Finance Specialist Jobs in Michigan

INTRODUCTION

This is an opportunity to join an exciting team within the Sales & Marketing organization within Finance. The successful candidate will be responsible for all commercial aspects of a vehicle line, while serving as the main finance business partner with the respective Brand and Sales Operations organization. This individual is responsible for delivering his or her assigned vehicle line profitability target by working with the Brand to develop strategies for maximizing profit through Pricing, Trim & Option Mix, and optimizing Incentives. This role interacts very closely with the Brand team(s) as a direct business partner. Currently the Sales & Marketing Finance organization has one open position available overseeing the Dodge Brand Portfolio.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Being an operating partner with Brand Management supporting all commercial initiatives as the Finance representative.
• Leading all competitive pricing initiatives for respective vehicle line(s).
• Leading all financial analysis and support strategy development initiatives to help achieve Brand/vehicle line financial targets.
• Developing & presenting monthly KPI's and identifying areas of risk and opportunity to Sr. Brand Leadership and Brand CEO.
• Collaborating with the Brand in preparing and evaluating business cases consisting of product change proposals, trim & option mix, volume, etc. Assist in identifying or developing alternative strategies when proposal is not financially sound.
• Support Commercial Committee presentations and preparation through financial analysis.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• How to be a business partner within a very dynamic and ever-changing commercial environment
• How to develop competitive price strategies leveraging Stellantis and competitive intelligence information
• The US Retail auto sales market at all levels of granularity (pricing, mix, volume, incentives, competitive benchmarking)
• All commercial and potentially industrial aspects to a respective vehicle line and/or Brand
• How incentives and pricing influence sales and impact decision making throughout the organization
• How to evaluate Stellantis and competitive data leveraging information from various internal and external systems

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL PREPARE YOU FOR

• Ability to work with and interface with all functions and all levels of management within Stellantis
• Manage a large amount and diverse set of data to deliver strategic and financial targets
• Greater understanding of the entire US Retail commercial objectives and process of Stellantis and the auto industry in general

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting or related field
• Minimum of 8 years of related work experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Substantial exposure/experience in Platform Finance and/or Sales & Marketing Finance and/or Pricing
• MBA or MS in Finance or Accounting
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and ESSBASE
• Ability to work well with cross-functional teams
• Ability to multi-task and adapt easily to change, including prioritization of assignments
• Results-oriented: possess the ability to plan, develop, implement and measure results
• Strong analytical, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills