Job Description
Overview:
General Motors (GM) Customer Care and Aftersales (CCA) markets automotive replacement parts globally for GM and non-GM vehicles. As a full profit and loss organization, CCA includes more than 2,000 salaried employees and over 5,000 hourly represented employees, working across five major functions:
- Global Aftersales Engineering and Service Operations
- Global Aftersales Supply Chain, Warehousing, and Logistics
- Global Aftersales Operations
- Sales and Marketing
- Strategy and Planning
Position Summary:
As the Sr. Financial Analyst for SCWL Inventory, you will steer the financial performance of a $2.2 B+ inventory portfolio (480K+ SKUs), aligning stock strategy with commercial terms and maximizing profit. Leveraging Power BI, SAP, Hyperion, and Excel, you’ll generate incremental EBIT to GM via pricing increases and evaluate end-of-life decisions for parts to minimize legal exposure, optimize revenue, and manage capital. Beyond routine financial reporting, the analyst leads the development of the annual global budget and long-term strategic plans, while providing actionable insights and strategic counsel to drive resource optimization and improve operating results.
Key Responsibilities:
- Forecasting & Budgeting: Lead GMNA CCA Inventory and US Excess & Obsolescence forecasts. Highlight risks/opportunities directly to executive leadership.
- Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with Supply Chain and Lifecycle Management teams on initiatives like All-Time Buys, Special Studies, and EOL analyses—voice of Finance in cross-functional decisions.
- Inventory Finance Leadership: Evaluate end-of-life part decisions, minimize legal exposure, optimize revenue recovery, and reduce carrying costs.
- Financial Tools Evolution: Drive transformation of inventory reporting through best-in-class analytics toolsets (Power BI, SAP, Hyperion).
- Senior-Level Communication: Concisely present insights (“30-second rule”) to senior management; develop aftersales presentations grounded in data.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Interface seamlessly with Product, FP&A, Sales, Marketing, Legal, and Procurement to align financial and operational goals.
- Innovation: Manages the transformation of financial reporting, leading in the development of a best-in-class analytical toolset
Additional Job Description
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- 5 Years experience Finance or Accounting
- Demonstrated business acumen with extensive experience in:
- Financial forecasting and business planning.
- Performance reporting, variance analysis, and business case development.
- Strong leadership and influence skills, with a proactive approach to driving results and process improvements.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity
- Excellent communication and storytelling abilities to deliver compelling leadership presentations.
- Ability to self-manage priorities, adapt to changing demands, and meet deadlines consistently.
- Commitment to GM’s core cultural values, with a proven track record of building strong relationships and fostering trust across cross-functional teams.
Location: Hybrid. This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office in - Warren, MI three times per week, at minimum [or other frequency dictated by the business]
Relocation: This is NOT eligible for relocation benefits
GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT COMPANY SPONSORSHIP, ENTRY OF GM AS THE IMMIGRATION EMPLOYER OF RECORD ON A GOVERNMENT FORM, AND ANY WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIRING A WRITTEN SUBMISSION OR OTHER IMMIGRATION SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANY (e.g., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)
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