What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager Finance position at AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing?
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Job Posting Title
Manager Finance
Job Description Summary
Provides expertise and leadership in financial planning, budgeting, and expense-management for specific business units. Preparing operating budgets with and for various departments to support organization's expense management goals. Designing, preparing, and distributing expense reports tracked against budget expectations. Working with various departments to assist with their expense-management strategies and procedures. Working with staff to help them develop their expense-management awareness and budget planning and tracking skills.
Job Description
As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in Detroit with over 80 facilities in 18 countries, we are Bringing the Future Faster for a safer and more sustainable tomorrow. To learn more, visit AAM.com.
Why Join #TeamAAM:
As a member of #TeamAAM, you’ll get to make a difference on day one. From your first day with us, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, embrace challenges, build your skills, and bring your authentic self to work every day, all while helping to shape the future of mobility for AAM…and the world.
AAM will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. AAM will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail TalentAcquisition@aam.com. AAM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Job Posting Title
Manager Finance
Job Description Summary
Provides expertise and leadership in financial planning, budgeting, and expense-management for specific business units. Preparing operating budgets with and for various departments to support organization's expense management goals. Designing, preparing, and distributing expense reports tracked against budget expectations. Working with various departments to assist with their expense-management strategies and procedures. Working with staff to help them develop their expense-management awareness and budget planning and tracking skills.
Job Description
- Establishes financial standards by providing annual budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; and implementing corrective actions.
- Enforces the organization's financial integrity by monitoring the application of accounting policies and procedures; conducting audits and ensuring compliance with the standards of Sarbanes Oxley
- Coordinate Annual Physical Inventory counts to ensure accuracy and integrity of the inventory balances; investigate and identify root causes of any variances and implement necessary corrective measures
- Leads associate outcomes by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and correcting behaviors as needed; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job contributions; and adhering to policies and procedures. Sets priorities for outcomes and resources.
- Provide guidance, direction, and support to Finance team members located across the globe; coordinate with Corporate Financial counterparts to drive standardization and financial integrity in all aspects of the business
- Monitor budgets and forecasts; provide trend analysis to quickly identify risks and opportunities; communicate results and provide recommendations to the executive leadership team to assist in decision-making
- Implement measures to empower employees and to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency.
- Verifies the organization's financial status by reviewing transactions and reports; preparing adjusting opening and closing entries; balancing and reconciling accounts; and auditing checks.
- Protects organization value by ensuring the confidentiality of financial data
- All other duties as assigned.
- Prepares weekly, monthly, and annual financial reports by collecting, analyzing, consolidating, and summarizing data and trends; and completing trial balances.
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or closely related field
- Advanced PC skills required (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Access, Word); Oracle ERP and/or Hyperion Financial Management experience preferred.
- 3 years of experience in Accounting/Finance; Manufacturing / Automotive Industry preferred
- 1 year of experience in Financial Analysis and Reporting
As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in Detroit with over 80 facilities in 18 countries, we are Bringing the Future Faster for a safer and more sustainable tomorrow. To learn more, visit AAM.com.
Why Join #TeamAAM:
As a member of #TeamAAM, you’ll get to make a difference on day one. From your first day with us, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, embrace challenges, build your skills, and bring your authentic self to work every day, all while helping to shape the future of mobility for AAM…and the world.
AAM will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. AAM will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail TalentAcquisition@aam.com. AAM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
