Chief financial officer Jobs in Dearborn, MI

Job Summary

• Performs business financial processes including project evaluation, activity based management, budgeting, forecasting, business performance reporting, financial/operational auditing, tax preparations, and/or regulatory filings. Establishes long-term and short-term financial plans; budgets and forecasts; consolidating detailed financial budgets and quarterly forecasts for cost centers, business units and/or strategic business units; reporting and analyzing business performance; performing system maintenance for the business performance reporting systems; performing and/or supporting cost center, business unit and/or strategic business unit project evaluation, performing and/or supporting cost center and/or business unit activity based management. Scope and number of processes may vary depending on team. This senior level role is part of a CFO wide Progression with potential rotations into Audit Services, Controller's Office, Investor Relations, Regulatory Affairs, Tax, and/or Treasury.

Key Accountabilities

• Analyzes complex cost centers, business unit or strategic business unit financial information in order to prepare budgets and forecasts. Identify opportunities to improve performance.
• Reports and analyzes business performance including producing variance reports for cost center, business unit or strategic business unit; Analyze results; Compare actual results to budget and to most current forecast; Prepare inputs to the monthly board reports.
• Analyzes capital projects and new business opportunities using corporate standards and develops alternatives and recommendations.
• Utilizes Activity Based Cost models to analyze costs and identify opportunities for cost savings. Work with Business Unit leaders to effectively use cost data.
• Monitors cost center, business unit and/or strategic business unit performance in relation to balanced scorecard measures.
• Monitors work practices and utilizes continuous improvement and lean systems methodology to drive out costs.
• Creates a positive working environment by supporting DTE Energy and CFO initiatives including training and development, diversity, work and personal life balance and enterprise core values.
• Coordinate continuous improvement initiatives, cross functional teams and projects.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance or Economics & the knowledge / capabilities typically acquired through 5+ years of job-relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Interest/experience in data analytics and reporting
• Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
• Experience with ERP systems such as: SAP/Maximo, PeopleSoft, Oracle
• Experience working with large volume of validations of data

Other Qualifications

• Ability to communicate and present information (written / oral)
• Develop, revise and maintain Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, and PowerPoint presentations
• Analytical, Critical Thinking Time/Work Management
• Knowledge of the Business Ability to foster business relationships
• Understanding of Accounting Operations
• Knowledge of budgets/forecast