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Brief Role Description This position is Career Level 20P+ located in either Reston, VA or Libertyville, IL, with a Role Classification of Hybrid. Role Summary This role performs advanced specialized work in the areas of controlling, budget, and fiscal management. Provides guidance and counsel to departments during the development of headcount and spending plans for Budget, Forecast, and Planning Round periods. It develops monthly reporting on spend and headcount actuals, forecasts, budget capacity, productivity, and optimization opportunities. The role also approves spend requests as per the Finance Policy approval matrix and within existing budget/forecast capacity, exercising discretion and independent judgment with respect to spending approvals. Develops and documents business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal financial controls. Ensures adherence with corporate financial policies and procedures. Recommends changes to policies or procedures that will improve financial performance. Instills knowledge, discipline, and accountability for resource use through reporting analysis and financial consultation. Assists in business case development and documents benefits in resource planning. Responsibilities within this Role Service Center Controlling Portfolio - 50%: Functional controlling for VCI business areas: Customer Engagement, Customer Channels, Customer Insights, Digital Products, Data Science & Analytics, Business Process Management, CoE Coordination, Customer Advocacy, Customer Operations, Portfolio Servicing Operations, Financial Ops & Dealer Services. Controlling Strategy, Operations - 50%: Consolidates all cost controlling efforts (CE, Reston, and IT) to bring a combined view of overhead costs. Manages special cost controlling projects that drive organizational changes and cost reductions. Conceives, quantifies, gains consensus, and deploys ideas to improve profitability and operating efficiency/effectiveness. Develops monthly forecasts and annual Budget/Planning Round headcount and fixed/direct costs. Collaborates with Controlling team, cost center owners, and leadership in developing resource plans, optimizing headcount/spend in context of capacity, productivity, strategy, and analytics. Suggests and defends recommendations. Defines and gains consensus on annual performance metrics before Budget/Planning Round finalization. Analyzes monthly results, understands variances, and delivers on"‘target (or better) performance, mitigating risks and capturing opportunities. Represents Finance in the review and recommendation of spend authorization via purchase requisitions, meeting cost estimates, check requests, PARs, business cases, scoring models, MPRs, etc. Prepares executive-level presentations on planning, variances, business cases. Manages the year"‘end accrual process, including audit material preparation. Conducts ad"‘hoc financial analyses and leads special projects as assigned. Supports development of HQ"‘level presentations. Reviews and books monthly VWGoA inter"‘company invoices; coordinates with VWGoA to incorporate Service Agreement (SLA), chargebacks, recoveries. Generates monthly management package reporting penetration targets, retail and lease purchases, portfolio growth, and headcount. Tracks and ensures on"‘budget performance of marketing support activities. Reviews long"‘range revenue and expenditure estimates to ensure fund availability. Leads liaison and presentations to HQ leadership on controlling topics: forecasts, budgets, planning rounds, productivity, business cases. Leads monthly updates and enhancement of budget model. Performs annual management fee study and presents outcomes to VCI and VCCI leadership. Qualification Requirements Years of Experience: Minimum 10 years of professional work experience in a related field. Education Required: Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline. Desired Education: Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline. Certified Public Accountant. Skills: Ability to lead projects and initiatives. Ability to plan and implement activities to ensure effective and efficient resource utilization. Management reporting, highly complex budgeting and forecasting. Communication skills - oral, written, presentation. Service and collaboration orientation. Analytical skills - account reconciliation, accruals, data review, and analysis. Problem solving - high"‘level conceptual thinking, strategic decision"‘making skills. Performance driven. Ability to work with sensitive data and/or ideas and maintain impartiality/confidentiality. Business case development. Influencing and negotiation skills. Integration - joining people, processes, or systems. Volkswagen Financial Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws. This organization participates in E"‘Verify. We maintain a drug"‘free workplace and perform pre"‘employment substance abuse testing. #J-18808-Ljbffr