Account Financial Manager

·         Insure good financial decisions and drive financial improvement in all areas of our business

·         Is responsible for Business Planning, Product Pricing and Customer Interface on all financial issues, including integration of product costing and engineering controlling, before SOP and after SOP.

Ideation / Proposal   (PLUS Phases 0/1)

·          Support development group in business estimation

·          Preparation of Targeted Business Plan with interface to advanced sales /business development

·          budget planning and controlling of acquisition expenditures

·          Is responsible for business planning ; product cost, price, profitability, incl. engineering, tooling, invest, start up cost

·          Provide and secure integration of detailed financial information (e.g. volume, mix, price, BOM) for Plant Controlling for Profit Plan and Forecast

·          Lead sales pricing strategy and quote presentation to the Customer in alliance with Program Management / Platform Management

 

Development    (PLUS Phase 2)

·          Support / coordinate engineering budget planning

·          Provide and secure integration of detailed financial information (e.g. volume, mix, price, BOM) for Plant Controlling for Profit Plan and Forecast

·          Define program business plan and submit capital investment request; incl. tooling and start up cost

·          Budget planning for all program financial aspects and develop system / tools for cost tracking and cost controlling (plan vs. actuals)

·          Support definition of supplier standards and cost targets with Purchasing and Program Management

·          Support supplier selection and supplier price/cost negotiations with Purchasing and Costing in order to secure program profitability

·          Training and motivation of program team members to achieve enhanced understanding of program cost and program financial goals

·          Attend phase exit reviews and support program team with required program financial documentation

·          Prepare program financial documentation for Customer negotiations, interface with Customer finance organization

·          Build team with program manager for strategy and execution of Customer negotiations

·          Define tasks / actions and timing to achieve or improve program financial goals (roadmap to target / Program profitability) together with the Program Manager

·          Create and perform program financial issue list

 

Design, Verification, Validation and Launch    (PLUS Phases 3-5)

·          Management of all program financial aspects of product change management

·          Provide and secure integration of detailed financial information (e.g. volume, mix, price, BOM) for Plant Controlling for Profit Plan and Forecast

·          Improve and detail financial information and documentation for online program status information within JCI organization

·          Support definition of supplier standards and cost targets with Purchasing and Program Management

·          Planning, documentation, control and approval of program spendings and Customer reimbursement

·          Support production launch team and JCI production plants for system set up

·          Achievement evaluation of program financial goals with BU Controller and Program Manager

 

After SOP

·          Provide and secure integration of detailed financial information (e.g. volume, mix, price, BOM) for Plant Controlling for Profit Plan and Forecast

·          Create and perform financial open issue list

Assure and improve program profitability over live time

* Mechanical engineering/ economics or similar with a strong focus on Controlling/Finance

* Min. 3 years in a controlling environment (preferred manufacturing related / technically oriented) preferably in the automotive industry,

* Experience with Project Controlling

* Project Management, Controlling skills

* extensive travelling to Czech Republic, Germany and Poland- 50% of working time

* Fluent English language and German language