Program Controller - Variable Cost Control

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Program Controller - Variable Cost Control
Gothenburg, Sweden

Want to join us on our exciting journey?  
Volvo Cars is on an exciting journey, redefining the automotive experience by innovating to make people’s lives less complicated. We offer you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make an impact in a company with unique opportunities to grow and make a true difference. 

Business Finance at Strategy & Program Management (S&PM) is responsible for securing the profitability of our future and existing products and services - Controlling costs within all areas across Engineering & Operations (E&O). We are looking for talented people with a positive mindset to join this department! 

As a Program Controller, you will be able to both create, develop and influence the direction of your daily work. You will work closely with all clusters in a cross-functional environment and play an important role in contributing to the overall profitability of Volvo Cars. 

What you’ll do:
Together with all operational and financial sides across E&O, you will be controlling Total Variable Cost and Investments connected to developing our products, both in new Vehicle Programs and Model Year upgrades. You will be responsible for consolidating and controlling Variable cost, Vendor Tooling and Facility investments within new vehicle programs and model year upgrades, and will break down, distribute and control cost targets together with the Program Business controllers. 

You will contribute and work actively in making vehicle decisions that enable the team to achieve their material cost and investment targets, and also actively work with controllers across E&O in matters of content balancing and Material Cost bandwidth, to achieve cost targets, contributing to a profitable product both at launch but also over time. 

You will create presentations and reports for different decision forums in collaboration with the Technical Project team and the Program Business side, contributing to the fostering of a business orientated mind-set by providing financial expertise and putting cost into a context. You will also develop principles, processes and tools to improve the controlling agenda.

What you'll bring:
We believe you have a Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, engineering or similar. We are looking for people with either finance experience or people with direct experience in product development or preferably both. In your career you have obtained solid business acumen with very good analytical skills. To be successful in this role it’s important that you can understand, interpret and communicate financial information in a contextual and visual manner. Also, we are looking for strong leadership skills in areas of business acumen, integrity, drive for results, teamwork and communication, and you are fluent in written and spoken English. 

As a person you have a curious and holistic approach and ability to see potential in new business opportunities. We are working in a cross-functionally environment, which you feel comfortable in and you feel inspired and motivated to help the organizations to improve their financial processes and decisions. With that comes social skills and a willingness to share knowledge, as well as the ability to work proactively and with a positive attitude.

Learn more and apply:
Is this you? Kindly apply for this position with your CV in English, through our jobs portal by no later than 24th Febuary 2023, but selections will be running continuously so don’t delay with your application. If you have any questions regarding the position or recruitment process, please contact recruiter Roza Cizek at roza.cizek@volvocars.com.

Warm welcome with your application!