Finance Senior Manager

About Horse Powertrain

Horse Powertrain Limited is an independent new powertrain solutions business, with over 125 years of heritage from Renault and Geely. We develop and produce world-class hybrid and combustion engines and transmissions to move our industry forward, offering many different paths to net zero.

Horse Powertrain has 19,000 dedicated and determined employees, working in 17 manufacturing plants, and 5 R&D centers on three continents. This role based in Detroit, MI, USA, with occasional travel possible to Horse Powertrain’s other sites.

Why join us?

At Horse Powertrain, you’ll have opportunities to grow your career while making a difference. This is a dynamic, international environment, staffed by caring and collaborative people. If you’re ready to create excellence with us, you’ll be appreciated and rewarded.

What you'll be doing

• Lead U.S. FP&A: annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and monthly performance reviews; track KPIs and explain variances and key cost drivers.

• Provide actionable insights to improve cost efficiency, SG&A transparency, and margin performance; support resource allocation and headcount planning.

• Co-build the U.S. finance function with the Finance Director: define core processes (planning, reporting, governance), set up operating routines, and support team structure as the function scales.

• Act as a Finance Business Partner to U.S. leadership (Commercial, Business Development, Corporate Development) and support pricing, investment decisions, and market-entry business cases.

• Ensure strong compliance and controls: U.S. GAAP, corporate accounting policies, SOX/internal controls, and federal/state requirements.

• Coordinate month-end/year-end close with shared services/global accounting; support audits and statutory reporting as required.

• Lead or coordinate U.S. tax compliance (federal/state/local: income, sales, payroll, etc.) ensuring timely preparation and filing.

• Build dashboards and management reporting; support preliminary cost allocation models for plant/R&D/technical center scenarios.

• Integrate U.S. planning and reporting into global systems (SAP / OneStream) and contribute to global finance transformation and harmonization initiatives.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business (or related); MBA and/or CPA/CMA preferred.

• 8+ years progressive finance experience, ideally in manufacturing/automotive/technology/industrial environments.

• Proven experience across FP&A, business partnering, cost management, and compliance/controls (U.S. GAAP; SOX/internal controls).

• Experience operating in a global/matrix environment with cross-border stakeholders; comfortable working across time zones.

• Strong working knowledge of ERP and consolidation environments (SAP preferred; OneStream exposure a plus).

• Strong analytical skills and ability to work with complex datasets; capable of turning numbers into clear decisions for non-finance leaders.

• High integrity, ownership, and ability to work autonomously in a fast-evolving, start-up-like U.S. context.

• Fluent English required.

Equal opportunities employer

As a company, we are committed to equal opportunities, and recruit people based on their competencies and qualifications. We encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply for our job vacancies. If you believe you have the skills and passion to excel in this role, we would love to hear from you. Let’s explore the possibilities together.

Horse Powertrain Limited is a global leader in powertrain solutions. Learn more at www.horse-powertrain.com