Financial Analyst I - Financial Plan & Analysis Corp Finance

GM Financial Group - Detroit, MI

Full-time - Entry Level

Hybrid - Detroit, MI

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Financial Analyst I position at GM Financial involves performing financial analysis in key areas such as Financial Planning, Financial Analysis, and Financial Administration. The role is designed to assist in maximizing the company's profitability through analytics and compliance with financial policies. The analyst will analyze financial information, develop forecasting models, and support management with various financial insights and reports.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial information, including trends and forecasts.
• Develop, evaluate, and monitor short/long term corporate forecasting models.
• Analyze monthly/quarterly/yearly financial results and communicate important trends and measurements.
• Create various balance sheet, revenue, and expense forecasts for disclosures and business scenarios.
• Perform variance analysis and research to explain any differences.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of financial data/information sources.
• Prepare ad hoc analysis for management.
• Support the Financial Planning Analysis Manager or AVP Forecasting, Planning, and Analysis by performing special projects such as analysis of trends and investigation of specific issues.

Requirements

• Strong working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access) or like products.
• Working knowledge of Corporate Finance and Accounting.
• Maintain working knowledge of data and information sources.
• Ability to learn and operate data mining tools such as Access, SAS, and SQL.
• Ability to manage projects.
• Ability to use historical trends to develop dynamic budgeting and forecasting models.
• Ability to work well with all levels of management.
• Analytical and quantitative skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Possess skills in spreadsheet applications.
• Basic knowledge of data mining tools such as Access, SAS, and SQL.
• Knowledge of financial models and tools such as NPV, IRR, etc.
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting required.

Nice-to-haves

• 0-2 years in Financial Planning and Analysis or Accounting preferred.

Benefits

• 401K matching
• Bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid)
• Tuition assistance
• Training
• GM employee auto discount
• Community service pay
• Nine company holidays