<p>Are you a finance professional who enjoys turning financial data into meaningful business insights? We’re partnering with a manufacturing organization to identify a Senior Financial Analyst who can do more than report the numbers. This individual will play an important role in financial planning, performance analysis, and strategic decision-making, partnering with leaders across the business to identify opportunities for improved profitability, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth.</p><p><br></p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical, business-minded Financial Analyst professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and wants to make a tangible impact on business performance.</p><p><br></p><p>What You’ll Do as a Senior Financial Analyst:</p><ul><li><strong>Financial Planning & Analysis:</strong> Lead and support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning activities to help the organization achieve its financial objectives.</li><li><strong>Financial Modeling:</strong> Develop and maintain financial models, scenario analyses, and ROI assessments to evaluate business initiatives, investments, and strategic opportunities.</li><li><strong>Performance Analysis:</strong> Analyze financial results, identify trends and variances, and translate findings into actionable recommendations for business leaders.</li><li><strong>Operational Partnership:</strong> Collaborate with operations, supply chain, manufacturing, and other cross-functional teams to understand performance drivers and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and profitability.</li><li><strong>Manufacturing Metrics:</strong> Analyze key operational and financial indicators, including production costs, labor efficiency, material costs, inventory, margins, and other relevant KPIs.</li><li><strong>Reporting & Insights:</strong> Prepare management reports, dashboards, and presentations that communicate financial performance, highlight risks, and support informed decision-making.</li><li><strong>Continuous Improvement:</strong> Identify opportunities to enhance financial processes, reporting capabilities, forecasting accuracy, and overall business performance.</li><li><strong>Strategic Support:</strong> Partner with finance leadership and operational stakeholders on special projects, business cases, and initiatives that drive growth and cost optimization.</li></ul><p>For immediate consideration call Jimmy Tunney at 517-657-8054</p>
<p>We’re excited to be partnering with a manufacturing organization where we’ve built a long history of successful placements and strong relationships. Known for providing a great environment for finance professionals to grow their careers, this is an opportunity for a Financial Analyst to join a team where you can make an impact, build your skill set, and develop a deeper understanding of the business.</p><p><br></p><p>We’re looking for a Financial Analyst who enjoys working with numbers, uncovering trends, and helping business leaders make informed decisions. This role offers the opportunity to gain exposure to key financial processes while partnering with colleagues across the organization to support business performance and continued growth.</p><p><br></p><p>What You’ll Do as a Financial Analyst</p><ul><li>Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.</li><li>Analyze financial results, investigate variances, and identify trends and opportunities for improvement.</li><li>Prepare financial reports, dashboards, and presentations to support management decision-making.</li><li>Partner with accounting, operations, and other departments to understand business performance and key financial drivers.</li><li>Assist with financial modeling, profitability analysis, and special projects.</li><li>Monitor key performance indicators and help identify opportunities to improve cost management, efficiency, and profitability.</li><li>Support month-end reporting and the preparation of financial analyses used by leadership.</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, data accuracy, and overall financial visibility.</li></ul><p>For immediate consideration call Jimmy Tunney at 517-657-8054.</p>
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Cost Accountant to support a chemicals manufacturing operation through a long-term contract assignment. This role is ideal for a hands-on, detail-oriented accounting specialist who can strengthen standard costing processes, deliver timely analysis, and provide clear insight into cost movement across the business. The position will work closely with purchasing, R&D, sales, and finance partners to improve the speed and accuracy of costing decisions that influence pricing, reporting, and intercompany activity.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead monthly standard cost updates and maintain accurate product costing in support of ongoing material and pricing changes.<br>• Analyze cost variances before and after cost updates, identifying root causes and summarizing key business drivers for stakeholders.<br>• Prepare and support transfer pricing calculations, ensuring intercompany partners receive timely and reliable information.<br>• Partner with purchasing, R&D, and sales teams to validate inputs that affect costing, quoting, and margin decisions.<br>• Produce clear reporting and cost analysis in Excel and related reporting tools to improve visibility into trends and exceptions.<br>• Streamline recurring costing activities to improve turnaround times, strengthen consistency, and reduce manual inefficiencies.<br>• Support costing needs tied to new product development and item setup as products move into active production.<br>• Use SAP and associated reporting tools, including Power BI where applicable, to extract data, review results, and communicate findings.<br>• Share process knowledge and contribute to work instructions so the broader team can execute costing activities more effectively.