Aftermarket Finance & Controlling Specialist

Daimler Truck North America•Jacksonville, FL

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Finance and Controlling Specialist will independently build new processes from scratch and identify any blind spots in our current setup. The individual must have a deep understanding of financial processes and the business structure, and be able to seamlessly combine the operations of Daimler Trucks North America, Daimler Buses, and Daimler Coaches North America. The role requires providing recommendations based on controlled KPIs to improve business processes and cost structures. Additionally, the role owner should have an affinity with IT systems, as they will contribute to reshaping the IT landscape in combination with our finance processes for Daimler Coaches over the next few years. The role develops documentation to support analysis and improvement including business requirements, functional specifications, process maps, gap/problem analysis, etc. Plans and implements quality assurance and compliance processes. May support development of training and/or change management materials and activities to support new processes and procedures. BPQ goal is to have CI mindset to improve processes, eliminate waste, automate/digitalize, etc. to streamline processes to be more efficienct/effective.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 2-4 years of relevant finance and accounting experience.
Intermediate proficiency in Excel (VLOOKUPS, formulas, analysis).
Financial Operations Expertise in AR/ AP, customer billing, payment processing and ledger reconciliation.
Controlling and Reporting Expertise: ability to monitor and analyze KPIs.
Experience preparing financial reports and identifying cost improvement opportunities.
Proven ability to build financial processes from scratch, and process gap analysis
Strong analytical mindset for fraud detection, discrepancy resolution, and process improvement.
An affinity for IT and ability to contribute to the IT landscape from a financial context.
Strong communication and coordination to manage outsourced financial operations and cross collaboration.
Experience creating business requirements, process maps, and compliance documentation.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country the position is located in at the time of application
Final candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check
Final candidate may be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or similar degree is preferred.
Experience in SAP systems.
Power BI, and other similar database tools.
Knowledge in automotive, parts, aftersales.
Cross-Divisional Knowledge.
Familiarity with operations across Daimler Trucks North America, Daimler Buses, and Daimler Coaches North America.
Digitalization & Automation: Experience promoting automation and digital transformation in finance processes.
Training & Change Management: Ability to support training and change initiatives for new financial processes.
Logistics & Prepayment Coordination: Understanding of logistics release processes tied to financial transactions.
Administrative Support: Experience with finance-related administrative tasks, scheduling, and project assistance.

Responsibilities

Prepare, record, verify, analyze, and report AP/AR transactions.
Pay vendor invoices and receive/post customer payments promptly.
Maintain and reconcile AP/AR ledger accounts, financial statements, and reports.
Prepare analyses and reconciliations of bill runs to detect fraud.
Ensure adherence to transaction entry verification procedures.
Deliver low-volume customer billing and respond to related queries.
Oversee AP/AR transaction work outsourced to Accenture, ensuring accuracy and managing escalations.
Support invoice creation, manage cancellations and re-issuance 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 or reseller certificates and ensure completion of setup forms.
Monitor KPIs for the PDI in Jacksonville and the parts business.
Analyze financial data to identify trends and improvement areas.
Provide recommendations based on controlled KPIs to improve business processes and cost structures.
Prepare regular reports for management, 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.
Input data into third-party payment platforms and monitor payment receipt.
Release logistics processes or initiate services upon payment confirmation.
Identify, analyze, and improve general business processes (non-manufacturing).
Apply methodologies to enhance quality, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.
Develop documentation such as business requirements, process maps, and gap analyses.
Plan and implement quality assurance and compliance processes.
Support training and change management initiatives for new processes.
Promote a continuous improvement mindset to eliminate waste and drive automation/digitalization.
Maintain and organize finance-related documentation.
Assist in tracking financial transactions and monitoring compliance.
Provide administrative support including scheduling, reporting, and project assistance.
Execute other finance functions as directed by management.

Benefits

annual bonus program
401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age
starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
13+ calendar holidays
8 weeks paid parental leave
employee assistance program
comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs
onsite fitness (at some locations)
tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off
short-term and long-term disability plans