Finance Supervisor

PHINIA; Åmål; On-site; SEK 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

PHINIA is seeking a seasoned Manufacturing Finance Leader to own budgeting, forecasting, and the annual business plan. You will oversee cost accounting, balance sheet integrity, and cost savings initiatives while guiding plant leaders with clear financial insights.

You will influence cross‑functional decisions, manage investment evaluation and business cases, and develop a culture of financial awareness to create value. Strong Excel and ICFR knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or finance and manufacturing accounting experience.
• Eight years of progressive responsibility with focus on financial planning.
• CPA or CMA preferred; knowledge of US GAAP advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own budget, business plan and monthly forecast processes for the plant.
• Provide operational finance support and explain P&L, balance sheet impacts.
• Lead investment evaluation, business cases and cost optimization initiatives.
• Support leadership with financial guidance and cross‑functional collaboration.

Skills

Manufacturing finance leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Investment evaluation

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

ICFR awareness

Decision making

Education

Degree in accounting or finance

Eight years’ experience with increasing responsibility

Manufacturing accounting experience

CPA or CMA (or equivalent) preferred

US GAAP knowledge preferred

Tools

Monitor

OneStream

Excel

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Budget, Business Plan & Forecast Ownership

• Leads and oversees the monthly forecast process, ensuring timely, accurate, and aligned financial outlooks.
• Supports annual Budget and Business Plan preparation in line with plant strategic objectives.
• Coordinates inputs across operational and commercial stakeholders, challenging assumptions and ensuring consistency.
• Provides clear visibility of risks, opportunities, and variances to plan, supporting proactive decision‑making.

Operational Finance Support

• Analyze business trends affecting performance, identifying causes and solutions related to P&L, balance sheet, and operational issues.
• Provide cost accounting oversight for the business including standard costing, inventory and fixed asset accounting.
• Oversee Engineering financial reporting and provide clear guidance to help drive efficiencies and cost savings.
• Ensure optimization of processes, systems, and reporting tools to enhance efficiency.

Business Case Ownership & Investment Evaluation

• Own the new business case lifecycle and provide financial recommendations which align with the business strategy.
• Leads data collection, assumption validation, and financial modelling to produce accurate, decision‑ready financial expectations.
• Evaluation of makes vs. buy decisions, expansion, and other investment business.
• Provides clear visibility of commitments, investment requirements, returns, risks, and sensitivities.

Leadership & Team Support

• Dedicate support to Business Leaders in the plant with financial guidance, direction and creating a business culture of financial awareness driving economic value creation.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships across the business.
• Develop finance team members alignment with the PHINIA Business Operating Model and ensure succession.

What we’re looking for

Education/Experience

• Degree in accounting or finance.
• Minimum of eight years’ experience with increasing responsibility.
• Manufacturing accounting experience is required.
• CPA or CMA (or equivalent) preferred.
• Prior experience with Monitor and/or OneStream.
• Knowledge of US GAAP preferred.

Key Skills

• Experienced manufacturing finance leader with strong commercial mindset.
• Proven ownership of budgeting, forecasting, and investment evaluation.
• Comfortable owning decisions in complex, cross functional environments.
• High Level of Excel skills and capability.
• Highly developed written and oral communication skills.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Strong understanding of internal controls/ICFR.

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.

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.