The Role
Own financial control of the regional Cost of Sales portfolio, leading budgeting, forecasting, monthly close, management reporting, variance analysis, scenario modeling, and cost-performance insights. Coordinate cross-entity inputs, improve data quality and reporting controls, standardize methodologies, and drive automation using finance tools. Serve as the finance interface for regional functions and headquarters, aligning stakeholders and coordinating follow-up actions.
Summary Generated by Built In
EXPECTED END RESULTS
MAJOR ACTIVITIES
1. Own the financial control of the Cost of Sales portfolio
- Maintain a complete view of outbound logistics, End-of-Life battery, connectivity services, intercompany pricing for imported vehicles and other cross-entity cost of sales items.
- Coordinate financial inputs across entities and functions to provide an integrated view of the Cost of Sales portfolio.
- Ensure costs are classified, consolidated and reported consistently across the region.
2. Lead the budgeting and forecasting process
- Coordinate budget, outlook and forecast submissions across contributing entities and functions.
- Develop forecast models using relevant operational and financial drivers, including volumes, rates, contractual assumptions and foreign exchange impacts where applicable.
- Review and constructively challenge key assumptions, ensuring alignment with regional and global planning guidance.
- Identify, quantify and communicate risks, opportunities and forecast sensitivities.
3. Deliver accurate monthly closing and management reporting
- Review actual results, accruals, provisions and reclassifications with accounting and functional teams.
- Reconcile source data to financial systems and work with contributors to resolve material differences and data gaps.
- Prepare monthly reporting with clear variance analysis versus Budget, Forecast and Prior Year.
- Deliver accurate and timely reporting packages in line with regional closing deadlines.
4. Provide actionable cost performance insights
- Analyse cost evolution and identify the operational, volume, rate, mix, foreign exchange and timing drivers behind material variances.
- Develop cost-per-unit, trend and performance views appropriate to each cost stream.
- Translate complex cross-entity movements into concise management messages and recommended actions.
- Support scenario analysis, business cases and ad hoc management requests.
5. Improve data quality, reporting processes and automation
- Establish robust review controls and audit trails for data received from multiple entities and systems.
- Work with contributors to improve the quality, completeness and timeliness of financial inputs and resolve identified issues.
- Standardise templates, definitions and reporting methodologies across the portfolio.
- Drive simplification and automation using Excel, Power BI, Tagetik and other available finance tools.
6. Build effective cross-functional stakeholder alignment
- Act as the key finance interface for the assigned cost streams across regional functions, entities and headquarters.
- Facilitate alignment on responsibilities, assumptions and follow-up actions across contributing teams.
- Facilitate performance reviews, communicate financial insights and coordinate agreed actions with relevant stakeholders.
Nissan Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nissan and has not been reviewed or approved by Nissan.
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Affordable Benefits — Benefits are portrayed as broadly competitive, with healthcare, flexible work options, and vehicle-related programs contributing meaningful value. Feedback suggests the package can feel cost-effective for employees, especially where company-car schemes and robust health coverage are available.
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Parental & Family Support — Company materials emphasize on-site childcare, parental leave, and caregiver-friendly policies. Feedback suggests these offerings are seen as supportive of work-life needs in several regions.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work arrangements such as telecommuting, flex time, and remote-work programs are highlighted. Feedback suggests flexibility is a notable strength, though availability varies by location and role.
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The Company
What We Do
Nissan is a global automotive manufacturer that designs, produces, and sells a wide range of vehicles, including cars, trucks, and SUVs, and is a key member of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance.
