Key Responsibilities: Financial Management and Control Work within established systems to deliver prescribed outcomes for a designated area of financial control. Insights and Reporting Prepare and coordinate the completion of various data and analytics reports. Information and Business Advice Provide specialist advice on the interpretation and application of policies and procedures, resolving complex or contentious queries and issues and enabling others to take appropriate actions. Data Collection and Analysis Collate and analyze data using preset tools, methods, and formats. Involves working independently. Solutions Analysis Interpret data and identify possible answers. Involves navigating a wide variety of processes, procedures, and precedents. Financial Policies, Guidelines, and Protocols Contribute to the development and delivery of financial policies, guidelines, and protocols to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice. Operational Compliance Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate. Business Planning Contribute to the development of annual and longer-term business plans; forecast performance against business key performance indicators (KPIs); develop business cases for key activities/projects; and estimate the financial and human resources required to deliver performance targets. Recommendations Build effective working relationships within the internal client organization, delivering high-quality professional services with guidance from senior colleagues. Stakeholder Engagement Assist with stakeholder engagement by arranging actions, meetings, events, and supporting materials to promote stakeholder understanding and commitment. Regulatory and Compliance Management Investigate standard incidents using current regulatory and compliance processes, systems, and procedures, and take action to solve immediate compliance issues. Advise more senior colleagues on more complex problems. Financial Information Systems Investigate, analyze, design, and test small changes to financial systems. Provide second-line support to users. Budgeting Track budgets and report variances to more senior colleagues. Values & Behaviours Ingenious: Manages complexity Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. For example, consistently looks at complex issues from many angles; obtains a rich and deep understanding; swiftly cuts to the core issue; skillfully separates root causes from symptoms. Ingenious: Commercial mindset Interprets and applies key financial indicators to make better business decisions. For example, determines and estimates the main direct and indirect costs; makes generally appropriate decisions regarding expenditures. Studies financial and quantitative information; uses data to improve performance. Ingenious: Driving continuous improvement Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. For example, pays close attention to a variety of metrics and benchmarks; determines both major and subtle ways to optimize processes. Swiftly resolves process breakdowns; takes steps to ensure that problems do not recur. Ingenious: Strategic thinking Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies. For example, knows what to prioritize for the greatest strategic impact on the organization. Takes industry and market trends into account in decisions. Explores possibilities that may impact the team or organization in the future. Collaborative: Builds relationships Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. For example, readily involves others to accomplish goals; stays in touch and shares information; discourages "us versus them" thinking; shows appreciation for others' ideas and input. Collaborative: Builds trust Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity. For example, consistently adheres to organizational policies and practices, even when they are unpopular or inconvenient. Builds trust by honoring commitments and by being open and honest at work. Principled: Accountability Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. For example, measures and tracks team's and own performance, and helps the team learn from success, failure, and feedback. Adheres to, and enforces, goals, policies, and procedures. Principled: Communicates effectively Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. For example, disseminates knowledge, insights, and updates in a polished, precise, and compelling manner. Demonstrates a deep interest in others' comments. Creates rich documents and reports. Principled: Influence Uses compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others. For example, gives many insightful suggestions and offers thoughtful positions, once informed about the issues. Thinks carefully and solicits insight into how to build a compelling argument that resonates with others' interests. Driven: Action oriented Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. For example, takes immediate, decisive, independent action to resolve issues or problems. Persists as needed. Quickly and consistently identifies and pursues beneficial new opportunities. Skills Policy and Regulation Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on interpreting and applying knowledge of laws, regulations and policies in area of expertise. Analyze Alternatives and Recommend Solutions Works with full competence to analyze potential solutions and create recommendations based on the expected benefits, costs, and overall value of the solution for key stakeholders. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Business Case Contribution Works with full competence to interpret, contribute to, or lead business case creation with client departments to quantify current costs, justify project investment, and identify the return on investment. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Costing & Budgeting Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently on costing, budgeting and finance tasks while providing guidance and training to others. Planning and Organizing Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on planning, organizing, prioritizing and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives. Commercial Acumen Applies understanding of the business environment and objectives to develop solutions without supervision, while also providing technical assistance when necessary. Strategic Planning Applies comprehensive knowledge and/or skills to independently engage in strategic planning. Review and Reporting Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on reviewing and creating relevant, lucid and effective reports. Education Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level Experience Experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised (13 months to 3 years) GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers. As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success. A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN Automotive. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world. GKN Automotive is an equal opportunity employer. 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