The Role
The Procurement Finance Manager is responsible for monthly reporting, variance analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and supplier financial risk management. They will track KPIs, assist with month-end reporting, and manage internal controls. This role requires effective communication and collaboration across various business units while ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
Summary Generated by Built In
Position Specific Requirements (PSR):
- Preparation of monthly reporting records, variance analysis, monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, cost recovery analysis and scorecard files
- Assist finance department with month-end reporting activities by providing appropriate performance metrics
- Report mid-month and monthly results to management
- Participate in a variety of financial analysis and special projects
- Track commodity indices and work cross-functionally to understand variances between customer recovery / supply base cost
- Provide leadership for supplier financial risk management activities.
- Ensures compliance & continuous improvement to IAC Policies & Procedures
- Maintain and document proper internal controls
- Track and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)
- Support cross-functional business unit team
- Product Costing Knowledge
- Work with plant controllers to ensure local operations follow standardize procedures and reporting of both actuals and forecasts
- Ability to adapt and learn to internal systems
- Ensure AS400 indexes are up to date
- Communication between sites and Corporate office
- Prepare presentations for weekly, monthly and quarterly business reviews, annual budgets and business planning initiatives. Partner with Purchasing to ensure understanding of business and financial targets and performance against those targets by helping to identify/realize opportunities while managing risks.
- Work with plant controllers to ensure local operations follow standardized procedures and produce standardized reporting of both actuals and forecasts. Responsible for the accuracy of setting annual product standards/targets.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Qualifications
Education:
- BS/BA required
Experience:
- Requires 5-7 years of experience
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Product Costing Knowledge
- ERP Software (QAD, etc)
- MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
- Qualitative Variance Analysis
- Demonstrate high level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others
- Demonstrate high level of analytical ability where problems are complex
- Demonstrate high level of oral and written communication skills
- Strong self-starter with initiative and innovative attitude
- Demonstrate ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to interact effectively with a wide range of colleagues across functions
The Company
What We Do
International Automotive Components (IAC) is a leading global supplier that creates environments that move people with elegant design, bold ideas and precise execution. Headquartered in Luxembourg, IAC Group operates 50 manufacturing facilities in 15 countries. For more information, visit www.iacgroup.com