Financial Analyst, VAVE

Financial Analyst, VAVE

IMPACT and OPPORTUNITY

The Financial Analyst, VAVE role is an exciting opportunity to support and influence, in a strategic way, the profitability of the company across all product lines. You will partner with various functions including engineering, program management, operations, and supply chain management to analyze and assess various potential cost opportunities which will impact the company’s future growth.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner and participate in collaborative teams with cross functional business partners on VAVE opportunities.
• Prepare business cases and presenting findings to the business for evaluation and improvement of financial performance.
• Identify and recommend creative alternatives and opportunities for cost optimizations.
• Analyze and suggest areas of VAVE focus based on market and material trends.
• Establish business cases for various VAVE ideas brought forward for feasibility reviews.
• Identify outliers in terms of costs, gross margin, and TCO for Gentherm’s product lines and programs.
• Validate costs saved/avoided from VAVE activities.
• Conduct cost analysis with Gentherm suppliers to identify improvement opportunities for mutual cost savings.
• Prepare and present financial figures on opportunities to business units
• Responsible for maintaining and updating VAVE savings database.
• Analyze monthly savings compared to budget for business units
• Participate and prepare budget/forecasting processes for the relevant income statement lines.
• Support for any specific ad-hoc VAVE improvement projects
• The information is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time.

QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or closely related field
• 3 years’ of position related experience
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Possesses strong oral and written communication skills; can independently organize and lead meetings and effectively convey ideas to others either in an individual or group setting.
• A good business acumen and understanding of business operations
• Experience working with, and presenting to, senior management
• Time management skills and ability to work on tight deadlines
• Process improvement mindset
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of products, including strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Proficient in English (listening, speaking, writing)
• A solid working knowledge of ERP systems (ideally SAP).
• Team player who can establish positive and productive working relationships with others
• Must demonstrate high ethical and professional standards including maintaining confidentiality of privileged company information, and valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with a large, multi-national organization
• Master’s degree in Engineering and/or a general interest in engineering topics.

NICE TO KNOW

TRAVEL: 5% Global

COMPETENCIES

• Deliver Results
  • Understand the mission and output of your team; set SMART objectives and deliver
• Drive Change
  • Focus on agility and commitment to continuous improvement; Understand and act on internal and external drivers of change
• Build Capability
  • Foster a culture of learning and development; Support individual growth through continuous feedback to achieve personal and professional goals
• Cultivate Innovation
  • Openly embrace, create, implement and support new and innovative ideas, processes and technology that deliver business results

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PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. In order to best service our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation.

Gentherm is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.