Financial Analyst II-Budget Planning Details

Financial Analyst II-Budget Planning

ZF - Farmington Hills, MI

Employment Type : Full-Time

Work at the forefront of automotive innovation with ZF,
one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers.

Req ID 23690

Financial Analyst Portfolio

The Financial Analyst will assist in the areas of product and portfolio profitability analysis, short- and long-range forecasting; annual Operational Planning/Strategic Planning process; business analysis; and enforcing financial policies and procedures.

Organizationally, this position will report to the Portfolio Finance Supervisor and will work very closely with BU portfolio management and individual plant Controller/ Accounting colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other Finance teams to understand the impacts of tariffs, purchasing savings, and customer pricing by product line
• Ensure that systems and processes are in place to provide accurate, timely and meaningful insight as it relates to the financial & operations of the business at the product, portfolio, customer, plant, and total GE level
• Direct a comprehensive financial planning and control program to assist management in the establishment of viable business plans and the achievement of financial goals and objectives
• Work closely with Engineering Finance to understand key projects integral to product lines as well as current forecast
• Support monthly profitability data analysis; collect and analyze monthly product line reports; consolidate and upload to the corporate reporting system (KP8); perform monthly portfolio review and quarterly customer reviews.
• Ad hoc financial support to Finance and Portfolio Leadership
• Work with plant Controllers/Operations on building efficiencies and driving improvement in the overall finance function/processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, business administration or another related field
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in automotive/ manufacturing industry
• Strong finance analysis and financial analytical skills
• Self-Starter with attention to detail, able to organize activities and meet deadlines.
• Strong Excel skills, as the position required manipulation of large quantities of data; Problem solving; Proven interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of PowerBI, Experience in accounting/finance functions; ERP system experience; Prior automotive/ manufacturing industry experience.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.

Be part of our ZF team as Financial Analyst II-BudgPlan and apply now!

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ZF is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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