Specialist, Controlling Main System Teams
About The Position
Scout Motors is bringing back an iconic American vehicle, electrifying and digitizing it with American innovation. The brand emphasizes respect for the past, future, communities, work, play, and customers. Scout Motors is creating a company that stands for its people and customers, offering vehicles with both all-electric and range-extender powertrains. The company empowers its teams to innovate, seeking individuals who are visionary, leaders, knowledgeable, collaborative, and passionate. This role is part of a team revolutionizing the electric pick-up truck and rugged SUV market. The Specialist, Controlling Main System Teams will monitor forecasted status versus targets for the total product business case per main system, streamline financial reporting and analyses, and leverage data to identify cost reduction opportunities. The role involves identifying process inefficiencies, handling decision-making values up to $1M, conducting product business case calculations, steering discussions on financial concerns, and ensuring project decisions meet product development process timing for on-time SOP delivery. Collaboration with cross-functional teams to manage product development targets and prepare finance-related working packages are key responsibilities. The role also includes administration of the main controlling system FAKIS and serving as a central contact for VW AG IT administration, along with conducting ad-hoc scenarios for strategic topics.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 4+ Years of Experience Finance or other relevant experience (Project Steering, Engineering, Purchasing, Production, etc.)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to accurately compile, translate, and present financial information in a clear concise manner, often in PowerPoint, to leadership and a broad audience including non-finance professionals
- Implement a solution-oriented approach for main project issues through cross-functional collaboration
- Strong analytical and data visualization skill (Excel advanced proficiency, including but not limited to: financial modeling, macro generation, business case evaluation, scenario & sensitivity analysis and PowerBI)
- Knowledge of business process management and organization
- Knowledge of automotive technology and market (component cost, production, market trends and strategies, automotive process knowledge, cost market strategy, portfolio strategy)
- Integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, positive attitude, and a growth mindset
- Comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals
Responsibilities
- Monitor VSI (forecasted status) vs. target related to total product business case per main system and streamline financial reporting and analyses to teams
- Leverage data to highlight key areas where business can reduce costs
- Identify process inefficiencies or bottlenecks in main system decision making processes
- Conduct product business case calculations and steer discussions to address financial concerns and recommendations for implementation
- Ensure project decisions are delivered on-time to meet product development process (PEP) timing guidelines for on-time SOP delivery
- Work with cross-functional teams to manage product development targets, ensuring adherence to target constraints
- Prepare working packages for finance related topics because of main system discussions
- Administration of main controlling system FAKIS
- Central contact to VW AG IT administration
- Conduct ad-hoc scenarios upon request for strategic topics
Benefits
- Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
- 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
- Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
- 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
- Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
- Pay Transparency
- Eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
