Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

Aptiv•Troy, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for conducting in-depth financial analysis, building and maintaining financial models and providing actionable financial insights to support decision-making. Additionally, you will assist in leading the budgeting and forecasting processes, preparing senior leadership-level financial reports while collaborating and supporting various stakeholders throughout cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will leverage their financial experience to translate complex financial data into actionable insights, contributing to the overall profitability and efficiency of the organization. In your daily job you will: Be accountable for consolidating, analyzing and reporting Global EDS monthly Actual/Forecast reports Focus on revenue reporting with ability to segment across platforms, customers, regions, etcetera and explain the main business drivers Provide meaningful profitability (I/S) analysis Ensure reporting is compliant with company policy Ensure all corporate and divisional allocations throughout EDS business segment are understood, are correct, documented, communicated and properly actioned Highlight and discuss the main drivers of various performance variances Prepare consolidated financial reports, analyses and presentations to senior management Assist in the wider preparation of close processes, monthly/quarterly business reviews (MBR/QBR) and budget (BBP) work within the Global FP&A Team Assist with planning and communication to regional teams for reporting timelines Support global data requests from cross-functional teams Support leadership as needed with ad hoc projects Drive to continuously improve and enhance key reporting processes and outputs Able to work onsite in Troy, MI Must be legally able to work in the United States without requirement of any type of visa sponsorship or transfer now, or at any time in the future

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with a major in Accounting or Finance required
Minimum of three years of relevant financial experience
Strong analytical background and knowledge of financial statements with attention to detail
Ability to bridge financial data to tell a story concisely
Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities with capability to simplify complex items
Microsoft Excel (Advanced)
Must be legally able to work in the United States without requirement of any type of visa sponsorship or transfer now, or at any time in the future

Nice To Haves

Prior knowledge of SAP ERP system and HFM (Hyperion), helpful but not required
Automotive or manufacturing sector experience preferred
Prior FP&A experience highly preferred
Prior experience in multi-national, global companies working across time-zones is a plus

Responsibilities

Be accountable for consolidating, analyzing and reporting Global EDS monthly Actual/Forecast reports
Focus on revenue reporting with ability to segment across platforms, customers, regions, etcetera and explain the main business drivers
Provide meaningful profitability (I/S) analysis
Ensure reporting is compliant with company policy
Ensure all corporate and divisional allocations throughout EDS business segment are understood, are correct, documented, communicated and properly actioned
Highlight and discuss the main drivers of various performance variances
Prepare consolidated financial reports, analyses and presentations to senior management
Assist in the wider preparation of close processes, monthly/quarterly business reviews (MBR/QBR) and budget (BBP) work within the Global FP&A Team
Assist with planning and communication to regional teams for reporting timelines
Support global data requests from cross-functional teams
Support leadership as needed with ad hoc projects
Drive to continuously improve and enhance key reporting processes and outputs
Able to work onsite in Troy, MI
Must be legally able to work in the United States without requirement of any type of visa sponsorship or transfer now, or at any time in the future
Work with regions to get EDS monthly actual/forecast revenue and prepare consolidated EDS BU financials
Ensure results are consistent across deliverables and aligned across constituents
Provide meaningful revenue analysis: volume drivers by customer, segment, powertrain and others
Work with the regions as well as VP of Engineering for EDS to ensure forecasts and budgets are prepared and tie out, and that costs/drivers are understood and documented
Build a model to understand the profitability/customer recovery of engineering costs across the EDS regions for reporting each month identifying corrective action/recommendations
Ensure all corporate and divisional allocations through EDS are understood, correct, documented, communicated and actioned
Support in the wider preparation of close, MBR/QBR and Budget work in the Global FP&A Team and adjacent functions/departments