Senior Project Controller – Financial Planning & Pricing

Brose Group; Michigan; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Brose Group in Michigan seeks a seasoned finance professional to own financial transparency for assigned customer programs, including profitability, costs and lifecycle economics. You will build business cases, RFQ and acquisition calculations, and support pricing decisions with robust scenario analyses.

Applicants should have 5+ years in project/commercial controlling, experience in manufacturing or automotive environments, and advanced Excel/SAP skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project controlling, program controlling, commercial controlling, finance or management accounting.
• Experience in manufacturing, automotive, industrial or engineering-driven environment.
• Strong knowledge of business cases, RFQs, product costing, BOM cost logic, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel and SAP / ERP experience.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Own financial transparency for assigned customer programs, including revenue, material cost, tooling, R&D, CapEx, margin and lifecycle profitability
• Prepare and maintain project business cases, RFQ calculations, acquisition calculations and profitability models
• Maintain BOM-based cost models, cost simulations and commercial assumptions used for customer pricing
• Support OEM customer negotiations with cost-breakdown packages, financial arguments and scenario analyses
• Evaluate financial impact of engineering changes, customer change requests, volume changes, scope changes and timing changes
• Track project budgets, forecasts, actuals, commitments and risks/opportunities
• Act as commercial sparring partner for Program Management, Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, Operations and Finance
• Ensure consistency of project data in SAP / ERP and controlling systems

Skills

Communication skills

Influence cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP / ERP

Job description

Brose Group in Michigan seeks a seasoned finance professional to own financial transparency for assigned customer programs, including profitability, costs and lifecycle economics. You will build business cases, RFQ and acquisition calculations, and support pricing decisions with robust scenario analyses.

Applicants should have 5+ years in project/commercial controlling, experience in manufacturing or automotive environments, and advanced Excel/SAP skills.