**Job Summary**
Program Controller has the responsibility to drive the team to maximize program profitability.
**Responsibilities**
- Commercial Savings Forecasting / Implementation (contractual LTA, Resin, etc) - Current and Future year
- Awarded Program Financial Tracking (Budget, Recovery, etc)
- Tooling Budget Management / Recovery (Payment)
- Load and Maintain Metrix
- Tooling Authorization / Kick Off
- Tooling Budget Management / Recovery (Payment)
- Capital Appropriations Request (CAR) & Feasibility Study
- Maintain Launch Expense Budget and Tracking
- Obtain FSO Approvals
- Profit analysis for SOP + X months to analyze the profitability of project in production as compared to business case
- Prepares targets for purchasing on purchase part costs
- Consolidates/challenges SDT response
- Cost change in Metrix
- Profit Plan & 5 Year Plan (including CBU accrual for contractual / non-contractual savings)
- Change Management / Drive Program Profitability Improvement (Phase 2-6)
- Tie off with Plant on updated standards
- Establish Inter-Company Pricing
- Launch Portfolio Tracker
- Provide monthly financial updates for program reviews
- Understand month end reporting and improve collaboration with Operations Finance Team
- Prepare monthly "Ops Review - Commercial Focus" materials
- Prepare "Quarterly CBU Review" materials
- Prepare "Monthly Communications Meeting" materials
- Submit Weekly Outlook
- Prepare monthly Cap Ex Outlook
**Qualifications**
- Bachelor Degree in Finance or Accounting; Masters Degree preferred
- 5 - 7+ years of combined experience as a Financial Controller/Finance Management and/or Accounting Experience
- Manufacturing/Automotive experience preferred but not required
- Proficient with multiple computer systems
- Business Warehouse Reporting
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint and PowerPoint)
- QAD/SAP
- Ability to communicate succinctly technical information to nontechnical audience.
- Ability to manipulate large amounts of data efficiently; create meaningful charts as needed to highlight issues, progress, priorities.
- High aptitude for problem solving in order to resolve business, financial, customer, and organizational issues.
- Proven interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Must possess highly effective analytical skills in areas of accounting, critical thinking, analysis and communication.
