Director, Warranty

Jobtailor

Dearborn (MO)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Warranty Finance leader to drive end-to-end warranty financial management, budgeting, forecasting, and cost improvements. You will partner with senior leaders across quality, finance, and analytics to translate complex warranty accounting into actionable insights.

You will build and mentor a high-performing team, ensure compliance with SOX, IFRS, and GAAP, and lead external benchmarking and earnings messaging while delivering robust KPI-driven performance.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field.
10 years of progressive experience in finance, consulting, or operations with strong analytical skills and business acumen.
5 years of experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
Prior experience in Quality/Warranty (External).
Familiarity with digital finance technologies, including AI, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), advanced analytics, and modern ERP systems
Proven experience working closely with executive leadership, demonstrating exceptional executive-level stakeholder management and influencing skills.
MBA or equivalent advanced degree.
Understanding of financial regulatory compliance standards pertaining to warranty such as SOX, IFRS, and GAAP.
Ability to multi-task, change priorities quickly, manage competing deadlines, and thrive in an evolving environment

Responsibilities

Partner with operating teams to develop aspirational targets to achieve best-in-class quality levels, and identify physicals-based roadmap actions to deliver over the Plan period.
Act as a trusted advisor, translating complex technical warranty accounting concepts into clear, impactful insights for audiences with varying levels of warranty accounting knowledge.
Monitor KPIs to track progress and apply problem-solving to identify recovery actions to ensure delivery of warranty financials.
Develop annual business plans and budgets, and monthly forecasts ensuring operational alignment and buy-in to warranty projections and forecasts, while driving operational warranty cost improvements.
Manage monthly and quarterly warranty close processes, external quarterly earnings messaging, and quarterly external benchmarking analysis.
Ensure adherence to warranty Rules of the Road, accounting guidelines and internal controls governing warranty reserves and expenses.
Cultivate strong, collaborative relationships with senior leaders in our quality organization, FCSD, finance teams, global data and analytics, and other business units.
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing, highly engaged team of warranty finance professionals, fostering a culture of business partnering, strong controls, continuous improvement, and agility

Skills

Warranty Accounting

Financial Analysis

Budget Development

KPI Monitoring

Problem Solving

Forecasting

Operational Cost Improvement

Financial Reporting

Analytical Skills

Business Acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or business administration

MBA

Tools

RPA

ERP

Job description

Partner with operating teams to develop aspirational targets to achieve best-in-class quality levels, and identify physicals-based roadmap actions to deliver over the Plan period
Act as a trusted advisor, translating complex technical warranty accounting concepts into clear, impactful insights for audiences with varying levels of warranty accounting knowledge
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track the progress, and apply problem-solving approach when metrics off-track to identify recovery actions to ensure delivery of warranty financials
Develop annual business plans and budgets, and monthly forecasts ensuring operational alignment and buy-in to warranty projections and forecasts, while driving operational warranty cost improvements
Manage monthly and quarterly warranty close processes, external quarterly earnings messaging, and quarterly external benchmarking analysis
Ensure adherence to warranty Rules of the Road, accounting guidelines and internal controls governing warranty reserves and expenses
Cultivate strong, collaborative relationships with senior leaders in our quality organization, FCSD, finance teams, global data and analytics, and other business units
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing, highly engaged team of warranty finance professionals, fostering a culture of business partnering, strong controls, continuous improvement, and agility

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
10 years of progressive experience in finance, consulting, or operations, with strong analytical skills and business acumen.
5 years of experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
Prior experience in Quality/Warranty (External)
Demonstrated problem solving skills
Familiarity with digital finance technologies, including AI, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), advanced analytics, and modern ERP systems
Proven experience working closely with executive leadership, demonstrating exceptional executive-level stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Superior presentation, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information and make compelling recommendations to all levels of the organization.
Master of Business Administration (MBA) or equivalent advanced degree.
Understanding of financial regulatory compliance standards pertaining to warranty such as SOX, IFRS, and GAAP.
Ability to multi-task, change priorities quickly, manage competing deadlines, and thrive in an evolving environment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in warranty financial management, including adherence to accounting guidelines and regulatory compliance standards such as SOX, IFRS, and GAAP. Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams while driving operational improvements and fostering collaborative relationships across business units.

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