About the role
Work arrangement: Hybrid — 2 days on-site per week (Novi, MI)
The Senior Analyst, Financial Reporting and Consolidations is responsible for preparing, analyzing, and reviewing the Company's North America and Consolidated internal financial reporting packages — a key control supporting the accuracy and completeness of the Company's financial statements. This role also performs monthly consolidation and accounting close procedures, and is encouraged to leverage AI and automation tools to streamline reporting and analysis.
The ideal candidate combines strong accounting or finance training with sharp technical, analytical, and communication skills. This role requires comfort managing large data sets, assessing financial statement variances, and advising management on risks and opportunities identified through that analysis.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepare internal financial reporting packages that serve as a key control over the reporting of actuals
- Analyze financial results, including trend and variance analysis, and communicate findings to management
- Perform monthly consolidation and accounting close procedures, including preparing and reviewing trial balances, journal entries, accruals, and account/bank reconciliations in compliance with US GAAP
- Review and analyze inter-company and intra-company balances and transactions
- Partner with Accounting and Finance teams to drive process improvements, implement accounting policies, and ensure complete, accurate financials
- Build and maintain automated reporting tools to increase team productivity
- Build strong, trust-based relationships with operating leaders across the organization
- Leverage AI tools and automation to streamline reporting, analysis, and close processes, and identify opportunities to modernize existing workflows