Job Overview

TE Connectivity (Automotive) is seeking a qualified Financial Planning Analyst III. In this role, you will be required to provide accurate, insightful, and timely financial analysis while driving profitable growth and monitoring key indicators for Product Line financial performance, risk, and opportunities. You will also lead Product Line forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis to the Operating Income level, with specific attention to the impacts of volume, pricing, and product cost changes. This role will require the ability to develop processes and analytic tools to achieve best-in-class decision support.

Responsibilities:

• Align various sources of data supporting Revenue projections (current and overdue backlog, new programs, pricing updates, etc.) into a rolling 12-month outlook.
  
• Analyze potential impact of part changes and sourcing or production process changes to the standard cost.
  
• Understand and report changes in customer mix and product mix reflected in standard margin.
  
• Working with Finance, Costing, Operations, and Procurement teams, isolate variances to standard cost relevant to individual product line(s).
  
• Coordinate preparation and submission of monthly product line Operating Income reports and forecasts.
  
• Perform ad-hoc financial analyses/pro-forma statements for specific product lines as needed.
  
• Act as the Finance point-of-contact for Product Management and Commercial team.

What your background should look like:

Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years experience or Master’s degree and 3 years experience in Accounting or Finance required.
  
• Experience in multiple financial/analytical disciplines is a plus (financial planning, sales analysis, costing, operations finance, etc.)
  
• Demonstrated proficiency in financial analysis and financial modeling required.
  
• Significant Excel proficiency required; prior experience with SAP and bolt-on modules (i.e., BPC, SAP Analytics Cloud), Hyperion, Oracle Essbase, Business Objects, PowerBI, and/or Alteryx/Tableau experience preferred.
  
• Demonstrated knowledge of general accounting principles and process required.
  
• Strong oral and written communications skills and presentation skills required; must be comfortable providing both detailed and executive-summary level communications.
  
• Must be proficient in English language.

Competencies