Analyst - Accounting and Finance
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use only if content exists.
We need to map content:
- About the role: could be overview of role description: "Toyota’s Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC) Department is looking for a passionate and highly-motivated Cost Management, Financial Analyst The primary responsibility..." That's description. Could be "About the role". Use About the role
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with that description. - Responsibilities: list of duties: "Key responsibilities include leading month-end closing activities; developing and managing annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans; performing variance analysis and financial storytelling to explain business results and emerging trends; supporting product and business unit cost management initiatives; providing financial guidance for new product planning and investment decisions; partnering with procurement on supplier cost analysis and sourcing activities; and identifying opportunities to improve cost competitiveness, operational efficiency, and financial performance." Also "What You’ll Be Doing" list: Lead month-end, quarterly, and annual financial closing activities, including accruals, journal entries, reporting, and financial analysis to ensure accurate and timely results. Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans while performing variance analysis and communicating key business drivers, risks, and opportunities. Support product and business unit cost management initiatives by monitoring cost performance, identifying improvement opportunities, and driving cost competitiveness. Partner with Manufacturing, Procurement, Product Planning, Engineering, and leadership teams to provide financial guidance for operational, sourcing, investment, and new business decisions. Develop standardized processes, reporting, and analytics that deliver actionable insights, improve decision-making, and support Battery Manufacturing business performance. We can combine into a
- list.
- Requirements/Qualifications/Skills: "What You Bring" includes Bachelor’s degree..., Experience..., Demonstrated ability..., Proficiency..., Strong communication..., Proven problem-solving..., Continuous improvement mindset..., Added bonus if you have... (list of bonus). We can split into Requirements (mandatory) and Skills (preferred). But we can just have one section "Qualifications" with both required and preferred? The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could have "Qualifications" covering education, experience, skills. Could also have "Skills" for technical skills. But we can combine.
We need to avoid headings with filler. No Pay, Schedule, Benefits unless specified. Benefits are described in "What We’ll Bring": includes work environment, professional growth, tuition reimbursement, vehicle purchase discount, lease program, health care, 401(k) match, paid holidays, PTO, referral services, tax-advantaged accounts. That's substantive benefits. So we should include a Benefits section.
Pay: not specified, so omit.
Schedule: not specified, omit.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Cost Management, Financial Analyst". Not used.
We must not include Job ID etc.
We must remove boilerplate: immigration statements, EEO, belonging at Toyota (EEO) maybe considered boilerplate; but "Belonging at Toyota" includes diversity statement; that's EEO boilerplate, should be removed. Also "Have a question..." contact info - remove.
Also remove "Overview Who we are Collaborative..." maybe that's generic fluff; but it's part of overview. Could be considered boilerplate? It's describing Toyota culture; might be considered substantive? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "Overview Who we are..." is not legal; it's describing company culture. Might be okay to keep as part of About the role? But we already have About the role section; we could incorporate that overview into About the role paragraph. However we must preserve ALL substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep the overview description. But we can incorporate it into About the role paragraph.
Thus About the role paragraph: combine overview sentences: "Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As one of the world’s most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We’re looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us." plus the role description.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
Now produce HTML:
About the role
Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As one of the world’s most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We’re looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us. Toyota’s Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC) Department is looking for a passionate and highly-motivated Cost Management, Financial Analyst. The primary responsibility of this role is to support Battery Manufacturing business performance through month-end close, financial planning, cost management, forecasting, and business analysis activities across current and future battery programs. This role serves as a key financial partner to manufacturing, procurement, product planning, engineering, and leadership stakeholders by providing timely, accurate, and actionable financial insights that support decision-making and profitability objectives.
Responsibilities
- Lead month-end, quarterly, and annual financial closing activities, including accruals, journal entries, reporting, and financial analysis to ensure accurate and timely results.
- Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans while performing variance analysis and communicating key business drivers, risks, and opportunities.
- Support product and business unit cost management initiatives by monitoring cost performance, identifying improvement opportunities, and driving cost competitiveness.
- Partner with Manufacturing, Procurement, Product Planning, Engineering, and leadership teams to provide financial guidance for operational, sourcing, investment, and new business decisions.
- Develop standardized processes, reporting, and analytics that deliver actionable insights, improve decision-making, and support Battery Manufacturing business performance.
- Lead month-end closing activities; develop and manage annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans; perform variance analysis and financial storytelling to explain business results and emerging trends.
- Support product and business unit cost management initiatives.
- Provide financial guidance for new product planning and investment decisions.
- Partner with procurement on supplier cost analysis and sourcing activities.
- Identify opportunities to improve cost competitiveness, operational efficiency, and financial performance.
- Lead month-end, quarterly, and annual financial closing activities (accruals, journal entries, reporting, financial analysis).
- Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
- Perform variance analysis and financial storytelling to explain business results and emerging trends.
- Support product and business unit cost management initiatives (monitor cost performance, identify improvement opportunities, drive cost competitiveness).
- Provide financial guidance for new product planning and investment decisions.
- Partner with procurement on supplier cost analysis and sourcing activities.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Procurement, Product Planning, Engineering, and leadership teams to provide financial guidance for operational, sourcing, investment, and new business decisions.
- Develop standardized processes, reporting, and analytics that deliver actionable insights and improve decision‑making.
- Identify opportunities to improve cost competitiveness, operational efficiency, and financial performance.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
- Experience in financial planning & analysis (FP&A), accounting, manufacturing finance, cost management, or a related business function.
- Experience supporting month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis processes.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial and operational data, identify business drivers, and develop actionable recommendations for stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools, with ability to develop reports, models, and dashboards that support business decision‑making.
- Strong communication and business partnering skills, including ability to translate financial information into clear insights for manufacturing, procurement, engineering, product planning, and leadership teams.
- Proven problem‑solving, organizational, and project management skills, with ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
- Continuous improvement mindset with experience developing or enhancing processes, reporting, and financial controls.
- Added bonus if you have experience in manufacturing, automotive, battery, or industrial operations finance.
- Knowledge of product cost management, product costing, procurement analysis, capital investment evaluation, or new product planning support.
- Experience with SAP (including BPC), Hyperion, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, or other ERP and business intelligence systems.
- Experience preparing executive‑level presentations, financial storytelling, and management reporting.
- A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect.
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement.
- Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount.
- Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable).
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family.
- Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute (if applicable).
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more.
- Tax‑Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA).