Global ER&D Finance Analyst

The Global ER&D Finance Analyst is the primary support analyst for the Autonomous Driving Initiative. In addition, they will support Global ER&D Finance initiatives, serving as the main point of contact with NAFTA, EMEA, LATAM, APAC and AR/MAS (Alfa Romeo/Maserati) Finance and Operations. Key responsibilities will be acting as the ER&D Analyst and Autonomous Driving Global Consolidation Analyst supporting internal and external reporting requirements as well as ad hoc project requests. Additionally, they will have responsibility for Quarterly Vehicle and Powertrain Engineering Performance Reporting, Group Budget and Forecast Consolidation, and Global ER&D convergence and special projects as they arise. The scope of the autonomous driving initiative is anticipated to be significant and the structure of the Global ER&D Finance organization continues to evolve; the analyst will be required to demonstrate flexibility for an evolving role as required by the project requirements.

Key Responsibilities 

Autonomous Driving Initiative:

• Working closely with Engineering to manage and control program's approved spending within NAFTA and all other regions 
• Share ownership with Engineering for the reporting and tracking of all actual, forecast and budget spending for Autonomous Driving Project within NAFTA
• Coordinate Global Consolidation of all actual, forecast and budget for all regional spending 
• Establish standard templates and processes for contractual requirements and FCA Governance Committee requirements
• Support project team through ad hoc requests and analysis
• Review and approve engineering requisitions
• Complete month end close responsibilities (closing entries and performance analysis)
• Manage daily meetings, program issues, approvals and reconciliations 
• Track inter-regional "Statements of Works" (SoW), "Service Agreements" (SA) and Third Party Invoices

Global ER&D:

• Coordinate and consolidate quarterly Global ER&D Performance packages
• Coordinate Global Engineering Finance convergence initiatives with regional counterparts (EMEA, LATAM, ARM, and APAC) and within NAFTA
• Act as business partner to Global Engineering Planning organizations to support optimization studies 
• Support Global ER&D Weekly Team Meetings, coordinate and support initiatives per request of other regions
• Contribute to evolving Global Engineering Finance structure