OSE Finance Analyst

Job Title: OSE Finance Analyst, Performance Solutions

Location: EMEA, Americas, APAC (with travel to other Tenneco locations as required)

Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 71,000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, DriV, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

The OSE Analyst will report to the Executive Director, Performance Solutions Office of Strategic Execution, and will be an integral part of the Office of Strategic Execution’s finance function.  This role will work with functional workstreams across the Performance Solutions businesses as well as with external consultants to ensure financial targets of initiatives are appropriately calculated, tracked, and ultimately validated through to the bottom line.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Review OSE Wave initiatives to ensure adherence to WAVE system requirements and accurate completion of Wave initiatives; ensure appropriate supporting documentation is provided to allow adequate financial analysis and a thorough and auditable understanding of the impact initiatives will deliver to Business Unit financial results.
• Provide financial analysis of the combined outcome and OSE impacts and Business Unit operating results to facilitate the measurement, understanding and key actions driving improved results.
• Coordinate with Initiative Owners and Business Unit team members to support the reporting of accurate and timely actual results for OSE initiatives in the WAVE system. Perform periodic audits of OSE initiatives to validate the accuracy of the original financial projections and ensure improved results are achieved in the Business Unit operating results.
• Assist with proactively providing key partners with guidance on finance matters and monetary impact of strategic initiatives and ensuring initiative improvement financial impacts show up in the Business P&Ls.
• Work with workstream leaders and initiative owners to achieve timely and successful execution of new initiatives including capital investments, restructure projects, footprint utilization and new product launch: ensure appropriate documentation is provided in adherence with Wave system requirements.
• Facilitate the relationship and communication between the Transformation Office and Corporate and Business Unit Finance teams.  Collaborate with Business Units and McKinsey to facilitate OSE driven to support the achievement of financial & operating results in line with Executive, Board and Ownership expectations.
• Demonstrates and champions Tenneco’s Core Values in all actions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by executive leaders.

Education:  Bachelor’s Degree in, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field.

Experience: 2 or more years of experience in Accounting or Finance functions. 

Skills

• Project Management skills required
• Financial expertise and skills to effectively deliver the responsibilities outlined above including knowledge and familiarization with financial systems and appropriate software
• Team-oriented and able to perform tasks where time management is key
• Significant capability, drive and initiative to create and manage own work agenda
• Must have good interpersonal communication skills
• Efficient problem-analysis and problem-resolution skills
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
• Must have a questioning mind and apply professional skepticism

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

• Provide daily, weekly and monthly reports of initiative status as required.