Contract Financial Analyst - Cost Recovery & Audit

Bartech Staffing; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Impellam Group is seeking a Financial Analyst/Cost Analyst in Warren, MI (hybrid: 3 days in office per week). The role focuses on process validation and improvement of supplier overpayments, with cross-functional collaboration across purchasing, finance, and engineering to recover overpayments and update contracts for pricing accuracy.

The position requires 5–7 years of relevant experience, a degree in accounting/finance, and CPA/CFE preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Procurement, Audit, or related field.
• 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• CPA or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze contracts to identify errors and recovery opportunities
• Determine the root cause of pricing errors on contracts with the supply base
• Deliver high-quality audit results that clearly communicate contract issues to purchasing
• Work with key stakeholders to review audit results and agree on a recovery approach
• Support purchasing in supplier negotiations
• Drive timely closure of open audits and collection of overpayments
• Meet targets on key metrics, including contract touch rate, study aging, and cost recoveries
• Identify and collect annual supplier cost recoveries (target of at least $4M)
• Analyze ad-hoc reports and monitor reports for accuracy
• Prepare spreadsheets, charts, and written summaries of audit findings
• Perform special studies at the request of stakeholders or leadership
• Help coordinate financial activities within the work group, and assist with training and coaching other analysts

Skills

Analytical skills

Root cause analysis

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

CPA or CFE preferred

Tools

MS Office Suite

GPS ERP systems

MGO

PDS

E-Squared

eSAP

MARS

Job description

Impellam Group is seeking a Financial Analyst/Cost Analyst in Warren, MI (hybrid: 3 days in office per week). The role focuses on process validation and improvement of supplier overpayments, with cross-functional collaboration across purchasing, finance, and engineering to recover overpayments and update contracts for pricing accuracy.

The position requires 5–7 years of relevant experience, a degree in accounting/finance, and CPA/CFE preferred.