Senior Costing & Commercial Analyst

American Axle & Manufacturing; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

American Axle & Manufacturing, headquartered in Detroit, is seeking a Senior Commercial Analyst to strengthen the Finance team within the Metal Forming organization. The role focuses on developing business cases, cost analyses, and quotes for new programs, with cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities include leading financial analyses, supporting sales quotes, conducting make-vs-buy studies, and reporting program financial health through reviews with management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in Finance; at least 4 years as Finance Controller, at least 2 years in Cost Accounting.
• Experience in cash flow analysis.
• Experience with financial valuation and modeling.
• Familiarity with ABC costing.
• Excel skills at least at 80% level.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all financial responsibilities related to the development of Business Cases and Cost Analyses for product programs.
• Coordinate with other functions to develop a business case and quote for opportunities.
• Review a bill of materials and manufacturing assumptions for reasonableness as part of the process.
• Assist the Sales team in quote preparation and run various pricing/volume scenarios as the need arises.
• Prepare a cost analysis for every change in program design, sourcing, and/or process change.
• Conduct make‑vs‑buy studies and evaluate cost reduction initiatives for financial feasibility.
• As a member of the launch team, attend weekly team meetings to remain up to date with program changes.
• Report financial status of product programs at program reviews with the management team.
• Support plant finance in developing cost models and manufacturing costs/rates.
• Work with different regions on customer, program, and product margin analysis.
• Collaborate with the capital planning group in budgeting and forecasting process.
• Actively contribute to departmental initiatives/process improvements to improve the overall department’s efficiency.
• Support ad‑hoc quick cost analysis as per management request.

Skills

Cash flow analysis

Financial valuation and modeling

ABC costing

Excel skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or equivalent experience

8+ years in Finance; at least 4 years as Finance Controller, at least 2 years in Cost Accounting

Tools

Excel

Job description

American Axle & Manufacturing, headquartered in Detroit, is seeking a Senior Commercial Analyst to strengthen the Finance team within the Metal Forming organization. The role focuses on developing business cases, cost analyses, and quotes for new programs, with cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities include leading financial analyses, supporting sales quotes, conducting make-vs-buy studies, and reporting program financial health through reviews with management.