Mission and Purpose

• This position ensures a timely, consistent and transparent management reporting, which is basis for steering the business of Audi China.
• This position ensures to plan and control budgets and financial targets to allow the company to accomplish its financial goals.
• This position ensures a predictable and consistent development of the business in China while fostering discipline and accountability in regards to the use of limited resources.
• This position will provide the business units with financial consultation while serving as a strategic collaborator.
• This position will report directly to the Audi China Head of Finance.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

1. Responsible in reporting:

• Prepare and provide monthly cost center reports on time for the assigned departments/cost centers. Monitor cost center performance and communicate possible actions with budget custodians to discuss performance and possible actions to minimize risk of exceeding the budget or creating negative variances.
• Develop and coordinate proper analysis and variance reporting. Responsible in the development and coordination of proper analysis and variation between actual and forecast for management reporting.
• Provide analysis and variance report monthly according to the requirements of local management and Audi AG.
• Other ad-hoc reporting requirements which are specific to the assigned departments

2. Responsible in budget planning:

• Drive development and delivery of Planning Round and financial targets for the assigned departments/cost centers.
• In collaboration with budget custodians, ensure cost plans are in agreement with Planning Round assumptions.
• Calculation and analysis for forecast/budget & Planning Round. Make the necessary recommendations from financial point of view taking into consideration all relevant factors. Align all personnel and structural costs within the framework of the overall planning.

3. Responsible in business activity control :

• Assess the financial impact of decisions and their resource utilization. Advise on the best use of financial resources given the company overall financial situation. Provide financial recommendations of the overall impact of resource allocation.
• Assistance in the overall budgeting process and commitment control of allocated departments/cost centers using check & balance procedure, four-eye-principles and early warning processes.
• Keep records and check efficiency and accuracy of the monthly financial activities of structural cost, which includes monthly tracking of accruals and the support in the decision making process associated with increases or reduction of accruals.

4. Responsible in strategic consultation:

• Coordinate and explore feasible plans in terms of strategic assumptions and develop action plans to allow the organization to accomplish full year financial results.
• Coordinate the implementation of new processes and systems within the financial community. Coordinate and develop efficient planning system platforms that align with all key activities of Audi China in general and the assigned departments/cost centers specifically.
• Participating in providing business units with financial consulting and strategic collaboration. Assist in business case development, ensure that results are measurable.
• Assist in business case development for related departments to ensure objectivity and KPI-driven results.

5. Others:

• Ensure corporate policies and procedures are adhered. Instill discipline and accountability in the use of resources. Understand and enforce corporate policies and procedures.
• Communicate and ensure the compliance with the company’s established policies and procedures.
• Internal order management for related departments to control and monitor all costs.
• Prepare and follow budget commitments from HQ departments for budget releasing.
• Monthly invoicing to Audi AG.
• Assist in cost and income forecast and provides financial consultation for related departments/cost centers to ensure programs running effectively.

Qualifications

Education Background

• Master’s Degree with a major in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline.
• Working knowledge of SAP FICO module

• Collaboration
• Customer focus
• Process orientation
• Results driven
• Strategic agility

- Analytical thinking - using logic and reason

- Communication skills - interpersonal, presentation and written

- Conceptual thinking - creative and strategic

- Integration - joining people, processes or systems

• Problem solving

Competence Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of working experience in Controlling function
• Minimum 3 years of working experience in Multinational environment
• Extensive MS Office skills

• Proficient in English