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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Specialist, Controlling Main System Teams - **Company:** Scout Motors - **Location:** Novi, MI, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $100,000 - $125,000 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Business Process Management, Software Documentation, Data Structures, Data Visualization, Excel Formulas, Power BI, Tools for Reporting - **Published:** November 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-specialist-controlling-main-system-teams-scout-motors-10763710 ## About the Role We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You'll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You'll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring: * Education/Certifications: A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Economics, or a related technical or commercial field. Master's degree or relevant professional certification preferred. * Years of Experience: Typically 5 or more years of relevant professional experience in product controlling, project controlling, automotive finance, engineering finance, purchasing, production, or a comparable field. * Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present clear recommendations to senior leadership and non-finance stakeholders. * Demonstrated experience independently managing complex financial topics and advising cross-functional stakeholders. * Strong knowledge of product controlling, financial modeling, business-case evaluation, forecasting, target tracking, and variance analysis. * Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including financial models, scenario and sensitivity analyses, complex formulas, data structures, and automation. * Experience with Power BI or comparable data-visualization and reporting tools. * Strong understanding of business-process management, process optimization, and financial governance. * Solid understanding of automotive product-development processes, component costs, sourcing decisions, production processes, investment requirements, market trends, and portfolio strategies. * Ability to understand technical concepts and evaluate their financial impact. * Strong stakeholder-management, facilitation, and influencing skills, including the ability to challenge assumptions constructively and drive topics toward decisions. * Demonstrated ability to lead workstreams and provide functional guidance without formal personnel responsibility. ## Description Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following: * Lead controlling activities for assigned vehicle main systems, including target setting, forecasting, cost tracking, and business-case evaluation. * Monitor VSI forecast status against approved targets and the overall product business case, identify deviations, and initiate appropriate countermeasures. * Provide transparent financial reporting, variance analyses, and decision-ready recommendations to cross-functional teams and senior leadership. * Independently conduct complex product business-case calculations, scenario analyses, sensitivity analyses, and financial evaluations for strategic product decisions. * Identify cost-reduction opportunities and work with Engineering, Purchasing, Production, and Program Management to develop feasible implementation plans. * Assess the financial impact, risks, and opportunities of technical changes, sourcing decisions, volume assumptions, timing changes, and other product-related decisions. * Prepare financial decision packages for topics with significant business impact and guide cross-functional stakeholders through the decision-making process. * Challenge financial assumptions and ensure recommendations are supported by reliable data, clear documentation, and sound financial logic. * Ensure financial and commercial decisions are completed in alignment with Product Development Process (PEP) milestones and support on-time Start of Production. * Lead the financial workstream for selected strategic or cross-functional initiatives. * Identify process inefficiencies and bottlenecks within main-system decision-making and controlling processes and lead improvement activities. * Serve as a subject-matter expert for Main System Controlling processes, reporting standards, and financial methodologies. * Assume key-user and functional-administration responsibilities for the FAKIS controlling system and act as central business contact for Volkswagen Group IT. * Support system enhancements, functional testing, data-quality improvements, user documentation, and standardized reporting solutions. * Develop and maintain advanced Excel, Power BI, scenario, and automation tools that improve financial transparency and management decision-making. * Provide guidance, knowledge transfer, and functional support to specialists and other team members. * Conduct ad hoc financial analyses and strategic scenarios in response to changing business requirements., * This role will be based out of the Scout Motors location in Novi, Michigan. * This role requires 4 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events. * Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time. * Travel: Domestic and international travel required, approximately 1-10% of the time. Valid driver's license required. Passport required.