Engineering Research & Development Financial Analyst

About the role

This individual serves as a Finance point of contact for all Engineering, Research & Development (ER&D) spending for Indirect Expense across multiple programs. This individual works closely with Engineering, Purchasing, and Product Finance staff to manage and control all aspects of spending indirectly supporting approved programs.

Responsibilities

• Forecast and Budget development
• Actual and Forecast reporting/variance explanations
• Program/Indirect spending and KPI tracking
• Review and Approval of spending requisitions
• Cost reduction opportunity identification
• Indirect Cost controlling and ledger deep dives
• Cost Center mapping/reporting/management
• Ad-hoc reporting/special projects as needed

Qualifications / 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
• Able to deliver on high-priority requests in a timely manner, providing a point of view for direction of deliverable

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA and/or CPA preferred
• Excellent navigation and comprehensive knowledge of SAP software application
• Reporting Database (Onestream, HFM, Essbase) knowledge
• Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written)
• Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, Lookup), PowerBI/Qlik knowledge beneficial
• Automotive industry knowledge a plus