Financial Analyst

AAM; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dauch Corporation, headquartered in Detroit, MI, is seeking a Financial Analyst to join its global procurement team. This role supports budget and forecast development, supplier risk analysis, and PO price updates, with exposure to market-based index changes and SOX testing.

The ideal candidate will collaborate cross-functionally to improve direct material productivity, monitor supplier financial health, and provide management with performance scorecards. Acan-do attitude is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Quantitative Analytics, Data Science, or related field.
• 0-3+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook. etc.).

Responsibilities

• Monitors Dauch supplier’s financial condition and provides ongoing risk assessment analysis.
• Assists in providing Dauch manufacturing locations with forecast guidance and actual performance vs. budget direction as it relates to direct material.
• Assists in the development of Dauch's budget as it relates to raw material productivity.
• Assists in providing management with scorecard on direct material procurement’s financial performance vs. budget.
• Assists in holding procurement accountable to comply with policies and procedures as it relates to sourcing and price change management.
• Supports sourcing decisions, by providing procurement with discounted cash flow comparison of potential sourcing options.
• Assists with periodic Sarbanes-Oxley testing requirements.
• Provides support related to our key projects including tariff reporting, PPV forecasting and improved functionality within our customer/supplier metal market automation functionality.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Quantitative Analytics, Data Science, or related field

Tools

MS Excel

Power Query

R

Python

C++

VBA

Job description

Financial Analyst

Job Description Summary

Dauch is looking for a Financial Analyst to join our team at our World Headquarters in Detroit, MI. This individual will work closely with Dauch's global procurement organization to support its role in budget and forecast development, sourcing decisions, supplier risk analysis, Sarbanes-Oxley self-testing, automated PO price updates related to market-based index changes, and verification of support required for PO updates.

The ideal candidate has a positive \"can do\" attitude and seeks to understand why things are done the way they are currently done and challenges the team to find improvement opportunities.

Job Description

• Monitors Dauch supplier’s financial condition and provides ongoing risk assessment analysis.


• Assists in providing Dauch manufacturing locations with forecast guidance and actual performance vs. budget direction as it relates to direct material.


• Assists in the development of Dauch's budget as it relates to raw material productivity.


• Assists in providing management with scorecard on direct material procurement’s financial performance vs. budget.


• Assists in holding procurement accountable to comply with policies and procedures as it relates to sourcing and price change management.


• Supports sourcing decisions, by providing procurement with discounted cash flow comparison of potential sourcing options.


• Assists with periodic Sarbanes-Oxley testing requirements.


• Provides support related to our key projects including tariff reporting, PPV forecasting and improved functionality within our customer/supplier metal market automation functionality.


• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Quantitative Analytics, Data Science, or related field.


• 0-3+ years of relevant professional experience.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook. etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to transform processes requiring manual inputs and replacing them with automated processes.


• Knowledge of MS Excel features such as VBA, Power Query or experience with R, Python, C++.

About Dauch:

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit www.dauch.com to learn more.

Dauch will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. Dauch will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail [e-mail]. Dauch is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.