FP&A Manager

$140,000 - $150,000/Yr

Uhy Resource Solutions Group - Northville, MI

Full-time - Senior

Northville, MI

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Commercial FP&A Manager at UHY LLP is a key role responsible for financial planning and analysis within the automotive industry. This hybrid position requires strong Excel skills and excellent communication abilities to develop business plans, pricing strategies, and financial analyses that support senior management in decision-making. The role involves direct customer interaction and mentoring of direct reports, ensuring financial strategies align with the company's goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop Business Plans (Current & New), Capital Appropriation Requests, and business cases for analysis of Return on Investment, Return on Invested Capital, and Economic Value Add.
• Develop proformas for new manufacturing facilities.
• Develop competitive pricing strategies/quotations and negotiate pricing through customer costing models.
• Work with a complex bill of material to understand and develop cost strategies for products.
• Attend project team meetings and follow-up to resolve financial issues to attain key financial measures.
• Perform monthly global financial value added business analysis for senior management.
• Explain product costs to customers' financial analysts and develop cost targets for suppliers based on customer & market data.
• Control development spending and have direct involvement in spending and recovery initiatives.
• Initiate financial road-maps based on product cost reduction efforts.
• Provide support for Month-end close and financial review analysis.
• Execute financial strategy of the Global CBU and manage overall income statement and internal controls responsibility for the Global CBU.
• Mentor and coach direct reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Engineering, or Program Management (MBA or professional accreditation such as CPA or CMA preferred).
• Minimum of 8 years of financial experience related to financial management in a global manufacturing environment.
• Proven excellence in financial skills and ability to work in a highly matrixed team environment.
• Automotive experience highly desired.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, and strong analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication/presentation skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in project management.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Demonstrated results in improving processes and developing financial analysis that provides business insight.

Benefits

• Health savings account
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending account
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Life insurance