Financial Sr. Analyst - American Honda Motor Co Inc

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda

Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one.  We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. 

 At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success.  We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job Purpose

The senior financial analyst’s role is primarily to build and support the auto product gross profit forecast and simulation for American Honda Company’s sales function. The responsibility extends across various departments inside and outside of Finance business units, working with different stakeholders, including the manufacturing entity and the product planning team, to ensure accurate profit simulation. The forecast and analysis roll up to AHM’s overall profitability and North American profit status at each budget event and for managerial reporting.
 

Key Accountabilities

• Perform gross profit forecast for auto product for domestic and export for each budget event (Quarterly, Annually, BIM)
• Perform variance analysis comparing various scenario of auto product gross profit (Monthly KPI, Quarterly forecast event update, Annual forecast and Mid-term events)
• Accumulate, adjust, and allocate gross profit data in SAP BPC
• Collaborate with Finance team members and technical partners and streamline process to ensure the accuracy of submitted financial material and execution of management direction.
• Support model profitability data and analysis as requested by various stakeholders
• Support of AHM/NA strategic decision making with ad-hoc reporting and analysis
• Participate and engage in special projects and assignments as requested
• Support other responsibilities of Forecast team as needed
   

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with major in accounting or finance plus minimum 5 years experience, or associates degree with a minimum of 5 years experience in an accounting related job.
• 5 years with Bachelor’s degree, 5 years minimum with Associate’s degree
• Analytical, organizational, problem solving, result orientated, self-starter and outstanding communication skills
• Understanding of basic GAAP/IFRS accounting principles with the ability to apply financial/accounting concepts and explain the implications to non-accountants
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, etc.)
• Experience with data structure including ERP system usage (SAP/BPC/ S/4HANA)
• Ability to handle and navigate through various set of data
   

Workstyle

• Hybrid

Benefits and Total Rewards

What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?

 Total Rewards:

•    Competitive base salary 

Pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, education, etc.
•    Annual Bonus

•    Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision)

•    Paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, sick time, and personal days

•    401K Plan with company match + additional contribution

 Career Growth:

•    Advancement opportunities

•    Career mobility 

•    Education reimbursement for continued learning

•    Training and Development programs

 Additional Offerings:

•    Wellbeing program

•    Community service and engagement programs

•    Product programs

•    Free drinks onsite
 

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.