Financial Analyst

JOB DESCRIPTION

Core Responsibilities:

• The Financial Analyst is responsible for supporting programs in development and current production programs to achieve and maintain the approved business case metrics of profitability and return on investment.
• Great broad skill set includes analytical, communication, strategic thinking, and technical knowledge of the products.
• Outstanding organization and documentation skills and high attention to analytical details.
• Provides leadership in communication, character, critical thinking, change mastery, conflict resolution, coaching and teaming.
• Supports AFM for Business Planning, Product Costing, Product Pricing, on financial issues.

Additional Responsibilities:

• The Financial Analyst will support development of New Business Plans which assess Return on Investment.
• Support Quotations to be submitted to Customers.
• Work with a complex bill of material to understand and cost a product, and related cost drivers.
• Work with a variety of manufacturing processes and related costs.
• Attend project team meetings/lead project finance meetings as necessary.
• Follow-up on open financial issues until they are resolved.
• Gather and summarize data for monthly financial updates for top management (Program Reviews, Launch Readiness Review, etc.)
• Set cost targets for suppliers, support Make vs Buy Decisions.
• Providing input for plants/engineering/tooling for Profit Plan/Forecast.
• Support AFMs in controlling development spending and other financial matters, challenge the team to identify ways to reduce cost.
• Initiate and support product cost reduction efforts
• Ensure/maintain Metrix/Fiori for pricing updates and retro billing
• Tooling/discrete PO invoicing

Basic Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree is required in Business, Finance, Engineering, or Program Management
• Strong organizational and communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Proficient in advanced MS Excel

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-2 years’ experience related to financial management or project management
• Automotive finance experience
• Strong finance skills and familiarity with business case preparation - financial metrics (ROS%, IRR%, ROA %)

PRIMARY LOCATION

Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI