Financial Planning Analyst at General Motors

Job Description

The Senior Financial Analyst will serve as a key member of the Sales, Service and Marketing FP&A team with primary responsibility for the consolidation and reporting of variable profit by brand across U.S. operations. The role partners closely with GMNA FP&A to deliver rigorous variance analysis—including year‑over‑year, budget, and forecast comparisons—that supports external earnings reporting. The analyst will also lead coordination of the budget and Long‑Term Plan (LTP) processes for SSM Finance, ensuring disciplined timelines, high‑quality inputs, and consistent outputs.

This position operates in a highly collaborative environment and requires strong stakeholder engagement across SSM Finance and related functions to ensure accuracy, consistency, and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities):

The primary responsibilities of this SSM FP&A Brands Financials Consolidation Analyst include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Consolidation & Reporting: Oversee the consolidation and reporting of variable profit performance by brand, with emphasis on net price drivers. Produce variance analyses versus budget, latest forecast, and prior year, ensuring alignment of deliverables to GMNA FP&A requirements.
• Planning Leadership: Lead the annual budget and LTP development for SSM Finance; coordinate deadlines, inputs, and outputs across multiple teams. Provide trend analyses to support the development of U.S. Gross Revenue and Retail Incentives, including clear variance explanations.
• Performance Analysis: Proactively analyze business results (vs. forecast, budget, and prior year) to identify trends, risks, and opportunities that enhance profitability and inform decision‑making.
• Analytical Rigor: Apply advanced financial analysis tools (e.g., financial models, business cases, run‑rate and trend analysis, data analytics) to influence current and future performance.
• Executive Reporting: Prepare succinct, insight‑driven reporting packages for monthly senior leadership reviews; anticipate and address logical follow‑up questions.
• Autonomous Execution: Operate effectively under ambiguity and compressed timelines, maintaining accuracy and judgment in deliverables.
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate financial performance and analytical conclusions clearly to senior finance leadership and key business partners; proactively address anticipated questions.
• Continuous Development: Proactively pursue professional growth opportunities (e.g., new skills, training, networking, feedback) to expand capability and impact.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in monthly forecast activities.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or related areas.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong modeling and financial valuation skills.
• Familiarity with accounting principles.
• Proven ability to act in an advisory capacity and to anticipate and resolve business issues.
• Ability to solve complex problems as part of a cross-functional team.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Highly motivated, engaged, and organized self‑starter with strong analytical and technical proficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment, maintain accuracy, and bring initiative and creativity to complex problems.
• Effective collaborator with the capacity to build relationships across GMNA FP&A, Pricing, and broader Finance organizations.
  
  
  

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc). This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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