Project Controller
Brose Group · Auburn Hills, MI
- On site
- Full-time
- $85,000 / year
- Auburn Hills, MI
Job highlights
- Drive commercial processes for improved profitability.
- Create and maintain project cost calculations.
- Monitor and analyze project profitability.
- Support business planning with financial data.
- Ensure commercial process compliance.
About the role
Project Controller
As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.
Your Tasks
- Drive all commercial processes within customer team to improve profitability.
- Setup and maintain correct, plausible and competitive project calculations for complex products with several production plants involved.
- Monitor project profitability frequently and support identifying countermeasures in case of plan or target deviations.
- Derive target cost for acquisition/development projects and support identifying measures to achieve targeted cost structure.
- Participate in business planning activities of customer team/product group by providing and analyzing relevant commercial information (maintain acquisition and development project calculations in integrated planning system, analysis of series projects etc.).
- Ensure compliance of group, business unit and regional requirements of commercial processes.
- Prepare accurate monthly customer team P&L analysis that include actual to plan/target bridge analysis, future result development estimates and risk/opportunity assessments.
- Evaluation and regular tracking of cost improvement measures of the customer team.
- Prepare ad hoc analysis, special business case evaluation and cost benefit analysis.
Your Profile
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years work experience in technical/engineering or Controlling/Finance function.
- Ideally profound Controlling or Project Development Process knowledge.
- Advanced skills in MS-Excel.
- Very good analytical skills and understanding of numbers.
- Good communication abilities.
- Self-driven and structured working approach.
We offer you a modern working environment with our Brose working world
Brose offers a high-tech work environment and a wide range of benefits. Along with competitive performance-based compensation and health insurance, our employees also benefit from attractive social and family-oriented programs throughout our North American locations*. Our benefits packages include comprehensive medical and insurance. Brose also provides educational assistance and a variety of community outreach, family, and sporting events. Flexible working hours and a collaborative work environment give our employees the freedom to balance work and personal life. Brose believes in investing in people. We offer a wide range of development programs with great opportunity for individual growth through training, international or regional assignments and tailored career paths. Our objective is to provide our employees the tools necessary to live a balanced life, experience a rewarding work environment and contribute to our surrounding communities.
*Benefits package may vary slightly per location.
Key skills/competency
- Project Controller
- Financial Analysis
- Cost Management
- Profitability Analysis
- MS Excel
- Business Planning
- Risk Assessment
- Data Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Project Management
Skills & topics
- Project Controller
- Financial Analysis
- Cost Management
- Profitability Analysis
- MS Excel
- Business Planning
- Risk Assessment
- Data Analysis
- Controlling
- Finance
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your 3+ years of experience in controlling or finance and advanced MS Excel skills for the Project Controller role.
- Showcase analytical skills: Emphasize your strong understanding of numbers and ability to drive commercial processes to improve profitability.
- Prepare for interviews: Be ready to discuss your experience with project calculations, profitability monitoring, and business planning.
- Demonstrate self-drive: Highlight your structured working approach and ability to work independently to prepare ad hoc analyses.
- Research Brose Group: Understand their global growth path and commitment to employee development to align your answers with their values.
Technical preparation
Master advanced MS Excel functions and modeling.,Practice creating complex project cost calculations.,Review P&L statements and variance analysis.,Familiarize yourself with business planning tools.
Behavioral questions
Describe a time you improved project profitability.,How do you handle plan deviations?,How do you ensure accuracy in financial reporting?,Tell us about your structured working approach.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the key responsibilities of a Project Controller at Brose Group?
- The Project Controller at Brose Group is responsible for driving commercial processes to enhance profitability, setting up and maintaining project calculations, monitoring project profitability, deriving target costs, participating in business planning, ensuring compliance with commercial processes, and preparing P&L analyses and ad hoc reports.
- What qualifications are required for the Project Controller position at Brose Group?
- Candidates need a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience, with at least 3 years of work experience in a technical/engineering or Controlling/Finance function. Profound Controlling or Project Development Process knowledge and advanced MS Excel skills are highly desirable.
- What kind of benefits does Brose Group offer its Project Controllers?
- Brose Group offers a modern working environment, competitive performance-based compensation, health insurance, attractive social and family-oriented programs, comprehensive medical and insurance coverage, educational assistance, and community outreach programs. They also provide flexible working hours and opportunities for individual growth through development programs.
- How important are analytical skills for this Project Controller role?
- Analytical skills and a strong understanding of numbers are very important for the Project Controller role. The position requires analyzing financial data, monitoring profitability, assessing risks and opportunities, and preparing detailed P&L analyses.
- Does Brose Group offer opportunities for career growth for a Project Controller?
- Yes, Brose Group emphasizes investing in people and offers a wide range of development programs, including training, international or regional assignments, and tailored career paths, providing great opportunities for individual growth.
- What does 'drive all commercial processes within customer team to improve profitability' mean for a Project Controller at Brose Group?
- This means the Project Controller will be actively involved in managing and optimizing all financial aspects related to customer projects, with the goal of increasing the company's profit margins. This includes detailed cost analysis, pricing strategies, and performance monitoring.
- How does Brose Group support work-life balance for its employees?
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