What you'll do:
In this role you will assist leading the consolidation and financial reporting of North American R&D activities. In partnership with other finance teams, you will develop and manage forecasts, budgets, and monthly variance analysis while maintaining a high degree of financial integrity. This role is also expected to drive continuous improvement by enhancing processes, strengthening data reliability, and evaluating business drivers.
Key Responsibilities:
Forecast and budget development
Actual and forecast reporting
Program spending and KPI tracking
Review and approval of spending requisitions
Cost reduction opportunity identification
Indirect Cost Control
Intercompany Payable/Receivable Accounting
Ad-hoc reporting/special projects as needed
What you'll learn:
The ability to work with operational counterparts while practicing financial management (forecasts, budgets).
Manage collaboration with engineering counterparts to optimize efficiency of ER&D spending from cost controllership perspective.
Ability to make quick decisions in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work with large data sets, and the ability to summarize (and often times present) the material in a clear and concise manner to all levels of management.
Learn engineering's product development process as well as the management process throughout the vehicle lifecycle.
What this role will prepare you for:
Provides exposure to various "Industrial" areas, and therefore provides excellent background for rotational positions in the following areas:
Product Finance
Purchasing Finance
Manufacturing Finance
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting (if no Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, must have an MBA)
Minimum of 5 years of experience in Finance or Accounting
Minimum of 2 years of experience in business unit budgeting and forecasting
Minimum of 2 years of Microsoft Office Suite application experience
Strong project management skills to manage multiple work streams at one time
Ability to deliver on high-priority requests in a timely manner, providing a point of view for direction of deliverable
Preferred Qualifications:
MBA, CPA preferred
Excellent navigation and comprehensive knowledge of SAP software application
Reporting Database (Onestream, HFM, Essbase)
Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written)
Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, Lookup), PowerBI/Qlik knowledge beneficial
Automotive industry knowledge a plus