**Core Responsibilities:** + The Account Financial Manager is responsible for managing programs in development and current production programs to achieve and maintain the approved business case metrics of profitability and return on investment. + Great broad skill set includes analytical, communication, strategic thinking, and technical knowledge of the products. + Outstanding organization and documentation skills and high attention to analytical details. + Provides leadership in communication, character, critical thinking, change mastery, conflict resolution, & coaching and teaming. + Responsibility for Business Planning, Product Costing, Product Pricing, on financial issues. **Additional Responsibilities:** + The AFM will develop New Business Plans which assess Return on Investment. + Support Quotations to be submitted to Customers. + Work with a complex bill of material to understand and cost a product, and related cost drivers. + Work with a variety of manufacturing processes and related costs. + Able to develop customer financial strategies, evaluate business cases, manage all aspects of the quote process and communicate effectively. + Attend project team meetings/lead project finance meetings. + Follow-up on open financial issues until they are resolved. + Perform monthly financial updates for top management (Program Reviews, Launch Readiness Review, etc.) + Understands the automotive industry, market forces, customer systems, target setting process and typical negotiating strategies. + Set cost targets for suppliers, support Make vs Buy Decisions. + Providing input for plants/engineering/tooling for Profit Plan/Forecast. + Control development spending and challenge the team to identify ways to reduce cost. + Initiate and support product cost reduction efforts + Ensure/maintain Metrix/Fiori for all new programs through Start of Production. + Tooling/discrete PO invoicing **Basic Qualifications:** + A Bachelor's Degree is required in Business, Finance, Engineering, or Program Management + 5 years' experience related to financial management or project management + Automotive experience is required + Strong finance skills and familiarity with business case preparation - financial metrics (ROS%, IRR%, ROA %) + Strong organizational and communication skills (both written and verbal) + Proficient in advanced MS Excel **Preferred Qualifications:** + Advanced degree such as an MBA + Cost estimating experience **PRIMARY LOCATION** Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.