisions related to operations, growth opportunities, and overall business performance.<br>• Produce management reports, variance analysis, and presentation materials that explain key trends, risks, and opportunities in a clear and actionable way.<br>• Create more efficient and automated financial statement and reporting processes, reducing reliance on manual spreadsheets where possible.<br>• Oversee administration and effective use of financial systems and reporting tools, including dashboard development and data visualization support in Power BI.<br>• Support planning and analysis tied to capital needs, debt activity, labor performance, and other core financial metrics.<br>• Partner with accounting and operational stakeholders to improve the accuracy, consistency, and usefulness of financial data across the organization.<br>• Contribute financial analysis for transactions and organizational changes such as acquisitions, divestitures, and management agreement evaluations.<br>• Help implement and optimize budgeting technology to strengthen planning capabilities and reporting effectiveness.
We are looking for an Accounting Manager to lead the financial operations of a growing manufacturer of injection molding equipment in Jenison, Michigan. This role oversees core accounting activities while supporting business performance through accurate reporting, cost analysis, and financial planning. The ideal candidate brings strong ownership, sound judgment, and the ability to manage both day-to-day accounting tasks and broader operational finance responsibilities in a multi-site environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the monthly and annual close processes, ensuring financial records are accurate, timely, and aligned with reporting requirements.<br>• Prepare and review financial statements, budgets, and variance analyses to provide leadership with clear insight into business performance.<br>• Manage general accounting activities, including general ledger oversight, balance sheet reconciliations, and actual cost tracking.<br>• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and customer account setup while maintaining strong internal financial controls.<br>• Support inventory, purchasing, and other operational accounting needs as business demands require.<br>• Maintain banking relationships and coordinate matters related to credit facilities, including lines of credit and letters of credit.<br>• Contribute to decisions involving employee benefits, insurance programs, and retirement plan administration.<br>• Monitor credit-related activities and help evaluate customer creditworthiness to support sound financial risk management.
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager/Sr. Consultant to lead analytics-focused initiatives that support operational and business goals in Wyoming, Michigan. This role partners with business leaders, technical teams, and data professionals to turn complex needs into well-defined project plans, practical solutions, and measurable outcomes. The ideal candidate brings strong project leadership, comfort working across multiple priorities, and the ability to communicate analytical concepts clearly to a wide range of stakeholders.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Partner with stakeholders to gather business needs and convert them into clearly defined analytics and reporting requirements.<br>• Build and maintain project documentation, including scope statements, timelines, technical details, and key deliverables for data-driven initiatives.<br>• Oversee project execution from kickoff through completion by tracking milestones, managing dependencies, and addressing risks before they affect delivery.<br>• Lead cross-functional collaboration among analysts, engineers, and business teams to keep work moving forward and remove barriers to progress.<br>• Manage several concurrent projects while balancing priorities, resources, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.<br>• Support large data integration and analytics efforts that improve insight generation, streamline workflows, and strengthen decision-making.<br>• Facilitate status meetings and prepare dashboards, reports, and executive-level updates for internal and external stakeholders.<br>• Ensure final outputs meet quality expectations and follow established data governance, compliance, and documentation standards.<br>• Maintain organized project records, update process documentation and data flows, and capture lessons learned to improve future project performance.