Lead Financial Analyst - Engineering Research & Development

About the role

The North America ER&D Lead Financial Analyst is a key business partner to the global engineering organization, supporting related party transactions, financial reporting, and inter-regional funding activities across North America and global affiliates.

Responsibilities

• Support related party transaction activities across global regions (South America, Enlarged Europe, Asia Pacific), ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Contribute to SOW controlling and SOW Library processes, including contract tracking and consistency across regions
• Support financial reporting processes, including actuals, forecasts, budget tracking, and variance analysis
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Finance, Tax, Legal, Purchasing, and Treasury to maintain alignment on intercompany activities
• Aid with intercompany funding processes, including project tracking, purchase requisition coordination, and gap identification
• Partner with program teams on inter-regional product development activities, including tracking milestones, deliverables, and associated costs
• Perform variance and gap analysis between planned and actual costs to support financial decision-making
• Utilize SAP reporting and queries to analyze program spending and support reporting deliverables
• Support preparation of monthly North America forecast reporting, including actuals, FX impacts, and spend drivers
• Accrual reconciliation activities in coordination with global controlling teams
• Support timely contract execution, invoice validation, and intercompany settlement activities
• Contribute to ER&D special projects and global finance initiatives as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• Minimum 8 years of Finance or Accounting experience
• Minimum 2 years of budgeting and forecasting experience
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups)
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

Comprehensive Health & Well-being Coverage
Generous Paid Time Off
Competitive Retirement Savings Plans
Company Vehicle Lease Program
Tuition reimbursement
Student loan refinancing programs
Volunteer hours