Overview

Our Client within the Automotive Industry is seeking a Financial Account Manager to join their team.

Minimum Requirements

• Eng. / B. Com Accounting/Economics or similar with a strong focus on Controlling/Finance
• 3 years in a controlling environment (preferably automotive manufacturing related / technically orientated)
• Costing/Project Controlling Experience
• Experience in QAD or similar ERP system
• Advanced PC and Spreadsheet literacy

Job Responsibilities

• Ideation / Proposal (PLUS Phases 0/1) financial planning and analysis support
• Support development group in business estimation
• Responsible for business planning, product cost, price, and profitability, including engineering, tooling, investment, and start-up cost
• Preparation of targeted Business Plan with an interface to advanced sales /business development, budget planning, and controlling of acquisition expenditures
• Provide and secure integration of detailed financial information (e.g. volume, mix, price, BOM) for Plant Controlling for Profit Plan and Forecast
• Support/coordinate engineering budget planning
• Define program business plan and submit capital investment requests, including tooling and start-up costs.
• Budget planning for all program financial aspects and develop system/tools for cost tracking and cost controlling (plan vs. actuals)
• Management of all programs' financial aspects of product change management.
• Build a team with a program manager for strategy and execution of customer negotiations
• Lead sales pricing strategy and quote presentation to the Customer in alliance with Program Management / Platform Management Development (PLUS Phase 2)
• Prepare program financial documentation for customer negotiations, interface with customer finance organization
• Define tasks/actions and timing to achieve or improve program financial goals (roadmap to target / program profitability) together with the Program Manager
• Create and perform program financial issue list Design, Verification, Validation, and Launch (PLUS Phases 3-5)
• Attend phase exit reviews and support the program team with required program financial documentation

Key Competencies / Skills

• Critical and analytical thinking
• Detail Orientated
• Team player
• Customer focus
• High ethical standards and behaviors in keeping with the Leadership Expectation Model
• Able to travel internationally