Lead Finance

At Harley-Davidson, we are building more than machines. It’s our passion and commitment to continue the evolution of this storied brand and heighten the desirability of the Harley-Davidson experience. To keep building our legend and leading our industry through innovation, evolution, and emotion we need the best and brightest talent. We stand for the timeless pursuit of adventure. Freedom for the soul. Are you ready to join us?

Our International Markets are focused on creating an inclusive and expanding rider community that appeals to new and existing riders. We strive to deliver an H-D experience with an unequivocal customer focus.

From the UK to Singapore and many places in between, our employees are essential to our success. Our efforts are concentrated on the highest priority markets, primarily North America, Europe and parts of Asia Pacific. We have concentrated our resources in-market for maximum impact in line with our future strategy. Our regional offices and in-market teams have the freedom within a clearly defined framework to make decisions to drive their business. In-market teams are agile and equipped to understand consumer needs, provide focused attention to dealers, and respond more quickly to local market conditions.

Job Summary

This is a key position sitting in RHQ supporting the region in providing financial support and insights to the commercial team. Key deliverables include maintaining financial reports, providing financial analysis and driving the financial forecasting together with the rest of the team.

Job Responsibilities

• Providing quality commentaries and insights to actuals and forecast in a timely manner highlighting any risks/gaps to achieving expected financial results.
• Responsible for supporting sales function in pricing of products by providing/verifying the best cost estimates and margin analysis including updating of DNP [Dealer Net Price] in SAP system.
• Maintaining and controlling contra revenue programs [VIP, Promo, Demo] by working with commercial teams to understand the rationale and mechanism of each program and communicating these treatments to the accounting team to ensure correct accounting treatment during month-end.
• Supporting commercial team in credit control and analysis.
• Supporting FCR reviews.
• Providing cashflow analysis.
• Develop and maintain databases/reports either from BPC or SAP download that enables timely and detailed analysis on an ad-hoc basis.
• Providing financial training to commercial team where required.
• Mapping and streamlining processes in the region to improve efficiencies and transparency.
• Any other ad-hoc requirements.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Required

Education Specifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field is Required. A CPA/CA or equivalent is desired.

Experience Requirements

Required

• The successful candidate will have a minimum of 7 years related work and/or public accounting experience.
• Working experience with SAP.
• Deep working knowledge in structuring large databases to drive business insights.
• Working experience in management reporting tools such as BPC / Hyperion / Essbase etc. highly preferred.
• Competency in the use of spreadsheets and accounting systems for the purpose of analysis and financial modeling. Knowledge of databases and Power Query would be advantageous.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Finance and experience in a variety of Finance areas.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and skills necessary to communicate with all levels of management.
• Strong attention to detail while maintaining the broader, analytical perspective; and excellent organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple tasks under time constraints.
• Self-motivated and a self-starter continuously looking for process improvements.

Preferred Traits

• Data-driven mindset
• Process-oriented approach
• High adaptability and comfortable with ambiguity

Harley-Davidson is an equal opportunity employer that continues to build a culture of inclusion, belonging and equity through our commitment to attracting and retaining diverse talent from all backgrounds. We believe in fairness and providing a level playing field for all. We foster a culture that thrives on diverse perspectives and contributions to ignite the creativity and innovation to fuel our business and enhance the employee and customer experience.

We offer an inclusive compensation package for all salaried employees including, but not limited to, annual bonus programs, employee discounts on motorcycles and related products, general merchandise, and more. We welcome everybody to join our family and be united no matter who you are or where you come from.

Direct Reports: No
Travel Required: 0 - 10%
Visa Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship
Relocation: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance