Business Controller

At VWFS UK we are on an exciting journey, and we are looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join our Controlling and Planning team. Our business is evolving, and the Finance Business Partner is at the heart of it by business partnering with our Commercial teams to develop the appropriate tools to help users promote a sustainable and controlled profitability process.

Reporting to the Controlling Business Partner, a key responsibility is to support the technical implementation of sales and margin planning and pricing across multiple VWFS products and Brands.

The ideal candidate will be commercially aware, experienced with working with senior stakeholders and number focused.

What you will be responsible for:

• Negotiate and influence senior stakeholders to aid, propose and produce accurate forecasting data and associated rationale, used to model and implement plan of sales, mix and margin across all VWFS products (including Planning Rounds, Budgets and monthly reforecasts).


• Responsible for development and maintenance of Price modelling infrastructure for RTE, Campaign, Wholesale and Bank products including training, rollout and monitoring of outputs whilst ensuring impact on Budget is understood.


• Development, production and management of joint HQ, VWG & VWFS growth plans, including volume forecasts, cost benefit analysis and associated investments. This ensures VWFS investments are deployed effectively.


• Quarterly volume and margin reviews for Retailer package, Campaign, Wholesale & Bank processes, including development, production, financial insight and presentation of findings. This ensures accuracy of pricing and its implementation along with the insight to influence future pricing decisions


• Develop and implement regular monitoring mechanisms to provide insight to determine and coordinate the resultant actions to ensure implementation, control and alignment of the planning and pricing strategy.


• Maintain a good understanding of local and international policy, ensuring adherence and implementation of best-practise planning and pricing governance


• Responsible for ensuring integrity of financial reporting data whilst providing financial and technical insight and expertise, including financial modelling throughout the business to influence senior stakeholder's decisions.


• Manage the interface with the business to deliver transparent and effective cross-business pricing oversight. This includes a regime of operational interaction with Controlling, Risk and Finance as well as operational management of Pricing Committee requirements


• Responsible for responding to and co-ordinating headquarter and local FS/VWG queries.


• Provide specialist support, as required to other business areas


• Assisting with other Planning or Pricing related activities as required by the Controlling Business Partner including other existing Commercial products or emerging lines
  
  A proactive approach with the ability to react appropriately and effectively to changing circumstances and demands


• The ability to communicate complex issues with integrity at all levels up to, and including, Board level


• Excellent numeric and problem solving skills with appropriate degree or financial qualification.


• Proven ability to provide accurate data in a fast paced environment


• An appreciation of stakeholder requirements in particular Brands and Retailers


• Proven experience and ability to negotiate and influence decision making


• Strong analytical skills including advanced Excel skills are essential


• Process orientated and methodical approach to managing simultaneous work streams


• Ability to and experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously.


• Proactive and engaging mind, having a record of analysing complex and unrelated issues, and making appropriate and successful recommendations in response


• Commercial acumen and awareness


• Previously worked in a business partnering environment


• P&L Management experience


• Proactively focuses on continual personal development - Desirable


• Knowledge of Retailer POS systems - Desirable


• Part qualified accountant
  
  Our mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.


Volkswagen Financial Services is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Diversity and Inclusion is not just a statement for us and we are nurturing an environment where everyone can be their 100% self. If there is anything we can do to support you being your 100% self during our recruitment process, please let us know and we will support you as best we can.