Plant Financial Analyst — Drive Costing & Forecasts

The Pivot Group; Ironwood (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pivot Group in Ironwood, MI is seeking a Financial Analyst to support manufacturing decision-making. You will analyze costs, prepare reports, and contribute to budget and forecast processes.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in financial analysis in manufacturing, strong Excel, and experience with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle. This role offers growth in a network focused on Michigan's manufacturing community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Two or more years of financial analysis experience in a manufacturing setting.
• 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.
• Strong Excel skills including pivot tables and lookup functions.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Support the annual budget and quarterly forecast process.
• Analyze capital project requests and track spending against approved budgets.

Skills

Variance analysis

Excel (Pivot Tables & LOOKUP)

Financial analysis

Communication with non-financial staff

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

SQL

Job description

The Pivot Group in Ironwood, MI is seeking a Financial Analyst to support manufacturing decision-making. You will analyze costs, prepare reports, and contribute to budget and forecast processes.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in financial analysis in manufacturing, strong Excel, and experience with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle. This role offers growth in a network focused on Michigan's manufacturing community.