Volkswagen

Financial Specialist Sr - Incentives

Volkswagen • $95K — $115K *
Reston, VA 20191In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 7+ years of relevant experience in finance or accounting
  • Bachelor's degree in Business or Finance required; MBA preferred
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to integrate inputs from various business units
  • Excellent influencing and communication skills
  • Proficient in financial analysis, reporting, and data manipulation

Responsibilities

  • Drive financial close and forecast accuracy via inputs and dashboards
  • Collect and analyze spend deviations across retail channels
  • Develop incentive reporting to enhance brand finance insights
  • Monitor monthly performance and deliver key KPIs
  • Provide financial consulting and strategic collaboration to leadership
  • Conduct variance analysis for remarketing proceeds
  • Assist in business case development and resource management

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with less than 5% travel
  • Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
  • Access to advanced data tools and technologies
  • Collaborative team atmosphere with cross-functional influence
Full Job Description
Brief Role Description

This position is a career level 20P and is located in Reston, VA with a role classification of Hybrid.

This position will be responsible for analyzing Audi incentive spend and remarketing proceeds. The Senior Specialist will provide timely, accurate, and actionable financial reporting to management, and will assist with the development of planning round, budget, and monthly forecast. The Senior Specialist will provide the business units with financial consultation while serving as a strategic collaborator. The position will ensure that corporate policies and procedures are followed.

Possible Tasks within this Role

Program Performance & Budget Tracking - 80% of time

  • Drive financial close and forecast accuracy with system inputs, performance metrics and dashboards.
  • Support month-end and provision/accrual process.
  • Collect, analyze, discuss, and consolidate spend deviations in new car and used/CPO incentives, across all retail channels (pure retail, fleet, service loaners) also with external partners.
  • Further develop incentive reporting to brand finance with internal system for Finance/Controlling.
  • Instill discipline and accountability in the use of resources.
  • Monitor monthly performance, quantify request prior to approval, and deliver KPI's.
  • Provide financial consulting and strategic collaboration and advise leadership on resource efficiency.
  • Residual value forecasting.
  • Adjustment of pricing logics to maximize net revenues.
  • Assist Brand Controller in planning round and budget development, also for finance IT.


Competitor & Market Analysis - 20% of time

  • Variance analysis for budgeted remarketing proceeds vs. actuals.
  • Drive implementation and monitoring of agreements (between brand and captive finance entity).
  • Provide timely and accurate management reporting for the Audi brand organization.
  • Assist in business case development, ensure results are measured, and guide leadership as it details business priorities in plans, budgets and daily spending activities.


Qualification requirements

7+ years of required experience

Education

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business or Finance

Desired

MBA

Skills

  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Conceptual thinking skills
  • Ability to understand and integrate inputs from various business units
  • Influencing, communication


Specialized Skills

Required

  • Experience in field of finance or accounting
  • Professional experience in financial analysis and reporting
  • Experience in data mining, data manipulation, report development, trend analysis & root cause analysis
  • Strong analytical abilities & understanding of accounting & controlling procedures
  • Ability to interface with all levels of management & provide necessary financial support for business
  • Strong computer skills (Excel and Powerpoint)


Desired

  • SAP FI/CO
  • SAP Analytics Cloud
  • ThinkCell
  • Tableau
  • Copilot/AI


Work Flexibility

Less than 5% travel

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Job ID: 29511

Company: Audi of America, LLC

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About Volkswagen

Volkswagen is a German multinational automotive company that designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of vehicles, including cars, trucks, and buses. The company is headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany and was founded in 1937. Volkswagen is one of the largest automakers in the world, with operations in more than 150 countries. The company's brands include Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and Ducati. Volkswagen is committed to producing high-quality, sustainable vehicles that meet the needs of its customers and contribute to a better future.
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Size
625,006 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Founded
1937
NASDAQ
VWAGY
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