Finance Transformation Manager, Product Costing Management
Autoliv Group Lakeshore, Ontario, Canada
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees
About the role
The Finance Transformation Manager will lead the creation of capabilities and processes to ensure reliable gross margin visibility throughout the product lifecycle. This role involves shaping program strategy, managing cross-functional stakeholders, and overseeing the deployment of financial solutions to drive optimal profitability.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a university degree in Finance or Business Management and possess deep knowledge of product costing methodologies. Extensive experience leading transformational change programs in complex global manufacturing environments is required.
Benefits
Full description
Autoliv's primary goal is to Save More Lives. Our products never get a second chance. This is why we can never compromise on quality. We are working to increase vehicle safety by developing seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels and you can be part of our team as Finance Transformation Manager, Product Costing Management.
In this role you will lead the creation of capabilities and processes required to meet the objective: “Reliable gross margin visibility of our products from engineering phase up to production, to understand where we need actions and tasks, to secure optimal profitability.”
This position is within the office of the CFO.
This includes hands on analysis to understand current constraints, lead the shaping of solution options, driving informed and timely decision making with executive leadership, and leading the successful deployment and adoption of solutions for actual, forecast and quotation processes. The role will be the key bridge between functions and stakeholders involved in the end-to-end product lifecycle including RD&E, Sales, Operations, SCM and Finance.
Should you be interested in overseeing these tasks and aiming for enhanced performance standards, your role will involve:
- Shape the overall approach, methodologies, plans and resourcing required for the Program.
- Manage and prioritize program scope and focus areas, including driving related decisions and commitments from Leadership.
- Lead the shaping of overall program strategy, including solution and implementation options.
- Manage program progress, outcomes and cost.
- Engage cross-functional leadership with clear and timely communications to enable decisions and commitments.
- Oversee the development and outcomes of designs, including stakeholder engagement and approvals.
- Manage program related costs including internal, external (consulting), ensuring compliance with approved budgets, while providing timely updates and change requests.
- Engage stakeholders in the end-to-end process with communications to build awareness and support.
- Represent the program in established Autoliv governance mechanisms and events
If you have/are:
- University degree in Finance, Business Management or similar
- Professional fluent in English
- Deep knowledge in Product Costing and related topics like ABC Costing, Conversion Costing Methods etc.
- Experience leading transformational change programs in global and complex operating environments
- Understanding of accounting, planning & forecasting and management reporting in a manufacturing environment
- Understanding of solutions available to enable target Product Profitability capabilities, including but not limited to Onestream, AFIS, ERP, ICAN and PowerBI.
We will be more than glad to chat with you about your experience and your career goals.
In our international work setting, you will find a range of opportunities that are designed to enhance your career and personal development. Including new and different perspectives is part of what ensures the team’s success. We are committed to develop people’s skills, knowledge and creative potential. Our training and development programs emphasize technical competency, leadership development and business management skill.
More lives saved – more life lived!
