Mopar Supply Chain Finance Analyst

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

This position is responsible for analyzing monthly and year-to-date burden performance across supply chain cost categories, including packaging, labor, tooling, and off-standard operating costs. The role involves preparing variance explanations for actuals versus forecast, budget, and prior year, identifying key operational and financial drivers. The analyst will support month-end and forecast processes, track and explain supplier chargebacks, packaging expenses, warranty-related cross charges, and extraordinary supply chain costs. This role will partner with business teams to validate assumptions related to burden standards, packaging cost treatment, supply chain cost recovery, and other related spend. The analyst will develop and maintain recurring reporting files, presentations, and close-review materials for management and business review meetings. Additionally, the role involves investigating cost trends by material, supplier, activity, or location to identify risks, opportunities, and root causes, and supporting process improvements through documentation, automation opportunities, and enhanced reporting tools using Excel, SAP, Access, and AI-enabled workflows. The analyst will coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve invoicing issues, confirm accounting treatment, and ensure expenses are recorded accurately and on time. The role also provides financial support for special projects involving campaign packaging, burden methodology, transportation cost recovery, and supply chain process changes. The analyst will drive the technical pillars and warehouse operations in the proper identification of waste and losses, corresponding root cause analysis and creation of hard savings projects. The role acts as the primary owner of the North America / Canada Warehousing general ledger, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal controls. The analyst will lead the Supply Chain Burden & Warehousing team, ensuring effective financial controlling and delivery of cost-saving initiatives aligned with forecast targets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance or Accounting, or related degree
Minimum 5 years of finance/accounting experience
Minimum of 3 years of experience in Manufacturing and Cost deployment methodologies
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and large-data analysis
Interest in process automation and continuous improvement using tools such as Copilot, Power Automate, or similar technologies

Nice To Haves

Master's degree, MBA/CPA preferred
SAP, OneStream and Essbase experience
Leadership experience
Manufacturing, warehouse, or supply chain operations experience preferred

Responsibilities

Analyze monthly and year-to-date burden performance across supply chain cost categories, including packaging, labor, tooling and off-standard operating costs.
Prepare variance explanations for actual versus forecast, budget, and prior year, identifying key operational and financial drivers.
Support month-end and forecast processes through journal entries, checklist completion, and coordination with approvers.
Track and explain supplier chargebacks, packaging expenses, warranty-related cross charges, and extraordinary supply chain costs.
Partner with business teams to validate assumptions related to burden standards, packaging cost treatment, supply chain cost recovery, and other-related spend.
Develop and maintain recurring reporting files, presentations, and close-review materials for management and business review meetings.
Investigate cost trends by material, supplier, activity, or location to identify risks, opportunities, and root causes.
Support process improvements through documentation, automation opportunities, and enhanced reporting tools using Excel, SAP, Access, and AI-enabled workflows.
Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve invoicing issues, confirm accounting treatment, and ensure expenses are recorded accurately and on time.
Provide financial support for special projects involving campaign packaging, burden methodology, transportation cost recovery, and supply chain process changes.
Driving the technical pillars and warehouse operations in the proper identification of waste and losses, corresponding root cause analysis and creation of hard savings projects.
Act as the primary owner of the North America / Canada Warehousing general ledger, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal controls.
Lead the Supply Chain Burden & Warehousing team, ensuring effective financial controlling and delivery of cost-saving initiatives aligned with forecast targets.