The Role
Plan and analyze financial performance, including plan-versus-actuals, resource utilization, provisions, and cost deviations. Partner with business functions to drive cost efficiency, evaluate business cases and initiatives, support approvals, prepare management reporting, address audit queries, negotiate vendor renewals, monitor supplier recovery, and identify automation and process improvements.
Summary Generated by Built In
Financial Planning & Steering:
- DTBP/FC planning, analysis and clarification with line functions. Ensure targets are well understood and agreed by the biz. functions
- Business case/PR/new initiative evaluation and inclusion in the Plan
- Ensure minimal deviation against the plan. Work towards reducing overall expenses along with business functions
Analysis & reporting:
- Monthly financials analysis - Plan vs actuals & monthly transitions, Resource utilization, etc. Set-up structure for financials analysis. Highlight deviations in cost to line functions, support them to define countermeasures and periodically track progress of countermeasures. Address deviations in cost arising due to factors within F&C
- Prepare & align financial slides for Steco & other forums
- Clarify Audit queries & take corrective actions
Business partering
- Co-ordinate with business functions to understand the processes, KPIs
- Drive cost efficiency program along with business functions
Forum representation
- Understand topics and ensure logical decisions being taken especially for financials. Verify cost calculations and push stakeholders to optimize the cost. Push & monitor supplier recovery wherever applicable
Vendor Contract renewal
- Take part in vendor contract renewal exercise, ensure optimal rate negotiation. Align financial impact arising out of new rates
PR/biz. case approvals
- Ensure PR/biz. case are verified, challenge biz functions for cost reduction. Ensure timely approval
Provisions & utilization management
- Review provisions & utilization against the plan. Regular update to management
Others:
- Identify automation and process improvement projects
WHAT WE OFFER YOU
Note: Fixed benefits that apply to Daimler Truck, Daimler Buses, and Daimler Truck Financial Services.
Among other things, the following benefits await you with us:
- Attractive compensation package
- Company pension plan
- Remote working
- Flexible working models, that adapt to individual life phases
- Health offers
- Individual development opportunities through our own Learning Academy as well as free access to LinkedIn Learning
- + two individual benefits
THAT’S WHY YOU ARE A MATCH
- Bachelor/Master in Finance
- Experience in Production Cost controlling or Cost controlling
- Knowledge of SAP, Excel
- Language skills: English fluent
- Teamwork, motivation, communication skills
You don’t bring everything with you? No problem! We look for skills but hire for attitude!
#MAKEYOURMOVE and apply now – we‘re looking forward to it!
At Daimler Truck, we promote diversity and stand for an inclusive corporate culture. We value the individual strengths of our employees, because these lead to the best team performance and thus to the success of our company. Inclusion and equal opportunities are important to us. We welcome applications from people of all cultures and genders, parents, people with disabilities and people of any community.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance
- Experience in production cost controlling or cost controlling
- Knowledge of SAP
- Knowledge of Excel
- Fluent English language skills
- Teamwork skills
- Motivation
- Communication skills
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