Manufacturing Finance Analyst - Cost & Budgeting

The Pivot Group; Iron River (MI); On-site; USD 67,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pivot Group Network in Iron River, MI, seeks skilled Financial Analysts to support manufacturing partners in the Iron River area. The role focuses on monthly reporting, cost modeling, variance analysis, budgeting, and dashboard development to monitor key metrics.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of manufacturing finance experience, strong Excel abilities, and familiarity with SAP/Oracle or similar ERP systems. Training and opportunities span multiple local plants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in finance, accounting, or a related field is required.
• Two or more years of financial analysis experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Strong Excel skills including pivot tables and lookup functions.
• Experience with standard costing and variance analysis.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle.
• Ability to communicate financial results to non financial plant staff.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly financial reports and variance analysis for plant leadership.
• Build and maintain cost models for products and production lines.
• Track standard costs and investigate cost variances.
• Support the annual budget and quarterly forecast process.
• Analyze capital project requests and track spending against approved budgets.
• Reconcile inventory balances and review cycle count results.
• Prepare journal entries and support month end close activities.
• Develop dashboards and reports to track key manufacturing metrics.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field

Tools

Excel

Pivot Tables

ERP (SAP/Oracle)

Power BI

Job description

The Pivot Group Network in Iron River, MI, seeks skilled Financial Analysts to support manufacturing partners in the Iron River area. The role focuses on monthly reporting, cost modeling, variance analysis, budgeting, and dashboard development to monitor key metrics.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of manufacturing finance experience, strong Excel abilities, and familiarity with SAP/Oracle or similar ERP systems. Training and opportunities span multiple local plants.