Financial Planning & Reporting Spec Sr

Job Summary

This position is a career level 20P, located in Reston, VA, and classified as Hybrid. The role supports the financial close and reporting process, delivering accurate, timely, and insightful reporting to senior leadership, business partners, and AUDI AG. The specialist owns monthly management reporting, provides variance analysis, supports decision‑making, and handles financial planning and forecasting of financial statement line items, supplying required reports to Germany.

• Support monthly, quarterly, and year‑end financial close activities for Audi of America Controlling.
• Prepare controlling/internal profit and loss statements for steering purposes, ensuring alignment with VW Group reporting standards and position plan.
• Conduct financial variance analysis of profit and loss actuals vs. plan, identifying key drivers for deviations through analysis and collaboration with Controllers and business units as needed.
• Provide clear commentary on financial variances vs. budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Responsible for monthly system input of actuals into VW Group product profitability management tool (ZEUS) for Audi of America.
• Provide support for external financial audit during quarterly reviews and year‑end.
• Act as liaison to Accounting Services function to ensure proper technical reporting and treatment of financial statement impacts.
• Collaborate with counterparts in Audi Canada and VWGoA to ensure consistent reporting and processes.

• Support consolidation and review of monthly financial forecast for Audi of America.
• Provide clear and insightful commentary on financial variances vs. budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Lead the financial planning and forecasting of profit and loss and balance sheet items, such as inventory and capital investment, other income/expense, interest income/expense, and others.
• Responsible for monthly system input of planning information into VW Group product profitability management tool (ZEUS) for Audi of America.
• Responsible for Monthly Finance Report distributed to AoA, VWGoA, and AUDI AG, ensuring complete, accurate, and timely reporting of the profit and loss and other market or financial information.
• Responsible for bi‑annual system input of planning information into VW Group consolidation system (FACTS) for Audi of America.
• Lead preparation of financial information for bi‑annual financial reviews and supervisory board meetings.
• Conduct ad‑hoc analysis for finance leadership in support of strategic initiatives and decision‑making.
• Collaborate with counterparts in Audi Canada and VWGoA to ensure consistent reporting and processes.

• Lead Quality Management System process for Audi of America Controlling team.
• Lead Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive for the US and Canada on behalf of Controlling team.

• 7+ years of experience.

• Required:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Management, Accounting, or equivalent.
• Desired:
  Master’s degree majoring in Business, Finance or Accounting.

• Analytical expertise – using logic and reason, creative and strategic.
• Communication skills – interpersonal, presentation and written.
• Computer savvy – skilled in the use of software.
• Integration – joining people, processes, and systems.
• Problem solving.
• Conceptual thinking skills – process‑orientation, innovative thinking regarding established methods.

Required

• Profit and Loss.
• Accounting Principles.
• Reporting and Analytics.
• Deviation Analysis.
• Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Think Cell.

Desired

• Automotive Industry Knowledge.
• IFRS / GAAP Standards.
• Audit Management.
• SAP FI/CO.

This role is located in Reston, VA and requires willingness to work beyond typical workday for occasional workflow.

Volkswagen Group of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

This role description is a guideline and does not create contractual rights between the Company and any of its applicants. The Company does not enter into any type of employment contract, implied or written, with its applicants regarding job security.

This Organization participates in E‑Verify. We maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.