Manufacturing Finance Analyst: Cost & Forecasting

The Pivot Group; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pivot Group in Livonia, MI is seeking a Financial Analyst to support manufacturing-focused finance teams. You will develop dashboards, perform variance analysis, and help prepare budgets and forecasts for plant leadership.

Applicants should have 2+ years of manufacturing finance experience, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with ERP systems (SAP or Oracle). This role offers opportunities across Michigan's manufacturing network with a focus on cost modeling and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• 2+ 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
• Bachelor degree in finance, accounting, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Develop dashboards and reports to track key manufacturing metrics.
• 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.

Skills

Financial analysis

Excel

Variance analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor degree in finance or accounting

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

The Pivot Group in Livonia, MI is seeking a Financial Analyst to support manufacturing-focused finance teams. You will develop dashboards, perform variance analysis, and help prepare budgets and forecasts for plant leadership.

Applicants should have 2+ years of manufacturing finance experience, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with ERP systems (SAP or Oracle). This role offers opportunities across Michigan's manufacturing network with a focus on cost modeling and data-driven decision making.