Resource Planning Senior Specialist

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!

Location

Marysville, OH

Job Purpose

The Resource Planning Lead will use advanced analytical skills and decision-making capabilities to provide business intelligence on key drivers and financial performance for the AHM Human Resource Business Unit on a monthly, quarterly, annual and mid-term basis. This role handles leading forecasting events, month endclosing processes, and financial reporting activities for the Business Unit, including analyzing operating costs and investment plans that significantly affect North American profitability. The Resource Planning Lead will
collaborate with the HR Management, as well as Purchasing and Finance personnel, to manage funding allocations, financial proposals, account reconciliation and analysis, and target vs. actual reporting to ensure financial efficiency and compliance, driving the organization towards its financial goals.

Key Accountabilities

• Generate and analyze various reports within SAP, including budget variance reports, expenditure summaries, and financial performance dashboards to identify budget gaps, forecast savings, and timing of payments. Conduct meetings with departments during month-end and year-end close processes to investigate discrepancies and provide guidance to department managers, while overseeing monthly accruals and chargeback
• Evaluate budget proposals and funding requests, collaborating with project and department managers to develop budgets, cost projections, and variance analyses, while directing the analysis of trends affecting expenditures and financial models to support the budget cycle process and reporting in alignment with operational and strategic plans
• Oversee Business-Unit activities related to purchasing requests, PO management, and vendor payment inquiries/reconciliations
• Implement streamlined and sustainable budget planning and reporting processes
• Ensure compliance with AHM Purchasing and Financial Policies among Business Unit associates.
• TVC for Control Unit and Leaders
• Special Project, Records Retentions Rep, and Theme activity

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree with major in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of relevant experience, based on education
• Experience supervising other professionals preferred.
• Past SAP experience is highly desired
• Analytical, problem solving, self-starter that can work with minimal direction.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to adjust and work effectively in a dynamic, changing environment.
• Skills in Microsoft Office with emphasis in Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with data structure (SAP preferred)

    
Workstyle

• Work in a fast-paced environment with demanding customers and critical deadline
• Must be able to work approximately 5 hours overtime weekly as needed (occasional weekends based on deadlines)
• Hybrid: 80% onsite; 20% remote
• Minimal travel

What differentiates Honda and make 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, etc.)
• Paid Overtime
• Regional Bonus (when applicable)
• Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx) 
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
• Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Career Growth:

• Advancement Opportunities
• Career Mobility  
• Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
• Training and Development programs 

Additional Offerings:

• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• 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.