What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Analyst position at Hanon Systems?
Job Description
Support all America’s R&D operational items. This includes OpEx & CapEx budget creation support, managing and tracking budget performance and significant interface with the Finance team. America’s facilities locations include Novi, MI, Juarez, Mexico, Concord and Belleville, Canada. Support of special requests from both Global and America’s leadership by leading and/or completing analysis and providing data as required.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead process to create Americas R&D budget – detailed plans required for Prototype, Recovery, Repair, Service Fee and IT. Consolidate all Americas input for review with leadership and adjust as directed to targets (with Americas R&D teams).
- Track performance to the budget by cost center and program for categories above. Also, track all other budget categories including operating supplies, travel, training, utilities, and building related items
- Interface with R&D leadership to provide budget status real time
- Provide variance explanations monthly and quarterly to finance team to be included in reports to HQ.
- Challenge expenses posted to R&D cost centers that seem suspicious and obtain detailed explanation or have the item removed from the R&D operating expense. This may require SAP reviews of journal entries to understand expenses posted to each cost center and account.
- Support & conduct specials studies related to budget requests from HQ and local leadership.
- Understand and track IC transactions for R&D impact.
- Lead the process to develop CapEx request list for Global Team in Korea. Work with each area to determine needs & requirements, specifically the Lab Manager and their team for input.
- Once a list generated, lead an America’s review to prioritize the list for submission to Global Team.
- Once approval from Global Team received, communicate to America’s team the results.
- Lead teams in obtaining approval (5 step process) to initiate CapEx items
- Track all CapEx items and report status monthly, starting with hi office status continuing thru installation and finishing with invoice timing and amounts.
- Prepare Capex forecasts monthly to share with Global team in Korea.
- Serve as America’s lead CapEx contact for Global Team.
- Review capitalization data (PLM hours) and report status to America’s R&D Leadership monthly along with periodic special requests for cancellations or YoY comparisons.
- Interface with MP&L and Finance for shipping information including DHL reviews of shipping authorizations and charges.
- Serve as America’s lead for implementing corporate approval process, including periodic updates.
Years of Experience
- 5 Years Automotive Supplier/OEM experience
Degree
- Bachelors in engineering field with financial experience
- Business Degree with technology experience
Desired Competencies, Experience, & Qualifications
- General understanding of automotive thermal management systems
- Experience working with multicultural team
- Ability to utilize problem solving skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Experienced in project planning and management
- Strong user of Microsoft Office tools, including pivot tables and PowerBi.
- Familiar with SAP, enterProj PAR process, HFM/PG Tool
- Strong analytical ability to review and summarize large amounts of data