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Engineering Research & Development Financial Analyst
Accounting - Finance
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Engineering Research & Development Financial Analyst
Primary Location:
Hybrid - Stellantis US Headquarters & Tech Center
What you'll do:
This individual serves as a Finance point of contact for all Engineering, Research & Development (ER&D) spending for the set of specific programs assigned. This individual works closely with Engineering, Purchasing, and Product Finance staffs to manage and control all aspects of spending on approved programs. Each analyst shares ownership with the Engineering team of the development, reporting, and tracking of budgeted, actual, and forecast spending for assigned programs. This role interacts very closely with the Engineering Operations teams as a direct business partner.
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.
Requirements:
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.
Engineering Research & Development Financial Analyst
Primary Location:
Hybrid - Stellantis US Headquarters & Tech Center
What you'll do:
This individual serves as a Finance point of contact for all Engineering, Research & Development (ER&D) spending for the set of specific programs assigned. This individual works closely with Engineering, Purchasing, and Product Finance staffs to manage and control all aspects of spending on approved programs. Each analyst shares ownership with the Engineering team of the development, reporting, and tracking of budgeted, actual, and forecast spending for assigned programs. This role interacts very closely with the Engineering Operations teams as a direct business partner.
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.
Requirements:
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.
