What You Will Do
This position is responsible for:
Work closely with FP&A to meet submission requirements for actuals and forecasts, and provide comprehensive variance explanations
Lead monthly actuals and forecast reporting including management reviews
Conduct period to period evaluations with full and meaning variance explanations
Prepare monthly North America SLT / BR reporting for warranty accrual and spend
Support quarterly briefing book and investor relations activities
Perform data analysis to identify opportunities to reduce warranty spend
Validate and reconcile Essbase to PSAP and OneStream for actuals, key forecasts and budget to ensure reporting accuracy
Load and validate volume and warranty rates used for actuals and forecast in Essbase
Controller of Warranty Essbase cube data by maintaining hierarchy and administering access for all warranty standard rate data by carline and model year
Responsible for US Parts Mark Up calculation and analysis
Maintain SOX related documentation and assist in internal and external audit requests
What You Will Learn
Forecasting techniques and actual results reporting
Develop relationships with various groups including FP&A, Quality Operations and Sales & Marketing Finance
Understanding of Warranty practices and policies
Role Will Prepare You For
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, or related degree
Minimum of 8 years of experience in Finance or Accounting, or 7 years with a related Master's Degree
High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively at all organizational levels
Proven ability to project manage a cross functional team through multiple tasks/assignments with relatively short deadlines
Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships across multiple organizations
Working knowledge of accounting principles
Preferred Qualifications
MBA or Master's degree in Finance or Accounting
Previous experience in corporate consolidations, reporting, FP&A or accounting
Previous experience with forecasting and the monthly close process