General Motors is seeking a Finance Analyst to provide Global Functional Leaders (GFLs) with robust financial analyses, consultations, and decision guidance. You will join a dynamic team focused on executing finance planning and analysis (FP&A) to optimize our engineering business plans.

What You'll Do

Analyze and provide insights on FL cost drivers.
Prioritize and coordinate financial activities effectively with Engineering Business Managers and Business Planners.
Execute finance planning and analyses (FP&A) and prepare budgets, monthly reviews, and presentations to GMNA and global GM Engineering Finance leadership.
Optimize engineering business plans to drive results based on sound financial and business judgment.
Perform high-level analyses of budget control and system improvements.
Interface with GMNA Engineering departments (Manufacturing, Product, Global Product Portfolio, Dimensional, Quality, Supplier Quality and Development Engineering Teams), responding to inquiries for financial information and analysis.
Resolve engineering financial issues and develop new methods of analysis to streamline decision-making.
Analyze Engineering Teams' build of materials (BOM) and tooling and material spending to evaluate their relationship to engineering expenses.
Produce month-end and quarterly journal entries to accurately record engineering departments' spending and accounting adjustments pursuant to US GAAP.
Manage engineering budgets and monthly forecasts at the cost element level in GEFS using Hyperion.
Prepare accruals and make manual journal entries in SAP and update engineering costs.
Work with Engineering teams to obtain engineering cost estimates for vehicle programs, considering foreign exchange rate fluctuations, export and import tax, and customs duties.
Use financial systems (GEFS, SAP, GEPS, GPCS, GFCTS) to analyze and evaluate financial projections and business risks.
Strategically interpret financial and business information to provide a range of scenarios and decision points for monthly forecasting and budgeting.
Coordinate information flow with other GM regions and business units for optimal GFL decisions.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
Three (3) years of experience as a Financial Analyst, Finance Consultant, or related role.
Three (3) years of experience with Excel and Reporting Tool Consumption including Oracle Hyperion and PowerBI.
Three (3) years of experience assimilating large amounts of cost data and clearly communicating necessary information to cross-functional teams.
Three (3) years of experience with contract review and GAAP rules to correctly evaluate and process potential outside purchases.
Three (3) years of experience developing cost models using ground up analysis of structural variable costs.

Technical Stack

Excel, Oracle Hyperion, PowerBI
Global Engineering Finance System (GEFS)
Systems Applications and Products (SAP)
Global Engineering Planning System (GEPS)
Global People Cost System (GPCS)
Global Functional Cost Transfer System (GFCTS)

Team & Environment

You will interface with multiple GMNA Engineering departments and coordinate with other GM regions and business units. You will report to Global Functional Leaders (GFLs), GMNA and global GM Engineering Finance leadership.

Benefits & Compensation

Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers, and adoptive parents.
Healthcare (including a triple tax-advantaged health savings account and wellness incentives), dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
Company contributions and equivalents to the 401K savings plan.
Global colleague and leader recognition program.
Education assistance and student loan refinancing.
GM vehicle discount for you, your family, and friends.

Work Mode

This is a hybrid position.

All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.