Lead Financial Analyst - Engineering Research & Development

Stellantis • Auburn Hills, MI

3d

About The Position

The North America ER&D Lead Financial Analyst is a key business partner to the global engineering organization, supporting related party transactions, financial reporting, and inter-regional funding activities across North America and global affiliates. The role coordinates North America intercompany transactions and works with Engineering, Finance, Tax, and Legal teams to support alignment with IFRS, tax, and governmental requirements.

The position contributes to Statement of Work (SOW) controlling and global SOW Library processes, supporting accurate forecasting, actuals analysis, contract execution, and funding alignment across regions. It partners with Engineering Operations, Program Teams, and Global Controlling to enable efficient financial processes and continuous improvement.

The role is expected to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, forecasting, and intercompany support; maintain consistent SOW processes and documentation across regions; provide clear analysis to operational and finance stakeholders; support contract execution and funding alignment; and identify and escalate funding, contract, or financial discrepancies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Minimum 8 years of Finance or Accounting experience.
• Minimum 2 years of budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

• MBA and/or CPA.
• Experience with SAP or similar financial systems.
• Experience supporting intercompany or related party processes.
• Automotive industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support related party transaction activities across global regions, including South America, Enlarged Europe, and Asia Pacific, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Contribute to SOW controlling and SOW Library processes, including contract tracking and consistency across regions.
• Support financial reporting processes, including actuals, forecasts, budget tracking, and variance analysis.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Finance, Tax, Legal, Purchasing, and Treasury to maintain alignment on intercompany activities.
• Assist with intercompany funding processes, including project tracking, purchase requisition coordination, and gap identification.
• Support SOW and Service Agreement (SA) requisitions, including invoice and commitment validation.
• Partner with program teams on inter-regional product development activities, tracking milestones, deliverables, and associated costs.
• Perform variance and gap analysis between planned and actual costs to support financial decision-making.
• Use SAP reporting and queries to analyze program spending and support reporting deliverables.
• Support preparation of monthly North America forecast reporting, including actuals, foreign exchange impacts, and spend drivers.
• Assist with accrual reconciliation activities in coordination with global controlling teams.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and standardization of intercompany workflows.
• Support timely contract execution, invoice validation, and intercompany settlement activities.
• Contribute to ER&D special projects and global finance initiatives as needed.
• Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, forecasting, and intercompany support.
• Maintain consistency in SOW processes and documentation across regions.
• Provide clear analysis and insights for operational and finance stakeholders.
• Support cross-functional coordination to enable efficient contract execution and funding alignment.
• Identify and escalate issues related to funding, contracts, or financial discrepancies.

What This Job Offers

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