Business Controller

Talentify; Greensboro (NC); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical, dental and vision

Generous paid time off

Matching retirement plans

Job summary

Volvo Group North America, LLC in Greensboro, NC is seeking a Business Controller to optimize engineering budgets, manage CAPEX, and ensure transparent cost calculations. You will model costs, oversee RIG expenditure and support budgeting with data-driven insights.

You will use Power BI, VBA and Python to drive big data analyses, financial modeling and decisions, collaborating with prototype fleets and global teams to improve processes and control costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, finance, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a business controller in engineering prototyping and testing.
• Experience with SAP Master Finance and SCORE (Scheduling Cost and Resource).
• Programming in Power BI, VBA, and Python for data management and modeling.

Responsibilities

• Optimize engineering budgets, cost categories and CAPEX planning.
• Prepare capitalization requests with approval, follow-up and quality checks.
• Ensure transparency of RIG cost calculations and cost allocation.
• Develop hourly rate models, chargeability and project maintenance hours.
• Drive forecasting, budgeting and portfolio financial reporting.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, finance, or related field

Tools

SAP Master Finance

SCORE

Power BI

VBA

Python

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

Job Description

Business Controller positions offered by Volvo Group North America, LLC (Greensboro, North Carolina). Optimize engineering budgets through solid foundation of vehicle verification and validation testing steps, engineering expenses, and cost categories. Prepare CAPEX and Capitalization requests, including planning, approval, follow up and quality to ensure business decisions are reached in accordance with guidelines. Ensure transparency and accuracy of RIG cost calculations, reviewing purchased services for machine maintenance, consumable materials and labor hours required to keep equipment running. Utilize Power BI, VBA and Python to support big data management, financial modeling and business decisions. Collaborate closely with the prototype fleet management to ensure proper phasing and cost allocation. Develop and maintain engineering hourly rate models, chargeability and billable ratio concepts, including project and equipment maintenance hours, as well as key expense components. Ensure that financial processes and procedures are being adhered to in terms of proactive assessment, evaluation of key controls and audit support, including issue resolution. Work proactively with Forecast and Budgeting during the engineering development cycles to support direction setting actions to reach expenses targets. Develop project payment plan and perform cost analysis. Drive team understanding of financial impact from decisions and direction taken. Perform project portfolio financial reporting and serve as an active resource for balancing analysis. Contribute to developing routines, processes and ways of working globally and regionally through digitalization and automation.

Minimum Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in engineering, business, finance, or a related field and 3 years of experience working as a business controller in engineering prototyping and testing.
• Must have 3 years of experience in each of the following:
  • Working with the following IT platforms: SAP Master Finance and SCORE (Scheduling Cost and Resource) management tool
  • Programming in Power BI, VBA, and Python for big data management
  • Working with vehicle verification and validation testing steps, engineering expenses, and cost categories
  • Calculating RIG costs
  • Working with CAPEX and Capitalization rules
• Position reports to Greensboro, NC office. Telecommuting permitted in accordance with company policy, but must live within commuting distance of stated office.
• Experience may be, but need not be, acquired concurrently.
• Experience may be acquired prior to completion of degree.

We are offering a salary of $135,179 per year.

#LI-DNI

At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For this position, the base pay is set at $135,179 annually, and where applicable, bonus eligible. The range for this role, as well as final salary offered, is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, work-related knowledge, certifications, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

In addition to a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy:

• Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Generous paid time off.
• Competitive matching retirement savings plans.
• Working environment where your safety, health and wellbeing come first.
• Focus on professional and personal development through Volvo Group University.
• Programs that make today’s challenging reality of combining work and personal life easier.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who we are and what we believe in

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

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