R&D Controller

About the role

This position is an active business partner and trusted advisor who assists and leads the business Must Win Battles (MWB) and North Star initiatives within the NA Innovative Hub. In this role, you will provide both strategic and tactical guidance to the NA VP of R&D and applicable Department Managers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and analyze monthly forecasts
• Responsible for the consolidated spend, analysis across the 4 business groups
• Government projects - dissect financial data, ensuring accuracy, reconciliation of the numbers and procedural compliance. Coordinate, organize, support any government-related audit of project spend.
• Prepare annual rates and analyze report progress towards budget deliverables, financial performance achievements, trends, identify risks & opportunities to drive improvements.
• Prepares "what-ifs" simulations, recommend course of action, ensure accuracy and integrity of the entity project spend, local balance sheet and off-balance sheet items
• Coordinate planning and prepare analysis for the financial cycles (Budget, RF, Long Range Plan) and reporting to Business and Regional leadership, present alternative scenarios with risks and opportunities; recommend course of action
• Determine, implement and monitor, in conjunction with leaders, targeted goals for OPEX, CAPEX optimization and growth to ensure alignment of key metrics.
• Actively manage the capital requirement process & forecasting (CIP Aging, Payback)
• Monitors the expenditure by project (R&D), new product introductions, evaluating risk and expected returns
• Consult with internal customers to implement relevant data analytics systems
• Propose and support digital transformation to increase standardization and improve infrastructure
• Enforce ownership and accountability of internal service providers (IT/Purchasing/TIP/GBS) for processes within business scope
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive business results
• Coach and develop the finance team members within scope to understand business context, identify opportunities for improvement and take on stretch assignments.
• Consolidation and reporting: analyze spending and evolution vs. forecast, budget commitment and prior year, highlighting the heat map across the region identifying risk and opportunity areas.
• Prepare monthly reporting packages (comments and presentations), attend VP monthly calls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance from a four-year college or university.
• Master's degree in finance/business development or equivalent experience.
• Self-starting individual and ability to work with limited supervision
• Strong communication and influence skills to effectively collaborate up, down and transversally in a complex organization
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Balanced Scorecard approach - Proactive & Innovative
• Collaborative, creative thinking and passion are key attributes.
• Fluent in English. Other languages are a plus.
• Knowledgeable in government contracting (cost principles, invoicing, indirect rate submissions, & audits)
• Ability to travel

Benefits

• Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Healthcare Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• LiveWell Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP), Cash Balance Pension Plan
• Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance
• Group Legal
• Identity Theft Protection
• Auto and Home Insurance
• Pet Insurance and Discounts
• Back-up Child & Elder Care
• PerkSpot Employee Discount Program

Pay

National pay range: $133,000 to $213,000 per year. Base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus. The targeted bonus amount is 17% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures. The Total Target Cash range (base pay and annual bonus) is $155,610 to $249,210. Bonus payments are part of variable compensation and by nature can vary based on company and individual performance and is not a guarantee.

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