Finance Controller - Supplier Delivery Risk Management

Stellantis NV; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis North America is seeking a Senior Financial Controllership professional focused on Supplier Risk Management. You will lead controllership activities for actuals, forecasts, budgets, and period-end closes, and drive governance for premium freight cost recovery.

You will partner with Supply Chain Operations, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Plant Finance to understand risk drivers, develop mitigations, and deliver executive-level reporting on trends and impacts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or business administration is required.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Financial Analysis with controllership responsibilities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong business acumen with ability to challenge data and identify financial risks/opportunities.
• Experience with SAP, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Advanced Excel skills including lookups, pivot tables, SUMIF/SUMIFS, IF statements, data validation, and large data set analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead all financial controllership activities for Supplier Risk Management, including actuals, forecast, budget, accruals, recoveries, and reporting.
• Oversee financial impact of Premium Freight and Supplier Lead Time Violations; ensure costs are captured and recovered.
• Partner with Supply Chain Operations and other functions to identify root causes of supplier risk and develop mitigations.
• Coordinate weekly cross-functional reviews with operations and finance to review activity and develop forecast deliverables.
• Provide financial validation for costs and approval packages in line with governance requirements.
• Develop executive-level reporting on supplier risk trends and financial impacts.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial Analysis

Forecasting

Communication

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or business administration

MBA preferred

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Teams

Job description

The Controller, Supplier Risk Management is responsible for providing financial controllership, governance, analysis, and business partnership for supplier risk and premium freight cost activities within Stellantis North America Supply Chain Management. This role supports the identification, measurement, mitigation, and reporting of supplier-driven financial exposure, with a primary focus on Premium Freight Expedites and Supplier Lead Time Violations.

What You’ll Do:

• Proactively and independently lead all financial controllership activities for Supplier Risk Management, including actuals, forecast, budget, accruals, recoveries, reporting (financial and managerial), period-to-period variance analysis, and audits.
• Manage financial oversight of business events resulting in Premium Freight and Supplier Lead Time Violations to ensure costs are accurately captured, classified, accrued, and recovered where applicable.
• Partner with Supply Chain Operations, Supplier Delivery Risk Management, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Plant Finance to understand root causes of supplier risk exposure and develop mitigation actions.
• Coordinate weekly cross-functional reviews with operations and finance counterparts to review activity, validate cost drivers, monitor open actions, and develop forecast deliverables.
• Provide financial validation for Premium Freight and Supplier Lead Time cost, and approval packages, in alignment with Delegation of Authority and internal governance requirements.
• Develop clear executive-level reporting on supplier risk trends, Premium Freight performance, Supplier Lead Time Violation performance, Company financial impacts, recovery status, potential forecast risk, and mitigation progress.
• Champion process improvements, dashboard enhancements, governance controls, and standard work to improve visibility, accountability, and reduction of supplier-driven inefficiency costs.
• Support ad-hoc analysis and special projects for Finance, Supply Chain, and Corporate leadership as needed.

What You’ll Learn

• Understanding of Stellantis North America Supply Chain organization and the financial impact driven by business decisions
• Ability to work with Cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment, and develop effective business solutions

What This Role Will Prepare You For

• Senior to Executive Management Roles in Finance or Operations

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or business administration; or related degree
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Financial Analysis, with a demonstrated track record of effective, independent, financial controllership with an operating team across key areas of budgeting, forecasting, month-end accounting closes, accruals, variance analysis, financial reporting, and management reporting
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Strong business acumen with the ability to challenge data, validate assumptions, and identify financial risks and opportunities
• Experience with SAP, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Teams
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, SUMIF/SUMIFS, IF statements, data validation, and large data set analysis
• Ability to maintain, reconcile, and interpret data from multiple operational and financial systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA preferred
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt quickly to changing business needs, and meet tight reporting deadlines
• Experience with Power BI, Qlik, Mainframe, eLEEN, Essbase, OneStream, SharePoint, or similar finance and supply chain reporting tools
• Experience with internal controls, approval governance, audit support, and compliance with Delegation of Authority or similar approval frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to translate operational issues into financial impacts, executive summaries, and actionable recommendations
• Ability to work effectively and independently across broad-based and diverse teams, both as an individual contributor and as a team lead
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners, drive accountability, and communicate complex financial matters clearly to operational and executive audiences
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to plan, develop, implement, and measure results