Finance Analyst

Optimal Inc.; Allen Park (MI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (4 days in office)

In-person interviews

Job summary

Optimal Solution Company seeks a Projected Benefit Obligation Analyst to support monthly financial reporting for engineering programs, delivering variance analysis and physicals-based reporting for key stakeholders.

You will collaborate across the business, drive process improvements, and support procurement to ensure on-time delivery. The role is hybrid (4 days in the office) with in-person interviews as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• 2 years of experience with job responsibilities focused on finance and accounting and operations support.
• Extensive skill with Excel and other MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly accounting for New Model Programs business activities.
• Provide monthly and quarterly variance analysis, identifying key trends and drivers.
• Develop and maintain physicals-based financial reporting incorporating input from various key stakeholders.
• Assist in preparing monthly analysis of various spending accounts required to support key stakeholders in operations.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial information to key stakeholders.
• Provide financial and business support to key stakeholders.
• Support the Prototype Business Office Lead with miscellaneous business requests.
• Collaborate to develop business cases and optimize how work is done.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of engineering financial management within New Model Programs.
• Support process regarding procurement to maintain on time delivery.
• Support asset verification activities, reconciling physical and fixed asset records to ensure accurate accounting and reporting.

Skills

SAP

Excel

Financial analysis

Analytical skills

Data analysis

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Position Description:

The Projected Benefit Obligation Analyst supports monthly financial reporting for engineering business activities within OEM New Model Programs, preparing variance analysis and physicals-based financial and operational reporting for key stakeholders. The role partners across the business to support financial decision-making and business case development, drives process improvements and maintains documentation for engineering financial management, and supports procurement activities to maintain on-time delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support monthly accounting for New Model Programs business activities.
• Provide monthly and quarterly variance analysis, identifying key trends and drivers impacting financial performance.
• Develop and maintain physicals-based financial reporting incorporating input from various key stakeholders.
• Assist in preparing monthly analysis of various spending accounts required to support key stakeholders in operations.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial information to key stakeholders.
• Provide financial and business support to key stakeholders
• Support the Prototype Business Office Lead with miscellaneous business requests.
• Collaborate to develop business cases and optimize how work is done.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of engineering financial management within New Model Programs.
• Support process regarding procurement to maintain on time delivery.
• Support asset verification activities, reconciling physical and fixed asset records to ensure accurate accounting and reporting

Skills Required:

• SAP, Microsoft Excel, Analyst, Critical Thinking, Microsoft Office, Analytical, Analytical skills, Financial Analysis, Financial Operations SAP - Project and cost center actuals Microsoft Excel - vLookup, xLookup, Pivot Tables, Microsoft Office - PowerPoint, excel, word Financial Analysis - analyze month over month trends

Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• 2 years of experience with job responsibilities focused on finance and accounting and operations support.
• Extensive skill with Excel and other MS Office tools.

Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree

Additional Information:

• Hybrid (4 days per week in the office)
• As this is a hybrid position, the customer can request in-person interviews.

Use of AI Technology:

Unless expressly authorized in the interview/skill set validation instructions, candidates may not use AI tools or other third-party assistance during an interview or assessment to generate or provide substantive answers to interview questions. Candidates should answer organically in their own words, drawing on their own knowledge, skills, and experience. Failure to adhere to these expectations may result in the candidate being removed from consideration.