Project Controller

Your Tasks

• Own financial transparency for assigned customer programs, including revenue, material cost, tooling, R&D, CapEx, margin and lifecycle profitability
• Prepare and maintain project business cases, RFQ calculations, acquisition calculations and profitability models
• Maintain BOM-based cost models, cost simulations and commercial assumptions used for customer pricing
• Support OEM customer negotiations with cost-breakdown packages, financial arguments and scenario analyses
• Evaluate financial impact of engineering changes, customer change requests, volume changes, scope changes and timing changes
• Track project budgets, forecasts, actuals, commitments and risks/opportunities
• Act as commercial sparring partner for Program Management, Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, Operations and Finance
• Ensure consistency of project data in SAP / ERP and controlling systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Engineering or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project controlling, program controlling, commercial controlling, finance or management accounting
• Experience in manufacturing, automotive, industrial or engineering-driven environment
• Strong knowledge of business cases, RFQs, product costing, BOM cost logic, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Advanced Excel and SAP / ERP experience
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority

PREFERRED

• Tier-1 / Tier -2 automotive supplier experience
• OEM cost-breakdown experience, including VDA, A2Mac1 or similar cost-transparency standards
• Experience supporting customer negotiations, VA/VE activities, engineering changes or profitability recovery

We Offer

• Stable employment and interesting, challenging work, contact with new technologies
• Individual opportunities for professional development
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k)
• High-quality medical plan options
• Health, dental and vision plans
• Relocation package