This position is a key finance business partner to the Supply Chain Management (SCM) organization, a centralized team managing over $11B of spend. The key focus is on building strong business partnerships to identify opportunities and diagnose problem areas to unlock business value for Aptiv, driving financial performance by utilizing analytics to enable data-driven decision making. KPI development and analysis, data visualization, performance metrics reporting, process redesign, and automation will be key levers to drive SCM financial performance.
Your Role:
The right candidate will be intuitive and have a strong curiosity to get to root cause. They will be motivated to succeed by supporting the objectives of the company and learning. This person enjoys working with, motivating, and influencing others to success across organizational and regional boundaries, and possesses a tactical and continuous improvement mindset. Key candidate qualities include:
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- Ability to influence and collaborate cross-functionally within the business to drive improvement
- Strong project and solution management capabilities
- Ability to manage team members and stakeholders effectively to achieve optimal results
- Ability to translate complex financial data into business terms and actionable insights
- Data and process driven with keen attention to detail and focus on driving and owning accountability processes for a complex operation
- An agile thinker able to adapt to a complex, fast-moving environment
- Rejects the idea that status quo is always the way to go
Key Responsibilities:
- Synthesize data inputs and generate actionable insights to influence and drive outcomes that strengthen SCM financial performance
- Partner with SCM business stakeholders to devise solutions to drive efficiencies and maximize financial performance
- Manage solution implementation including requirements, feedback, prioritization, deadlines and delivery
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate to executive / senior leadership
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- 3+ years of work experience in finance, with exposure to SCM / Operational finance
- Experience in business partnership and influencing cross-functionally, with exposure to working with executive leadership
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Detail-oriented focus to ensure accuracy
- Must be passionate about getting to the root cause of issues - not simply reporting variances but driving to the "why's"
- Continuous improvement mindset; not afraid to challenge existing or conventional thinking / analyses
- Operates with integrity, humility, and transparency
- Organized, structured thinker with ability to work under pressure, handling multiple tasks and prioritizing to meet deadlines
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and decision-making skills; ability to draw conclusions and communicate/present them confidently and effectively to leadership
- Flexible and adaptable
- Ambition with underlying leadership capabilities
- Strong Excel acumen (Alteryx/Tableau experience is a plus)
- Requires local and willing to work on site in downtown Boston daily, or willing to relocate to do so
Unique Aspects of Role:
- Invaluable exposure to the intersection of Finance and Analytics
- Ability to work cross-functionally with various groups across the organization
- Opportunity to become familiar with technical tools such as Alteryx and Tableau
- Significant project responsibilities and ownership, including exposure to senior leadership
Your Benefits at Aptiv:
- Competitive compensation with bonus potential
- Learning and development opportunities
- Discount programs with various manufacturers and retailers
- Recognition for innovation and excellence
- Meaningful work that makes a difference in the world
- Relocation assistance may be available
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Parental leave, etc.)
- Fertility Insurance
- Adoption Assistance
- Pet Insurance
Apply today, and together let's change tomorrow!
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