Global Finance SCM – Senior Analyst

Aptiv; Braga; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Learning & development opportunities

Internal & external training access

Recognition for excellence

Job summary

Aptiv is seeking a Senior Analyst in Global Finance SCM to drive strategic savings and provide robust financial planning for the supply chain function. You will collaborate with SCM, PC&L, engineering, and plant finance teams to ensure accurate budgeting, forecasting, and reporting while upholding standardized processes across global plants.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5 years of finance/controlling experience, SAP expertise, and a proactive, autonomous approach in a fast-moving, international

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of work experience in finance/controlling, preferably at plant level with SAP and product costing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a structured mindset.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Finance business partnering for SCM, partnering with global SCM team and senior leadership to track YoY savings.
• Develop and deliver material budgets, forecasting, and actuals reporting to influence business decisions.
• Standardize processes for costs, capitalisation, and inventory-related accounting across global plants.

Skills

Finance/controlling

SAP

Excel advanced

Data analysis

BI / SQL

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP

Job description

Global Finance SCM - Senior Analyst

Help shape the future of mobility. Imagine a world with zero vehicle accidents, zero vehicle emissions, and wireless vehicle connectivity all around us. Every day, we move closer to making that world a reality. Aptiv’s passionate team of engineers and developers creates advanced safety systems, high-performance electrification solutions and data connectivity solutions so that automakers can bring advanced capabilities to more people around the globe. This is how we enable sustainable mobility and help to prevent accidents caused by human error.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Finance business partner for SCM function, working closely with the global SCM team & senior leadership to implement and track YoY savings initiatives to achieve targets.
• Key element of a global SCM finance team that works together with the regional leads and plant teams (SCM, PC&L and Finance) to articulate and execute the global plan.
• Enabler of data transparency/simplification/synchronization & business intelligence to bring material budgeting, forecasting and actuals reporting to a stage to influence and drive business decisions proactively, anticipating risks and leveraging opportunities in a timely manner

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Strategic Savings Leadership: Lead global year-over-year savings initiatives on direct material for multiple categories including Design, Freight/Duty, P2P/VPI, NCP, Inventory Variance Capitalization, Software Royalties, and Broker Buys.
• Financial Planning & Performance Management: Execute comprehensive direct material forecasting and actuals reporting cycles, working collaboratively with SCM, PC&L, Engineering, and plant/regional finance teams to drive plan execution and proactively identify risks.
• Global Budget Development: Generate detailed global material budget files at part number level, managing revenue & cost inputs from plants/BUs, SCM target material performance, and FP&A adjustments to create an integrated view of material costs.
• Process Standardization & Implementation: Implement standardized processes for freight capitalization, costs and accruals management, and inventory variance capitalization across all global plants, ensuring consistent financial treatment.
• Technical Finance Expertise: Serve as finance/accounting subject matter expert for the global SCM organization, providing technical knowledge to bridge operational actions with financial recognition in company statements and supporting ad-hoc analysis requests.

Your Background

• At least 3-5 years of work experience in finance/controlling (ideally working at plant level with SAP, material/SCM, Bill of Materials and product costing)
• Eager to learn, advanced problem-solving abilities and passion for new challenges with a sense of urgency in a very dynamic business scenario
• Pro-active and autonomous team player in a global environment, flexible to work with international timelines/deadlines and to manage multiple stakeholders across different time zones
• Analytical & structured mindset, always working acting like owners and with data to draw conclusions in an unbiased way
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities to be able to effectively manage several stakeholders with different seniority levels
• Proficient in MS Excel (formulas, pivot tables, etc) and experience in using SAP to extract data
• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration with major in Finance - Fluent in English (writing & speaking)

Why join Aptiv

Aptiv's winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow, lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how we innovate and win.

You make an impact at Aptiv. One of the strengths of humanity is our drive to progress, to improve, to achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday. People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you are building those solutions every day.

You have support at Aptiv. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family, your physical health, and your mental health with a competitive benefits package.

Your Benefits at Aptiv

• Competitive compensation package
• Learning, professional growth and development in a world recognized international environment
• Access to internal & external training
• Recognition for innovation and excellence.
• Opportunities to give back to the community
• Meaningful work that makes a difference in the world
• At Aptiv, we deliver innovative solutions that people trust when it matters most.
• Progress is never static. It is about reaching further, exploring new possibilities, and enabling mobility.
• Aptiv empowers customers to create solutions people rely on - advancing safety and autonomy in Automotive and Commercial Vehicles, enabling mission-critical performance in Aerospace & Defense, and powering intelligent systems across Energy, Enterprise, and Telecommunications.
• We also drive precision and efficiency in Industrials & Robotics and support life-critical innovation in Medical technologies.
• Guided by our winning culture and values to Think & Act Like Owners, as One Team, and Play to Win, we turn commitment into results and achieve more together.

Please note that to be considered for this position, candidates must be legally eligible to work in Portugal. This includes having: A valid residence permit or working visa A Portuguese Tax Identification Number (NIF) A Portuguese Social Security Number (NISS)

Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Aptiv is a global industrial technology company enabling automated, electrified and digitalized solutions across multiple end markets. People trust us to deliver innovations that will help them progress, improve and achieve more tomorrow than they did yesterday.

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