Manufacturing Finance Analyst - Cost & Forecasting

The Pivot Group; Mount Pleasant (MI); On-site; USD 69,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pivot Group in Mount Pleasant, MI is seeking a Financial Analyst to support month-end close, cost modeling, and budgeting for manufacturing operations. This role emphasizes cross-functional communication and delivering actionable financial insights to plant leadership.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting and 2+ years of manufacturing finance experience, with strong Excel, ERP (SAP/Oracle), and data analysis skills. On-site opportunity in Michigan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries and support month end close activities.
• 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.

Skills

Excel

Pivot Tables

Power BI

SQL

ERP

Variance Analysis

Education

Bachelor degree in finance, accounting, or a related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

The Pivot Group in Mount Pleasant, MI is seeking a Financial Analyst to support month-end close, cost modeling, and budgeting for manufacturing operations. This role emphasizes cross-functional communication and delivering actionable financial insights to plant leadership.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting and 2+ years of manufacturing finance experience, with strong Excel, ERP (SAP/Oracle), and data analysis skills. On-site opportunity in Michigan.