PROJECT CONTROLLER

PLASTIC OMNIUM•Troy, MI

63d

About The Position

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution! OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility. Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow's clean and connected car. This position is responsible for the financial management of programs that are in the pre-production (launch) phase at OP Modules Americas. The financial oversight responsibility is full scope including management of program profit/loss and cash flow statements, as well as, the associated accounting, tracking, reporting of capital expedntirues, prototypes, and tooling.

Requirements

B.S. Accounting/Finance degree
Minimum 5 years working within the automotive industry in either accounting or finance
Strong understanding of business case models and financial KPIs associated with program tracking
Understanding of financial statements -Income Statement, Balance sheet, cash flow statemetns
Understanding of accounting processes & procedures related to capital equipment and tooling
Strong communication, organizational, and excel skills are required.
Accounting experience is required.

Nice To Haves

Preferred knowledge of manufacturing assembly and injection molding processes
Exposure to program management launch teams in the automotive industry is a plus.
Financial sytems exposure - SAP / HFM is a plus

Responsibilities

Reponsible for controlling all aspects of the launch program financials including - managing updates of the selling prices, material, labor, overhead costs, capital equipment and tooling spends. Responsibilty includes establishing the budgetary information and tracking actuals against the budget and providing the variance explanations to mgmt
Develop high level skillset and understanding of the PLC (Product Life Cycle) system that is used for tracking launch program financials. This position will also be responsible for training other end-users such as Program Managers
Prepare the present the required program financial information during the Gate Reviews
Active participation on cross-funcitonal program teams as the financial representative
Ensure financial information is updated in PLC (Product Life Cycle) program reporting system for all project-related cost and recovery tracking for the following categories: Prototype Builds, Prototype / Production Tooling, Capital Equipment,Capitalized Development hours, and all engineering / design related program activity. This includes understanding the gains/losses in each of these categories - Sales vs Cost.
Work wth plant controllers to review and approve project-related account balances prototype parts / tooling / CIP as part of their balance sheet account reconciliation process
Facilitate the collection of prototype build and tooling customer recoveries through the cash collection. This includes coordination of the all customer-required documentation in order to invoice and be paid by the customer
Review and approve,all project related purchase order requisitions and A/P invoices - prototype, tooling, captital equipment, engeinering development, tooling
Participate in advanced quotation activities with cross functional teams as required
Conduct Ad Hoc financial analysis as required by management