IT Finance Business Partner

ABOUT US

PHINIA: Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow.

PHINIA is an independent, market-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12,500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.

At PHINIA, we Provide fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products and solutions of the highest quality — developed and manufactured responsibly — that are designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, industrial machinery, and other applications. In doing so, we contribute to a cleaner tomorrow, treat our people and surrounding communities with respect, and hold ourselves accountable to robust ethical standards.

Our Culture

PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees. We believe in making a positive impact through our business and actions, and we take our collective responsibility seriously.

Career Opportunities

We believe in building a brighter tomorrow for our employees as well as our customers and encourage you to learn about our long history, strong culture, new technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Join us on this shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow.

JOB PURPOSE

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

IT Financial Planning and Analysis

• Establish global and consistent processes for PHINIA hubs and sites.
• Participate in financial controls, reviews, and validation processes.
• Map IT costs and reconcile monthly between SAP and the Financial Management System (OneStream) for all corporate reporting units.
• Lead monthly forecast updates and generate IT financial overviews, explaining variances across cost centers and hubs.
• Lead the IT budget and allocations process, providing explanations for year-over-year variances.
• Track and communicate financial opportunities and risks related to IT.
• Perform ad hoc analysis as required by Finance and IT Leadership for actuals and planning scenarios.

Cost Control and Allocations

• Generate memos and decks, reviewing them with hub owners.
• Monitor IT spending by function and category, providing timely and accurate financial insights to support decision-making.
• Lead IT Allocations management process, ensuring consistent practices across hubs and RUs (Reporting Units).
• Drive responsive process improvement based on segment and/or region feedback.

Financial Support

• Lead overall process to track incurred costs for restructuring projects and to validate financial synergies from restructuring projects. This includes:
• Develop and maintain a centralized tracker for restructuring costs and synergy realization.
• Collaborate with project leads to validate financial assumptions and ensure alignment with strategic targets.
• Support IT Cost Center Owners with data, analysis and communication. Partner with PHINIA IT Analyst to ensure a comprehensive tie between forecasts and actuals.
• Contribute to contract management for PHINIA IT.
• Approve AR (Appropriation Requests), internal orders for capitalization, and track AR items. Provide project tracking through internal order creation and project financial governance.
• Manage PO (Purchase Order), invoice, and depreciation processes and tracking.
• Liaise with suppliers and accounts payable on payment queries.
• Conduct ad hoc analysis as required. Responsible for standard and on-demand IT financial reporting requests.

Process Documentation & Continuity

• Own and maintain documentation for all IT financial processes (e.g., PO lifecycle, AR approvals, invoice tracking, depreciation).
• Ensure audit-readiness and accessibility of documentation across global teams.
• Lead periodic reviews and updates to process documentation to reflect system/tool changes.
• Establish and maintain delegation protocols to ensure continuity during personnel transitions.
• Train backup resources and ensure knowledge transfer for critical financial processes.

Business Partnership for IT Leadership

• Lead simplification programs to reduce manual touchpoints and simplify budget to actuals reporting processes for PHINIA.
• As a change agent, partner with IT and Finance to enable increased functionality within SAP (such as budgeting, pre-paid software management, etc.).
• Leverage learnings and proof of concepts to demonstrate the “art of the possible” for PHINIA digital financial management.
• Ensure adherence to financial standards and processes, serving as a liaison between Finance and IT.
• Develop cross-functional relationships to share knowledge, analyze report data, and offer professional services.
• Conduct ongoing financial review of major IT contracts/POs.
• Assist in preparing materials for executive reviews and stakeholder presentations, ensuring alignment with financial strategy and reporting standards.
• Support rollout and training for financial tools and dashboards.
• Act as a super-user or process SME (Subject Matter Expert) for SAP and OneStream, supporting troubleshooting and enhancement requests.
• Collaborate with IT to develop medium and long-term plans aligned with general financial targets. Support IT roadmap, strategic view, and KPI (Key Performance Indicator) dashboard.
• Continuously improve ways of working for efficiency, simplification, and data accuracy in reporting purposes. Optimize systems and data management.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• Must possess a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
• Must possess a minimum of 10+ years of combined experience in financial controlling and reporting, and IT financial management systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Good command of SAP and OneStream is highly desired.
• Experience with financial reporting systems and tools implementation.
• Modeling techniques and methods, cost/benefit analysis.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Experience preparing ad hoc reports and analyses, as requested by management.
• Ability to work under pressure to maintain the quality of reports and insights.
• Strong multitasking and analytical skills with great attention to detail.
• Flexible, disciplined, and organized.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, working with multiple stakeholders inside and outside the IT Function
• Proactive and curious mindset with an ambition to learn and develop.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment, being self-driven.
• Strong prioritization and deadline management skills. Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Ability to plan and drive changes in the organization.

WHAT WE OFFER

We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization. Our compensation programs are informed by market data and business needs, and we are committed to providing equitable and competitive compensation. We are committed to providing our team with quality and competitive benefit programs, including health and well-being resources, family-centric policies, and an agile workplace program, where not precluded by collective bargaining agreements or national statutory plans. Plans are benchmarked for competitiveness and value.

We provide formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers. These opportunities are delivered in a variety of formats to make our portfolio of solutions agile, sustainable, and scalable to support our employees in developing the skills needed to succeed.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

• Product Leadership - Innovation that brings value to our customers
• Humility - Seeking out diverse perspectives and working collaboratively
• Inclusivity - Recognizing our differences makes us stronger; we are bold and intentional
• Net-Zero - Committed to energy efficiency, waste reduction and beneficial reuse
• Integrity - Taking responsibility for our decisions and doing what is right
• Accountability - Taking ownership of our actions and driving results

SAFETY

You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and wellness of our employees!

We also believe employee health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. We encourage safety learning and collaboration to help employees understand and follow applicable safety policies, standards, and procedures and identify opportunities to minimize or eliminate risk. Work is expected to be conducted in a manner that stresses the importance of preventing incidents and illnesses, including attending all required safety meetings and trainings. It is expected that all incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions are immediately reported to the direct manager, Human Resources, or Safety Representative.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

VISA SPONSORSHIP

PHINIA does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis, in the country where the position is currently based.

NO UNAUTHORIZED REFERRALS FROM RECRUITERS & VENDORS

Please note that PHINIA does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or offers from third party recruiters or staffing agencies associated with any published or unpublished employment opportunities. Any unsolicited information sent to PHINIA will be considered as unencumbered and free from any fee or charge whatsoever. Only members of our Human Resources Team have the authority to engage or authorize recruiting services, which must be agreed upon before the unsolicited resume or offer is received.

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