Top Senior Level Jobs in Detroit, MI

Manages tax engagements from planning through completion, reviews work, resolves technical issues, supervises and mentors accounting staff, manages performance evaluations, develops client relationships, supports business development, contributes to firm training and publications, and improves office profitability. Requires a CPA license, strong tax expertise, public accounting experience, communication skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and Excel.

Prepares and analyzes financial statements, journal entries, reports, tax filings, budgets, forecasts, and audit documentation. Reconciles accounts, maintains depreciation and financial schedules, supports accounting systems, troubleshoots recordkeeping issues, and provides financial analysis for management. The role also recommends process improvements, supports policy implementation, assesses segregation of duties, and ensures compliance with applicable regulations.

Leads multiple automotive manufacturing programs from initiation through completion, managing timelines, budgets, risks, resources, engineering activities, prototype builds, testing, validation, and milestone delivery. Coordinates cross-functional meetings, communicates status to teams and leadership, drives issue escalation and resolution, and ensures compliance with safety, environmental, quality, and corporate procedures. Supports process improvement and collaboration within a Tier 1 or Tier 2 automotive supplier environment.

The Project Controller III manages financial and operational performance across architectural projects. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, cost and schedule monitoring, resource utilization, profitability analysis, dashboards, project reporting, risk identification, scope-change evaluation, and monthly reviews. The role partners with project managers, architects, and leadership, improves project controls processes, supports proposals and estimates, and mentors junior team members.

Investigates and settles complex workers’ compensation claims, evaluates coverage, liability, compensability, reserves, payments, subrogation, and litigation strategy. Prepares claims reports, supports claim reviews, manages legal coordination, and ensures timely, equitable settlements. The role also trains and mentors new hires while operating independently under established authority.

Leads purchasing project steering and control for new vehicle programs from early planning through production launch. Coordinates sourcing, supplier readiness, cost targets, tooling investment, budgets, localization, contracts, milestone tracking, and parts availability. Partners with Purchasing, R&D, Finance, Logistics, Quality, Operations, suppliers, and executive stakeholders to resolve issues, report program status, and ensure timely project deliverables. The role is based in Charlotte or Novi, requires 4–5 office days weekly, and includes up to 30% domestic and international travel.

Develops competitive technical solutions and proposals for custom automated manufacturing equipment. Reviews customer requirements, creates concepts, costs, risk assessments, cycle-time and flow analyses, and coordinates quote reviews. Manages customer relationships, supports account managers, leads internal meetings, presents solutions, mentors junior engineers, facilitates project kickoffs and tollgates, and verifies awarded work conforms to the sold scope. Travel and customer interaction are required, with preferred experience in body-in-white applications and quoting.

Supports core HR and employee relations processes at an on-site automotive production plant. Responsibilities include payroll, HRIS and personnel records, onboarding, benefits, recruiting support, compliance, employee inquiries, workforce reporting, policy administration, and employee lifecycle activities. The role requires collaboration with employees and managers, confidentiality, accurate recordkeeping, and adherence to employment laws and company policies.

Manage customer retrofit projects from order intake through completion. Responsibilities include coordinating cross-functional and international teams, tracking milestones, leading project meetings, addressing customer inquiries, communicating delivery status, calculating profitability, and maintaining visibility across multiple concurrent projects. The role supports laser technology solutions for automotive and industrial manufacturing customers and requires routine North American travel of less than 10%.

Lead SAP EWM implementation projects, guiding consultants and clients through requirements analysis, solution design, configuration, integration, reporting, technical support, and training. Support engagement scoping and proposal development while managing project tasks and client relationships. The role requires at least three full-lifecycle SAP EWM implementations, team leadership experience, strong analytical and communication skills, a four-year degree, and 30–50% travel.