Strategic Plant Cost Analytics Lead

Volkswagen AG; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. seeks a skilled financial analyst to report and optimize Chattanooga plant costs. You will oversee labor, overhead, logistics, and launch spend, integrating BOARD and SAP-based tools while aligning with budgets and forecasts.

This senior role interfaces with executive leadership to improve reporting accuracy and decision support. The position emphasizes cross-functional collaboration across finance, manufacturing, and IT, driving improvements in financial

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of professional work experience in related field, including 2–3 in advanced financial analysis and cost controlling.
• 4 year Bachelor‘s Degree in Accounting/Finance or Engineering, or MBA.
• ERP Power User with SAP R/3 or similar ERP system knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate full-scale business analysis to all users in the plant cost area for integrated financial systems.
• Develop a training platform to improve end-user engagement and reporting quality.
• Functional liaison with Financial Systems Coordinator for incident prioritization.
• Create strategy for underlying plant cost reporting systems to support long-range planning.
• Lead technical and project management efforts across the controlling function at executive level.
• Develop BOARD-based reports and reconciliations across cost centers and accounts.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cost controlling

SAP R/3

Board modeling

Advanced data manipulation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or Engineering

MBA

Tools

SAP R/3

BOARD

TM1

Job description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. seeks a skilled financial analyst to report and optimize Chattanooga plant costs. You will oversee labor, overhead, logistics, and launch spend, integrating BOARD and SAP-based tools while aligning with budgets and forecasts.

This senior role interfaces with executive leadership to improve reporting accuracy and decision support. The position emphasizes cross-functional collaboration across finance, manufacturing, and IT, driving improvements in financial