Account Financial Manager

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JOB DESCRIPTION

    Core Responsibilities:

    • The Account Financial Manager is responsible for managing programs in development and current production programs to achieve and maintain the approved business case metrics of profitability and return on investment.
    • Great broad skill set includes analytical, communication, strategic thinking, and technical knowledge of the products. 
    • Outstanding organization and documentation skills and high attention to analytical details.
    • Provides leadership in communication, character, critical thinking, change mastery, conflict resolution, & coaching and teaming.
    • Responsibility for Business Planning, Product Costing, Product Pricing, on financial issues.

    Additional Responsibilities:​

    • The AFM will develop New Business Plans which assess Return on Investment.
    • Support Quotations to be submitted to Customers.
    • Work with a complex bill of material to understand and cost a product, and related cost drivers.
    • Work with a variety of manufacturing processes and related costs.
    • Able to develop customer financial strategies, evaluate business cases, manage all aspects of the quote process and communicate effectively.
    • Attend project team meetings/lead project finance meetings.
    • Follow-up on open financial issues until they are resolved.
    • Perform monthly financial updates for top management (Program Reviews, Launch Readiness Review, etc.)
    • Understands the automotive industry, market forces, customer systems, target setting process and typical negotiating strategies.
    • Set cost targets for suppliers, support Make vs Buy Decisions.
    • Providing input for plants/engineering/tooling for Profit Plan/Forecast.
    • Control development spending and challenge the team to identify ways to reduce cost.
    • Initiate and support product cost reduction efforts
    • Ensure/maintain Metrix/Fiori for all new programs through Start of Production.
    • Tooling/discrete PO invoicing

    Basic Qualifications:

    • A Bachelor’s Degree is required in Business, Finance, Engineering, or Program Management
    • 5 years’ experience related to financial management or project management
    • Automotive experience is required
    • Strong finance skills and familiarity with business case preparation - financial metrics (ROS%, IRR%, ROA %)
    • Strong organizational and communication skills (both written and verbal)
    • Proficient in advanced MS Excel

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Advanced degree such as an MBA
    • Cost estimating experience

    PRIMARY LOCATION

    Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI

    Organisation: 
    Adient