Financial Account Manager

Abantu Staffing Solutions
East London
ZAR 200 000 - 300 000
Job description

Overview

Our Client within the Automotive Industry is seeking a Financial Account Manager to join their team.

Minimum Requirements

  • Eng. / B. Com Accounting/Economics or similar with a strong focus on Controlling/Finance
  • 3 years in a controlling environment (preferably automotive manufacturing related / technically orientated)
  • Costing/Project Controlling Experience
  • Experience in QAD or similar ERP system
  • Advanced PC and Spreadsheet literacy

Job Responsibilities

  • Ideation / Proposal (PLUS Phases 0/1) financial planning and analysis support
  • Support development group in business estimation
  • Responsible for business planning, product cost, price, and profitability, including engineering, tooling, investment, and start-up cost
  • Preparation of targeted Business Plan with an interface to advanced sales /business development, budget planning, and controlling of acquisition expenditures
  • Provide and secure integration of detailed financial information (e.g. volume, mix, price, BOM) for Plant Controlling for Profit Plan and Forecast
  • Support/coordinate engineering budget planning
  • Define program business plan and submit capital investment requests, including tooling and start-up costs.
  • Budget planning for all program financial aspects and develop system/tools for cost tracking and cost controlling (plan vs. actuals)
  • Management of all programs' financial aspects of product change management.
  • Build a team with a program manager for strategy and execution of customer negotiations
  • Lead sales pricing strategy and quote presentation to the Customer in alliance with Program Management / Platform Management Development (PLUS Phase 2)
  • Prepare program financial documentation for customer negotiations, interface with customer finance organization
  • Define tasks/actions and timing to achieve or improve program financial goals (roadmap to target / program profitability) together with the Program Manager
  • Create and perform program financial issue list Design, Verification, Validation, and Launch (PLUS Phases 3-5)
  • Attend phase exit reviews and support the program team with required program financial documentation

Key Competencies / Skills

  • Critical and analytical thinking
  • Detail Orientated
  • Team player
  • Customer focus
  • High ethical standards and behaviors in keeping with the Leadership Expectation Model
  • Able to travel internationally
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