Financial Analyst - Engineering R&D

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.

• 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

• 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 andconcise manner to all levels of management.
• Learn engineering's product development process as well as the management process throughout the vehicle lifecycle.

Provides exposure to various “Industrial” areas, and therefore provides excellent background for rotational positions in the following areas:

• Product Finance
• Purchasing Finance
• Manufacturing Finance

• 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

• 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