Financial Analyst Job in Saginaw, MI

Financial Analyst

We are looking for a detail-oriented Financial Analyst to support recurring close activities and ongoing financial reporting for a Long-term Contract position based in Saginaw, Michigan. This role is well suited for someone who enjoys working with large data sets, building accurate Excel-based analyses, and identifying meaningful financial variances. The ideal candidate is proactive, communicative, and comfortable managing weekly deliverables, month-end and quarter-end support, and ad hoc reporting requests in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Support the month-end close cycle by preparing data files, organizing master data, compiling sales and volume information, submitting required inputs, and assisting with final financial uploads and reporting deadlines.
• Perform variance analysis to explain changes in financial results and help ensure reporting outputs are accurate, complete, and delivered on schedule.
• Prepare weekly financial deliverables and respond to ad hoc analysis requests from stakeholders as business needs arise.
• Reconcile accounts as needed and investigate discrepancies by reviewing source data and validating supporting details.
• Work extensively in Excel to manipulate large data sets using pivot tables, lookups, and advanced formulas to create reliable reporting files.
• Download data from Power BI and transform it into structured Excel-based analyses for financial review and decision support.
• Replicate and maintain reporting templates, ensuring files remain consistent, accurate, and ready for recurring reporting cycles.
• Communicate promptly when issues, questions, or data concerns arise so that problems can be addressed efficiently and timelines stay on track.