Financial Reporting Manager

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Southfield, MI, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Aerospace • Automotive • Energy
The Role
Manage corporate monthly/quarterly financial reporting and lead Accounts Payable operations. Drive budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, system/process improvements, and serve as primary financial liaison to the parent company while ensuring compliance, audit readiness, and AP team leadership.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities

The Financial Reporting Manager oversees the accuracy and timely delivery of corporate financial reporting packages while leading the Accounts Payable operations. This role bridges transactional accounting and strategic finance by managing AP staff, driving the annual budgeting process, and serving as the primary financial liaison to the parent company.


Duties & ResponsibilitiesFinancial Reporting & Corporate Analysis

  • Corporate Reporting: Management and oversight of monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages delivered to the parent company, ensuring absolute accuracy, completeness, and strict adherence to deadlines.
  • Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting process and quarterly forecasting activities, partnering directly with senior business leaders to develop reliable financial projections and strategic performance targets.
  • Parent Company Liaison: Serve as the key financial liaison to the parent company; respond to inquiries, provide deep financial insights, and perform comprehensive variance analyses to explain business performance and trends.
  • System & Process Optimization: Drive the development, maintenance, and enhancement of financial reporting tools, templates, and dashboards; proactively identify opportunities to streamline workflows and implement automation initiatives.
  • Standardization: Ensure complete consistency, accuracy, and standardization of financial reporting methodologies across all business units.

Accounts Payable Management

  • Team Leadership: Lead and oversee overall Accounts Payable operations, including recruiting, training, mentoring, and scheduling staff to ensure optimal performance and timely completion of daily activities.
  • Vendor & Account Escalations: Foster strong, professional vendor relationships by overseeing the resolution of complex payment inquiries, high-level disputes, and comprehensive vendor statement reconciliations.
  • Compliance & Audit Control: Review monthly AP account reconciliations, ensure total compliance with IRS 1099 reporting regulations, and serve as a main point of contact to support internal and external audit processes.
  • Operational Back-up: Provide hands-on support with invoice processing and core AP functions as required to ensure departmental objectives and critical operational deadlines are met.

Knowledge & Skills

  • Accounting Principles: Deep understanding of Percentage-of-Completion (POC) accounting principles and their direct application within project-based or manufacturing environments.
  • Advanced Systems & Analytics: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (complex formulas, data analysis, and predictive financial modeling) combined with robust, hands-on experience utilizing SAP ERP systems.

Behavioral Competencies

  • Results-Driven Leadership: Proven ability to manage competing priorities, navigate tight deadlines, and deliver high-quality results with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and professional urgency.
  • Collaboration & Autonomy: Exceptional organizational and time-management skills, with a demonstrated ability to work autonomously as a manager while collaborating effectively across cross-functional leadership teams.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (CPA or MBA preferred).
  • 5+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience, with at least 1-2 years in a supervisory or management capacity.

Skills Required

  • Deep understanding of Percentage-of-Completion (POC) accounting principles
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (complex formulas, data analysis, financial modeling)
  • Hands-on experience with SAP ERP systems
  • Experience managing Accounts Payable operations and leading AP staff
  • Experience leading annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes
  • Experience preparing corporate financial reporting packages and performing variance analysis
  • Experience supporting internal and external audits and ensuring 1099 compliance
  • Results-driven leadership with strong organizational and time-management skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • CPA or MBA
  • 5+ years progressive accounting/finance experience
  • 1-2 years supervisory or management experience
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The Company
HQ: Southfield, MI
6,502 Employees
Year Founded: 1973

What We Do

Comau is a worldwide leader in the industrial automation field. We offer complete engineering solutions, from product development to the realization of industrial process and automation systems. Through dynamic research and development we constantly expand and improve our product portfolio. Our competencies in Body Assembly, Powertrain Machining & Assembly, and Robotics enable Comau to deliver innovative products, systems, and solutions that suit manufacturing requirements in industries such as Automotive, Aerospace, Railway, Commercial Vehicles, Renewable Energy, Heavy Industry, and General Industry.

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