Financial Planning Analyst

YOUR ROLE:

The position is responsible for conducting in-depth financial analysis, building and maintaining financial models and providing actionable financial insights to support decision-making. Additionally, they will assist in leading the budgeting and forecasting processes, preparing senior leadership-level financial reports, all while collaborating and supporting various stakeholders throughout cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate will leverage their financial experience to translate complex financial data into actionable insights, contributing to the overall profitability and efficiency of the organization.

In your daily job you will:

• Accountable for consolidating, analyzing & reporting Global EDS monthly Actual/Fcst reports
• Focus on revenue reporting, with ability to segment across platforms, customers, regions, etc. and explain main business drivers
• Provide meaningful profitability (I/S) analysis
• Ensure reporting is compliant with company policy
• Ensure all corporate and divisional allocations throughout EDS business segment are understood, are correct, documented, communicated and properly actioned
• Highlight and discuss the main drivers of various performance variances
• Prepare consolidated financial reports, analyses and presentations to senior management
• Assist in the wider preparation of close processes, monthly/quarterly business reviews (MBR/QBR) and budget (BBP) work within the Global FP&A Team
• Assist with planning and communication to regional teams for reporting timelines
• Support global data requests from cross-functional teams
• Support leadership as needed with ad hoc projects
• Drive to continuously improve and enhance key reporting processes and outputs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Work with regions to get EDS monthly actual/forecast revenue and prepare consolidated EDS BU financials
• Ensure results are consistent across deliverables and aligned across constituents
• Provide meaningful revenue analysis: volume drivers by customer, segment, powertrain and others; price variances, FX/Comm variances; others.
• Work with the regions as well as VP of Engineering for EDS to ensure forecasts and budgets are prepared and tie out, and that costs/drivers are understood and documented
• Build a model to understand the profitability/customer recovery of engineering costs across the EDS regions for reporting each month identifying corrective action/recommendations
• Ensure that engineering reporting is compliant with company policy
• Ensure all corporate and divisional allocations through EDS are understood, correct, documented, communicated and actioned
• Highlight and discuss the main drivers of various performance variances
• Ad hoc analysis as required by FP&A team
• Support in the wider preparation of close, MBR/QBR and Budget work in the Global FP&A Team and adjacent functions/departments

YOUR BACKGROUND

Key skills and competencies for succeeding in this role are:

• Bachelor's degree with a major in accounting or finance required
• Automotive or manufacturing sector experience preferred
• 2-5+ years’ experience of relevant experience
• 2-5+ years’ experience of financial analysis
• Strong analytical background and knowledge of financial statements with attention to detail
• Ability to bridge financial data to tell a story concisely
• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities with capability to simplify complex items
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong planning, time management abilities (highly independent) and ambitious
• Microsoft Excel (Advanced)
• Prior knowledge of SAP ERP system and HFM (Hyperion), helpful but not required

PREFERRED SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior FP&A experience highly preferred
• Prior actuals (incl. systems) consolidation and reconciliation experience preferred
• Prior operations/plant finance experience a plus
• Prior experience in multi-national, global companies across time-zones a plus
• Ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
• Sound communication skills: written and verbal along with individual, team and group environments
• Positive attitude, willingness to learn & ask good questions, ambition to succeed and to take ownership of work

WHY JOIN US?

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.
• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.
• You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

YOUR BENEFITS AT APTIV:

• Private health care effective day 1 of employment
• Life and accident insurance
• Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacation, Designated time off, Parental leave)
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Learning and development opportunities
• Discount programs with various manufacturers and retailers
• Recognition for innovation and excellence
• Opportunities to give back to the community
• Tuition Reimbursement

APPLY TODAY, AND TOGETHER LET’S CHANGE TOMORROW!

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