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Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive
We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Automotive, we give you the keys to fast-track your career.
- Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that augment the driving experience
- Combine ingenuity, in-depth research, and a spirit of collaboration with design and engineering excellence
- Advance in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency, and enjoyment
About the Role
The Global SG&A Finance Business Partner is a senior finance leadership role accountable for end-to-end Automotive SG&A cost performance across the organization. Serving as a trusted advisor to the Automotive Leadership Team and global functional / corporate leaders, this role provides financial discipline, strategic insight, and benchmark-driven cost management to enable informed decision-making and drive sustainable SG&A performance globally.
The role leads a team of approximately 8–10 professionals responsible for all aspect of SG&A controlling, planning, forecasting, and compliance activities, ensuring efficient, effective, and scalable financial operations.
What You Will Do
- Act as the primary finance business partner for global SGA, supporting senior leadership with insights, analysis, and recommendations.
- Provide forward-looking insight-driven financial guidance and recommendations to support strategic, operational, and investment decisions.
- Act as a trusted sparring partner and coach to business leaders, guiding cost structures and spending patterns to improve efficiency and value. Influence and enable business decisions to ensure alignment with financial objectives and long-term strategy.
- Support enterprise-wide transformation and productivity initiatives impacting SG&A; partner with leaders to drive productivity improvements, ensure accountability for actions, and lead corrective measures as required.
- Lead and manage the global SG&A finance team, ensuring all controlling, planning, and reporting activities are executed efficiently and effectively with high standards of accuracy and timeliness.
- Own and lead SG&A budget cycles, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning processes across all functions.
- Strengthen SG&A cost governance and ensure compliance with HARMAN/Samsung accounting standards, internal policies, and audit requirements.
- Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across SG&A finance processes and systems.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with global functional leaders (e.g., HR, IT, Legal, Marketing) and finance leadership across the division / corporate
- Develop and foster a high-performing, scalable, and engaged global finance team.
What You Need to Be Successful
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Management, or related field; MBA, CPA, or CMA preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, controlling, or business partnering roll
- Strong experience in leading transformation / continuous improvement programs within Finance or business areas.
- Strong communication, leadership presence, and stakeholder management capability.
- Proven experience leading teams, ideally in a global or matrixed environment.
- Advanced Excel, financial modeling, and reporting tools expertise.
- Proficiency with ERP/FP&AB systems and Reporting/Dashboarding tools/ technologies
- Ability to work across time zones and collaborate in a global matrix environment.
Bonus Points if You Have
- Strong business partnering and influencing skills.
- Strategic / Transformation mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
What Makes You Eligible
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, transformation-driven environment.
- Experience working with shared services or back-office finance operations is a strong advantage.
What We Offer
- Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
- Access to employee discounts on world-class products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, and more)
- Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
- Competitive wellness benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development
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HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Harman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Harman and has not been reviewed or approved by Harman.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, often including medical, dental, and vision plans, with HSAs/FSAs and disability or life insurance also referenced. Wellbeing support such as EAP access and onsite occupational health services is also part of the package in some regions.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle-oriented benefits include employee product discounts and region-specific perks like free fruit deliveries, Cycle to Work schemes, and meal coupons or allowances. Flexible schedules and work-from-home options are also part of the overall offering where roles and projects allow.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is repeatedly characterized as solid or market-aligned for many roles, with salary payments described as consistent and on time. Compensation is also tied to performance in some accounts, reinforcing a perception of basic fairness for a portion of employees.
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Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and services supporting the Internet of Things. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 50 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. Our software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In March 2017, HARMAN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with HARMAN!
