Manufacturing Financial Analyst: Drive Plant Costs

The Pivot Group; Michigan; On-site; USD 63,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pivot Group Network in Michigan is actively seeking Financial Analysts to support manufacturing clients in the Sault Ste. Marie region.

This network-focused role emphasizes contributing to budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis for plants in Chippewa County, with opportunities across Michigan's manufacturing landscape. Ideal candidates will bring 2+ years of manufacturing finance experience, strong Excel skills, ERP knowledge (SAP or Oracle), and the ability to communicate financial

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Budgeting & Forecasting

Excel (Pivot Tables & Lookups)

Variance Analysis

Manufacturing Finance

Financial Modeling

Communication to non-financial staff

Education

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

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Job description

The Pivot Group Network in Michigan is actively seeking Financial Analysts to support manufacturing clients in the Sault Ste. Marie region.

This network-focused role emphasizes contributing to budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis for plants in Chippewa County, with opportunities across Michigan's manufacturing landscape. Ideal candidates will bring 2+ years of manufacturing finance experience, strong Excel skills, ERP knowledge (SAP or Oracle), and the ability to communicate financial