Manufacturing Financial Analyst — Kalamazoo Area

The Pivot Group Careers; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 66,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pivot Group Careers is seeking a Financial Analyst to join its Kalamazoo, MI network of manufacturing-focused opportunities. This role focuses on financial analysis, cost modeling, budgeting, and variance analysis to support plant leadership.

Candidates should have manufacturing experience, strong Excel skills, and ERP familiarity (SAP/Oracle/NetSuite). The network partners with multiple Kalamazoo-area manufacturers for long-term fit and career growth.

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

• 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

Excel

Pivot tables

Lookup functions

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

Forecasting

Budgeting

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Job description

The Pivot Group Careers is seeking a Financial Analyst to join its Kalamazoo, MI network of manufacturing-focused opportunities. This role focuses on financial analysis, cost modeling, budgeting, and variance analysis to support plant leadership.

Candidates should have manufacturing experience, strong Excel skills, and ERP familiarity (SAP/Oracle/NetSuite). The network partners with multiple Kalamazoo-area manufacturers for long-term fit and career growth.