Manager - Controller

Role Overview: As part of the Engineering Controlling team at HARMAN Automotive, you will play a crucial role in coordinating and steering global R&D-related controlling topics within a global automotive scope. Your focus will involve process- and project-related tasks with an international reach, supporting centralization, harmonization of processes, and enhancing efficiency and automation. Your daily work will contribute to supporting R&D Controlling with the necessary deliverables. Key Responsibilities: - Align and support global month-end closing processes and activities - Perform operational controlling for Strategic Business Units (SBUs) or Customer Business Units (CBUs), including budget planning and forecasting - Act as Engineering Controller for SBUs, prepare monthly and quarterly reviews, serve as a Business Partner for SBU and customer teams, define and prepare monthly reports, and provide commentary for SBUs or CBUs - Understand and manage intercompany processes for relevant areas, oversee engineering master data - Participate in the global coordination of external engineering contractors - Calculate engineering hourly rates globally for budgeting and business case planning, calculate overhead mark-up, and arrange intercompany agreements; manage intercompany transactions - Act as deputy for global accrual calculations, ensure management of financial commitments and expense budgets for the Engineering department and Customer Program Management (CPM) - Report financial actuals, budgets, forecasts, and key functional expense data for Engineering and CPM Qualifications Required: - Overall 10 years of experience, including at least 3 years of operational controlling experience - Strong financial modeling and analytical skills with an aptitude for complex problem-solving, including data analysis and validation - Expert knowledge of data flow management, Advanced experience in independently managing topics/projects - Ability to exercise independent judgment and identify opportunities for process improvement - Solid accounting knowledge, Strong interpersonal skills - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact across all levels of the organization, including leadership Additional Details: Candidates must be open to working from HARMAN's Pune/Bangalore office locations. (Note: The company has a flexible work environment, offering full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location. They also provide access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products, extensive training opportunities through HARMAN University, competitive wellness benefits, tuition reimbursement, Be Brilliant employee recognition and rewards program, and promote an inclusive and diverse work environment that encourages professional and personal development.),