Project & IT OPEX Controlling Analyst

Daimler Truck North America•Charlotte, NC

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

Inside the Role The Project and IT OPEX (Operational Expenditures) Steering Analyst functions within the team environment of the Performance Steering group and is responsible for the planning, forecasting and reporting of fixed operating costs for the IT Department as well as overall Daimler Truck Financial Services NA capital projects budget. Position requires ICS (Internal Controls) compliance activities as applicable. Posting Information We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected. We Take Care of Our Team Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience Benefits include annual bonus program; 401k company contribution with company match up to 8 % 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. What You Drive Responsible for fixed operating costs planning, forecasting & reporting activities on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis for IT Department as well as for Capital Projects (CapEx) budget for North America region: Support planning and budgeting activities for IT Department: lead the maintenance, tracking and reporting of IT baseline budget; ensure accurate tracking of labor and non-labor activity. Utilize Prophix forecasting tool for all budgeting and reporting activities for IT and Capital Projects; provide monthly forecasts/assessments and ensure accurate interaction between Prophix and SAP. Provide monthly reporting of actual spend and investigate variances against the budget (for spend, FTEs and capital); gain an in-depth understanding across all categories and drivers of OPEX and capital projects spend. Provide oversight of all regional capital project spending: review details for all transactions posted to the project pool cost centers on regular basis; engage with project managers regarding project progress and related spend; monitor outstanding invoices to ensure they are processed in a timely manner; attend project update meetings with the intent of identifying actions required to support financial oversight objectives. Develop strong and productive relationships with business partners, colleagues and management; work with the business partners and department heads to understand ongoing and upcoming budget needs as well as to investigate deviations from plan. Prepare and provide reporting to upper management regarding IT and project expenditures; provide ad-hoc analysis and reporting as needed. Consolidate forecast, planning and actual IT OPEX and Capital projects spend for NA region; understand key regional cost drivers; prepare and present regional cost development to DTFS exec management. Drive automation of OPEX and Project spend forecasting and reporting tasks with the goal of enabling real-time results reporting; this would provide timely transparency to current spend to both, DTFS business partners and DTFS management, allowing for fact-based decision-making.

Requirements

BS/BA in Business, Finance or Accounting and prefer 5-7 years of relevant experience
Analytical skills: Ability to collect data and establish facts, identify trends and variances; ability to integrate information from a variety of sources with varied levels of complexity
PC/Software skills: SAP, Microsoft Suite of products; proficiency in working with data analysis, reporting and visualization tools
Prior experience with budgeting and forecasting as well as cost analysis and reporting

Nice To Haves

Attention to detail, customer focus, planning and organizing, problem solving and analysis, teamwork and collaboration
Hands-on experience with Prophix and/or Hyperion

Responsibilities

Responsible for fixed operating costs planning, forecasting & reporting activities on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis for IT Department as well as for Capital Projects (CapEx) budget for North America region
Support planning and budgeting activities for IT Department: lead the maintenance, tracking and reporting of IT baseline budget; ensure accurate tracking of labor and non-labor activity.
Utilize Prophix forecasting tool for all budgeting and reporting activities for IT and Capital Projects; provide monthly forecasts/assessments and ensure accurate interaction between Prophix and SAP.
Provide monthly reporting of actual spend and investigate variances against the budget (for spend, FTEs and capital); gain an in-depth understanding across all categories and drivers of OPEX and capital projects spend.
Provide oversight of all regional capital project spending: review details for all transactions posted to the project pool cost centers on regular basis; engage with project managers regarding project progress and related spend; monitor outstanding invoices to ensure they are processed in a timely manner; attend project update meetings with the intent of identifying actions required to support financial oversight objectives.
Develop strong and productive relationships with business partners, colleagues and management; work with the business partners and department heads to understand ongoing and upcoming budget needs as well as to investigate deviations from plan.
Prepare and provide reporting to upper management regarding IT and project expenditures; provide ad-hoc analysis and reporting as needed.
Consolidate forecast, planning and actual IT OPEX and Capital projects spend for NA region; understand key regional cost drivers; prepare and present regional cost development to DTFS exec management.
Drive automation of OPEX and Project spend forecasting and reporting tasks with the goal of enabling real-time results reporting; this would provide timely transparency to current spend to both, DTFS business partners and DTFS management, allowing for fact-based decision-making.

Benefits

annual bonus program
401k company contribution with company match up to 8 % 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