Sr. Director, Controlling - Car Audio

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About the Role

The Sr. Dir, Controlling – Car Audio (CA) SBU position is globally responsible for leading all finance and controlling activities for the CA SBU within the Automotive Division. This leader will work collaboratively in the Automotive/Controlling Matrix organization, and have global financial oversight of the Automotive Sales, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Operations, and Marketing of the SBU. The role will have close interaction and alignment with Division, SBUs, and Region management serving on the core leadership team of both the SBU and Controlling organizations.

What You Will Do

• Partner with the SVP, CA SBU leader, Automotive and Corporate leadership as well as Global Automotive Sales leaders in all areas affecting the SBU’s financial performance (P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow) including commercial offers, pricing, strategies, investment decisions, engineering platform creation/cancellation, business cases, growth initiatives, and cost reduction programs.

• Lead in-depth business Operational / Financial / Strategic reviews with analysis to create optionality to drive and support key decisions across functions such as sales, purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, operations, and G&A across regions as well as global platforms, programs, and products.

• Drive, facilitate, and recommend strategies and actions to achieve short and long-term objectives.

• Lead finance and controlling activities for all Automotive customers, platforms, and programs in the SBU including the review and approval of business cases, minor/major approvals, and customer change requests including but not limited to Toyota, Subaru, Daimler, BMW, Audi/VW, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Tata, MSIL, Honda, Harley-Davidson, GWM, local China OEM’s and Tesla.

• Lead collaborative activities between SBU Controllers to ensure a common voice within the Automotive Division regarding governance, global standards, approvals, and deliverables.

• Develop and ensure governance, benchmarks, and global standard processes are followed for the SBU.

• Lead teams through financial exercises to address cost structures on platform and product costs including design, optimization, and enforcement of standards among Global Automotive Sales leaders.

• Perform and lead key finance processes for the SBU including monthly financial and operational reporting and analysis, monthly risks & opportunities, quarterly forecasts, annual P&L / Balance Sheet / Free Cash Flow budgets, long-term planning, and compliance.

• Ensure financial commitments including capital budgets, expense budgets new business proposals, platform programs, and working capital are achieved.

• Ensure financial commitments for individual programs are met over the program lifetime to include Pre-SOP cost target achievement and manage roadmap actions to improve profitability.

• Perform as the global financial lead for SBU-based restructuring projects and as financial lead on an ad-hoc basis for strategic business planning, including M&A activity to enhance platform strategy and success.

What You Need

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, or other business management discipline

• 10+ years’ experience in Commercial Finance / Operations Finance, or Accounting role

• Automotive industry (either OEM or supplier) experience

• Strong leadership, ownership of results, influencing, and collaboration skills

• Previous experience leading and influencing within a global matrixed organization

• Previous experience leading and executing business transformation (turnaround and growth)

• Demonstrated pivotal decision-making related to strategic initiatives and operational models as well as an ability to consistently deliver superior results under challenging conditions

What is Nice to Have

• MBA in Finance or business management

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 20%, domestic and international travel

• Be willing to work in the Novi, MI office (hybrid; must be local)

• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

What We Offer

• Access to employee discounts on world-class Har