Finance Controller, Supplier Risk Management

Stellantis • Auburn Hills, MI

19h

About The Position

The Controller, Supplier Risk Management is responsible for providing financial controllership, governance, analysis, and business partnership for supplier risk and premium freight cost activities within Stellantis North America Supply Chain Management. This role supports the identification, measurement, mitigation, and reporting of supplier-driven financial exposure, with a primary focus on Premium Freight Expedites and Supplier Lead Time Violations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or business administration; or related degree
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Financial Analysis, with a demonstrated track record of effective, independent, financial controllership with an operating team across key areas of budgeting, forecasting, month-end accounting closes, accruals, variance analysis, financial reporting, and management reporting
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Strong business acumen with the ability to challenge data, validate assumptions, and identify financial risks and opportunities
• Experience with SAP, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Teams
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, SUMIF/SUMIFS, IF statements, data validation, and large data set analysis
• Ability to maintain, reconcile, and interpret data from multiple operational and financial systems

Nice To Haves

• MBA preferred
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt quickly to changing business needs, and meet tight reporting deadlines
• Experience with Power BI, Qlik, Mainframe, eLEEN, Essbase, OneStream, SharePoint, or similar finance and supply chain reporting tools
• Experience with internal controls, approval governance, audit support, and compliance with Delegation of Authority or similar approval frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to translate operational issues into financial impacts, executive summaries, and actionable recommendations
• Ability to work effectively and independently across broad-based and diverse teams, both as an individual contributor and as a team lead
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners, drive accountability, and communicate complex financial matters clearly to operational and executive audiences
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to plan, develop, implement, and measure results

Responsibilities

• Proactively and independently lead all financial controllership activities for Supplier Risk Management, including actuals, forecast, budget, accruals, recoveries, reporting (financial and managerial), period-to-period variance analysis, and audits.
• Manage financial oversight of business events resulting in Premium Freight and Supplier Lead Time Violations to ensure costs are accurately captured, classified, accrued, and recovered where applicable.
• Partner with Supply Chain Operations, Supplier Delivery Risk Management, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Plant Finance to understand root causes of supplier risk exposure and develop mitigation actions.
• Coordinate weekly cross-functional reviews with operations and finance counterparts to review activity, validate cost drivers, monitor open actions, and develop forecast deliverables.
• Provide financial validation for Premium Freight and Supplier Lead Time cost, and approval packages, in alignment with Delegation of Authority and internal governance requirements.
• Develop clear executive-level reporting on supplier risk trends, Premium Freight performance, Supplier Lead Time Violation performance, Company financial impacts, recovery status, potential forecast risk, and mitigation progress.
• Champion process improvements, dashboard enhancements, governance controls, and standard work to improve visibility, accountability, and reduction of supplier-driven inefficiency costs.
• Support ad-hoc analysis and special projects for Finance, Supply Chain, and Corporate leadership as needed.

Benefits

• Understanding of Stellantis North America Supply Chain organization and the financial impact driven by business decisions
• Ability to work with Cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment, and develop effective business solutions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior