Finance Manager Commercial Vehicle

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 Manager Commercial Vehicle.

The Finance Manager Commercial Vehicle should serve as the advisor and business partner for the Commercial Vehicle business area and support in making business decisions. It will involve designing and measuring KPIs ensuring the Commercial Vehicle organization is achieving its short and long‑term financial objectives and support with analysis. The role will also work closely with the Director Finance MSS.

Should you be interested in overseeing these tasks and aiming for enhanced performance standards, your role will involve:

• User support regarding AMIS/AFIS/ICAN system

• Monitoring of AMIS (market information) data changes

• Development and maintaining of early warning system for sales changing, price reductions and important orders

• Reporting and follow-up (actual‑plan comparisons)

• Coordination of sales accruals in the respective Business Unit in cooperation with Finance team

• Calculation and Benchmarking

• Project‑Controlling

• Push and actively work Cost‑Reduction topics.

• Controlling of Sales prices, Annual and ad hoc price reductions as well as one time give backs

• Identifying the impacts of price changes in forecast as well as actual numbers – checking the correctness of prices invoiced

• Create and maintain an effective system to drive the realization of commercial excellence task with the focus on Cash in improvements and sales price increases

• Maintain the monthly sales price accruals as well as other price related accruals acc the SOX and USGAAP requirements

• Development and maintaining of early warning system for sales changing, price reductions and important orders

• Transparency of impact of business decisions along the Product Life Cycle towards the BU’s and ALV’s profitability

• Reporting and follow‑up (actual‑plan comparisons)

• Project‑Controlling!

• Support CV management team building CV business revenue pool

• Work with CV management team building CV business case

• Coordinating the rolling forecast for CV business

• Performance measurement through M  process and drive profitability improvement

• Support Strategic Expansion, e.g. Financial Due Diligence and Tax Due Diligence

• Very strong business understanding.

• Knowledge of Production/Operational (in a production plant) Controlling

• Good understanding of the Autoliv Core plant level financial processes

• Industry‑specific (and preferably Autoliv‑specific) financial experience

• Knowledge of financial reporting systems (HFM, One Stream, AMIS) and analytics tools (Power
  
  BI).

• Open to work in a changing environment.

• Be a strategic analytical thinker who is driven by results and can develop analytical solutions and decision support material.

• Strong quantitative abilities.

• Ability to work cross functionally.

• Ability to drive change and challenge status quo

• Focus on forward looking development and decision support.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Possessing a university degree in Finance or Business Administration, preferably MBA.

• Production/Operational controlling

• Strong relationship builder.

• Solid understanding of the Autoliv core processes is a plus.

• Experience in managing high‑level professionals.

• Excellent oral and written English

• Preferable located in Switzerland, Germany or Romania.

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!