Financial Analyst (Hybrid - Warren, MI)

A partner of The Mom Project in the automotive industry is seeking a contract Financial Analyst to help support their business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze contracts to identify pricing errors, discrepancies, and recovery opportunities
• Deliver high-quality audit findings to communicate contract issues to purchasing teams
• Partner with stakeholders to review audit results and agree on recovery strategies
• Support purchasing teams in supplier negotiations
• Drive timely closure of open audits and recovery of overpayments
• Meet performance targets, including contract touch rate, study aging, and cost recovery goals
• Perform financial analysis using internal systems to determine root causes of pricing errors
• Analyze ad-hoc financial and operational reports
• Interface with cross-functional teams in both group and individual settings to review discrepancies between purchasing systems and supplier contracts
• Drive closure of open cases and collection of overpayments within established timelines
• Conduct special studies as requested by leadership
• Identify and collect significant annual supplier cost recoveries

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong financial and contract analysis capabilities
• Experience identifying pricing discrepancies and recovery opportunities
• Ability to interpret supplier contracts and purchasing system data
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to drive results and meet recovery and performance targets
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Customer-focused mindset
• Experience supporting change initiatives and process improvements
• Functional expertise in financial analysis and contract compliance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting purchasing or supply chain organizations
• Experience conducting large-scale contract audits and supplier recovery initiatives

Hours and Location:

• M-F, 40 hours/week
• Hybrid in Warren, MI - 3 days(Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) in-office, 2 days remote per week

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.