Aftermarket Finance & Controlling Specialist

Daimler Truck•Jacksonville, FL

3d•$71,000 - $91,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Finance and Controlling Specialist will build new financial processes, identify gaps in existing operations, and connect the finance processes of Daimler Trucks North America, Daimler Buses, and Daimler Coaches North America. The role uses controlled KPIs to recommend improvements to business processes and cost structures and contributes a finance perspective to the evolution of Daimler Coaches’ IT landscape. It also develops business requirements, functional specifications, process maps, and gap or problem analyses; plans and implements quality assurance and compliance processes; and may support training and change management for new processes. A continuous-improvement focus includes eliminating waste and advancing automation and digitalization. The position supports accounts payable and receivable operations, including transaction processing and reconciliation, customer billing and payment application, invoice management, and oversight of outsourced AP/AR work. It monitors KPIs for the Jacksonville PDI and parts business, prepares financial reporting, coordinates prepayment and logistics processes, and supports general finance administration and process compliance. The role is based in Jacksonville, Florida, on a hybrid schedule of four days in the office and one day remote. Relocation assistance is not available. The starting salary range is $71,000–$91,000 USD, with pay dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience. Applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available. A resume is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 2–4 years of relevant finance and accounting experience.
Intermediate Excel proficiency, including VLOOKUPs, formulas, and analysis.
Expertise in financial operations, including accounts payable and receivable, customer billing, payment processing, and ledger reconciliation.
Ability to monitor and analyze KPIs.
Experience preparing financial reports and identifying cost-improvement opportunities.
Proven ability to build financial processes from scratch and perform process gap analysis.
Strong analytical skills for fraud detection, discrepancy resolution, and process improvement.
Affinity for IT and ability to contribute to the IT landscape from a financial context.
Strong communication and coordination skills to manage outsourced financial operations and cross-functional collaboration.
Experience creating business requirements, process maps, and compliance documentation.
An attached resume is required.
Must be legally authorized to work permanently in the United States at the time of application; visa sponsorship is unavailable.
Final candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check; a pre-employment drug screen may also be required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a similar field.
Experience with SAP systems.
Experience with Power BI or similar database tools.
Knowledge of automotive, parts, or aftersales businesses.
Cross-divisional knowledge.
Familiarity with operations across Daimler Trucks North America, Daimler Buses, and Daimler Coaches North America.
Experience promoting automation and digital transformation in finance processes.
Ability to support training and change initiatives for new financial processes.
Understanding of logistics release processes tied to financial transactions.
Experience with finance-related administrative tasks, scheduling, and project assistance.

Responsibilities

Prepare, record, verify, analyze, and report accounts payable and receivable transactions.
Pay vendor invoices and receive and post customer payments promptly.
Maintain and reconcile AP/AR ledger accounts, financial statements, and reports.
Analyze and reconcile bill runs to detect fraud, and follow transaction-entry verification procedures.
Provide low-volume customer billing and respond to related inquiries.
Oversee outsourced AP/AR transaction work performed by Accenture, ensuring accuracy and managing escalations.
Create invoices and manage cancellations and reissuance of incorrect invoices.
Allocate payments, process checks and cash applications, and handle dunning processes.
Address customer accounting inquiries and oversee new customer setup in cbFC.
Verify tax-exemption and reseller certificates and ensure setup forms are complete.
Monitor KPIs for the PDI in Jacksonville and the parts business, analyze financial data, and identify trends and improvement opportunities.
Recommend business process and cost-structure improvements based on controlled KPIs.
Prepare regular management reports, including end-of-month finance reports.
Verify invoices against purchase orders and resolve discrepancies with vendors and requestors.
Create and manage prepayment invoices for parts or external services; enter data into third-party payment platforms and monitor payment receipt.
Release logistics processes or initiate services after payment is confirmed.
Identify, analyze, and improve general non-manufacturing business processes; apply methods to improve quality, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.
Develop business requirements, functional specifications, process maps, and gap or problem analyses.
Plan and implement quality assurance and compliance processes.
Support training and change-management activities for new processes and procedures.
Promote continuous improvement, waste elimination, and automation and digitalization of finance processes.
Maintain finance-related documentation, assist with tracking transactions and monitoring compliance, and provide administrative, scheduling, reporting, and project support.
Perform other finance functions as directed by management.

Benefits

Annual bonus program.
401(k) company contribution with company match up to 6%, plus a non-elective company contribution of 3–7% depending on age.
Starting at four weeks of paid vacation.
13 or more calendar holidays.
Eight weeks of paid parental leave.
Employee assistance program.
Comprehensive healthcare plans.
Wellness programs.
Onsite fitness facilities at some locations.
Tuition assistance.
Paid volunteer time off.
Short-term and long-term disability plans.