MFG Finance Investment Analyst PIM Analyst

Job Description

The Projects Finance Analyst supports the Program Investment Management (PIM) desk within Global Capital Management. This role connects the Global Capital Teams scorecard process with Manufacturing Engineering (ME) Chiefs Manufacturing Investment Managers (MIMs) and program teams to improve forecast accuracy funding execution and active program checkbook oversight.

The role is designed for a fully qualified finance professional who can operate independently exercise sound judgment on significant matters and influence cross-functional partners without direct authority. The analyst will combine financial expertise business partnership data and reporting capability and continuous-improvement leadership to help move PIM toward a more connected AI-enabled and forward-looking finance model.

A central focus of the role is enhancing AI-augmented reporting and translating financial data into actionable insight. The analyst will partner with Future of Finance teams to improve standardized reporting strengthen forecast accuracy and help embed new planning reporting and analytics capabilities into day-to-day manufacturing investment management.

• Lead monthly forecast reviews with management MIMs ME Chiefs and program teams.
• Reconcile program forecasts to Global Capital Team scorecard expectations and independently identify material variances risks trends and required actions.
• Improve forecast accuracy by challenging assumptions analyzing historical performance evaluating forecast-to-actual results and partnering with engineering and program owners on corrective actions.
• Maintain visibility to program forecasts funding requirements and management checkbook activity across CAPEX and OPS.
• Translate complex financial information into clear recommendations for management and program stakeholders.
• Anticipate forecast and funding risks and drive issues through resolution with limited supervision.

• Coordinate and execute approved funding movements on behalf of program teams.
• Support funding-release execution following approval requests including coordination with Global Business Services (GBS).
• Partner with Manufacturing Global Capital Management engineering program teams and finance leadership to ensure funding decisions are accurately reflected and executed on schedule.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings clarify roles and actions and use persuasion and data to align stakeholders with differing priorities.
• Serve as a subject-matter resource for less-experienced analysts and share effective forecasting reporting and checkbook-management practices.

• Own the continuous improvement of AI-augmented reporting for PIM and manufacturing investment activity.
• Develop and enhance standardized reporting that provides clear visibility to forecast accuracy forecast-to-actual performance cycle-over-cycle changes funding requirements and key forecast drivers.
• Use AI automation and advanced analytics to identify anomalies surface meaningful trends prioritize variances and reduce manual reporting effort.
• Establish clear validation practices for AI-generated insights including review of source data forecast versions assumptions and business context before information is used in management decisions.
• Build reporting views that enable drill-down from management-level results to the program account or driver level where appropriate.
• Partner with program and engineering teams to convert AI-generated insights into actions that improve forecast assumptions timing and accuracy.
• Track recurring forecast issues and use root-cause analysis to recommend process data or system improvements.
• Measure the effectiveness of reporting enhancements through adoption cycle-time reduction data quality and improved forecast accuracy.

• Partner with Future of Finance teams supporting OneStream Finance360 and related planning reporting data and AI capabilities.
• Translate PIM and manufacturing stakeholder needs into clear business requirements reporting enhancements data-quality priorities and user stories.
• Participate in design reviews testing user acceptance implementation and adoption activities for future-state forecasting and reporting solutions.
• Help migrate the organization from fragmented manually assembled reporting toward standardized governed on-glass reporting and connected planning processes.
• Provide practical feedback from PIM users to improve Finance360 reporting AI insights scenario analysis and forecast workflows.
• Promote responsible use of AI by combining automated insight generation with finance judgment business validation and appropriate governance.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes eliminate duplicate reporting reduce manual handoffs and improve the end-to-end experience for finance and program partners.

The successful candidate will:

• Demonstrate complete knowledge of PIM responsibilities and broad knowledge of related finance manufacturing engineering planning and capital-management processes.
• Work independently with general management guidance and exercise discretion on significant matters.
• Address complex non-standard problems with multiple stakeholders dependencies timelines and competing priorities.
• Develop and deliver solutions that improve operational efficiency forecast accuracy reporting quality and management decision support.
• Own initiatives from problem definition through implementation adoption measurement and continuous improvement.
• Influence senior internal partners and cross-functional stakeholders including those who may not be familiar with the subject matter.
• Use data analysis and financial storytelling to demonstrate the value of recommendations and anticipate objections.
• Create measurable impact across the immediate organization and broader finance or manufacturing function.
• Act as a resource and mentor to less-experienced team members.
• Lead by example through accountability curiosity collaboration openness to feedback and a bias toward practical solutions.

This position works closely with:

• Global Capital Management
• Global Capital Team and scorecard process owners
• Manufacturing Engineering Chiefs and MIMs
• Engineering and program teams
• Global Business Services
• Future of Finance OneStream Finance360 and related data and reporting teams
• Finance leadership and management partners supporting manufacturing investments

Job Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or a related quantitative field.
• 5 years of related experience in finance.
• Proven experience in financial modeling investment analysis and valuation techniques.
• Strong data mining and data modeling skills with experience using relevant software and tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex financial information clearly concisely and confidently to a broad range of stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with frequent ad hoc and time-sensitive requests.
• Proven ability to work independently exercise sound judgment and maintain strong attention to detail in a role with significant ownership and visibility.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations from both a process improvement and investment decision-making perspective.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a willingness to innovate challenge existing processes and bring forward bold practical ideas.
• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn the business especially manufacturing operations in order to strengthen financial partnership and decision support.
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills with the ability to work effectively across functions and influence partners through credibility and insight.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

• Experience in manufacturing finance engineering finance capital planning program finance investment management or financial planning and analysis.
• Experience with enterprise forecasting scorecards forecast-to-actual analysis funding approvals or management checkbook oversight.
• Experience with OneStream Finance360 Power BI or similar planning reporting and analytics platforms.
• Experience implementing reporting automation AI-enabled insights driver-based forecasting scenario analysis or data-quality improvements.
• Experience participating in finance transformation system implementation user acceptance testing or process redesign.
• Experience coaching or mentoring analysts and leading cross-functional improvement initiatives.

Success in this role will be measured by the candidates ability to:

• Improve the timeliness quality and accuracy of monthly forecast reviews.
• Increase visibility to forecast-to-actual performance key drivers funding needs and checkbook activity.
• Deliver accurate and timely funding movements with fewer handoffs and execution issues.
• Improve forecast accuracy through stronger assumptions data validation driver analysis and program-team engagement.
• Build trusted standardized AI-augmented reporting that reduces manual effort and enables more strategic analysis.
• Improve adoption and usefulness of Future of Finance reporting and planning capabilities for PIM stakeholders.
• Convert AI and reporting insights into actions that improve business outcomes.
• Deliver measurable process improvements that benefit the broader finance and manufacturing organization.
• Strengthen engagement among program teams MIMs ME Chiefs Global Capital Management GBS and Future of Finance partners.

Location: Hybrid. This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the - Global HQ Warren MI three times per week at minimum or other frequency dictated by the business

Relocation: This role is NOT eligible for relocation benefits.

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