Finance Student Program - Manufacturing

 

Main characteristics

Location

Detroit, Michigan

Company

Stellantis

Industry

Education

Job summary

The Stellantis Finance Student Program allows individuals to gain experience and exposure across the many different facets of a strategic enterprise. Within the program, students will work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with people who work together as a team to continually think bigger and bolder.

Students will directly support our Manufacturing Finance team in one of our Detroit-based Manufacturing plant locations. Students will gain industry experience, interface with various levels within Finance, and apply their coursework to drive results. The position provides students with an opportunity to work year-round in a part-time role. The program requires students to work 24 hours a week year-round with the potential to work 40 hours during the summer months.

Overview:

Working in a manufacturing facility is a very dynamic environment where you will work collaboratively with other financial analysts and cross functional team members. A large portion of a typical day is spent on the plant floor interacting with various departments in a team environment trying to resolve current operating issues.

What youll do:

The Finance Student Program employees will assume responsibilities related to forecasting, the capitalization and disposal of assets and assisting in ad hoc analysis. This role will collaborate with operating management and Corporate Finance and Accounting teams.

This position is responsible for:

Working as part of a team responsible for the accurate and timely processing of asset accounting activities for Manufacturing facilities in the greater Detroit area

Providing accounting support to operating and finance staffs for asset capitalization, transfers, and disposals, asset reuse and useful life adjustments

Controlling asset master record creation as well as asset master changes for assigned operating groups

Coordinating and monitoring month end closing activities performed by external accounting services provider for assigned plants

Maintaining compliance with internal controls over asset accounting

Performing analysis, reporting and studies as required by leadership

Prepare monthly accrual JV's to accurately report period costs

Ad hoc assignments as needed by Manufacturing Finance.

What youll learn:

Developing relationships with multiple aspects of the organization to achieve the financial goals

Business plan and model year budget development

How to drive SOX control, manage annual asset audits, perform annual physical inventories

M&E Acquire to Retire asset management process utilized at Stellantis

The monthly asset close process and all areas that impact it

How to navigate and use multiple modules (FI, CO, AA, MM, PS) within the PSAP system

How multiple organizations interact with asset accounting

Monitor and maintain SOX compliance for the location

Building a foundation of in-depth knowledge of FCA financial and manufacturing processes

What this role will prepare you for:

Additional finance roles such as Lead Analyst and Plant Controller

Transferring Manufacturing Finance knowledge to operations personnel and others within Finance

Ability to absorb increasing levels of responsibility and adapt to a dynamic and fast-paced industry

Create interactions and further exposure opportunities with Senior Management

Improve communication and collaboration with other accounting and finance departments as well as operations

Develop ability to manage and analyze large volumes of data

Develop ad-hoc analyses for special studies