Description
We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant/Senior Financial Analyst to join our clients team in Sterling Heights, Michigan. This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, excels in managing financial processes, and ensures accuracy in reporting. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining the general ledger and driving month-end close activities.
· Support month-end close process and reporting requirements.
o Participate in the Business Unit financial performance results regarding variance analysis to forecast, budget, and prior year.
o Support month-end reporting of standardized financial statements and KPI's.
o Develop and improve upon reporting processes and assist in KPI preparation and analysis.
o Support Board presentation development and ad hoc support.
· Support forecast and annual budget processes.
o Forecast support of Corporate and SG& A-related costs, including direct support of IT team.
o Overall support of Business Unit deliverables and consolidation of information and analytics.
o Analyze performance indicators, financial results, variance analysis.
o Support annual budget process, including coordination of deliverables with Business Unit finance team members, corporate costs.
o Development of Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, cost center budgets, capital expenditures, and bridge analysis.
· Support accounting, budgeting/forecasting, and reporting for corporate functions.
o Direct support of IT-related financials, including operating expenses and capital expenditures.
o Analyze and interpret actual variances to budget and prior year.
o Focus on development of Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow.
o Participate in the financial performance results with budget vs actual variances.
o Improve financial status by identifying and analyzing trends, recommended actions.
o Analyze financial reports and translate them into concise summaries for management.
· Support continued development of financial applications, including ERP's and OneStream.
o Systems support and development to gain efficiencies with ERP and OneStream systems, including data integration.
o Development of standardized reports for Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, including financial KPI's.
o Assist Business Units with development of non-financial statistical accounts.
· Business case development, long-term planning, and ad hoc reporting as required.
o Assist with long-term financial modeling and planning.
o Work on business cases and ad hoc projects as required, including strategic assessments and recommendations.
Requirements
· Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
· Master's Degree and/or Certification (CPA, CMA, CFM).
· 5-7 years' experience with accounting and finance in the manufacturing industry (preferred)
· Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
· Proficient in current industry standard PC applications and systems (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).
· Familiarity with accounting-related software and applications (NetSuite, OneStream, etc.).
· Demonstrate strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
· Advanced proficiency with higher-level Excel formulas and functions (Vlookups, pivot tables, etc.), PowerPoint.
· Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills (i.e., for presentations, meeting facilitation, etc.).
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