Specialist Finance Europe South

TL;DR

Specialist Finance Europe South (FP&A/Controlling): Provide accurate financial reporting, analysis, and scenario-based forecasting to support business decisions with an accent on actual vs. budget/forecast variance analysis and performance management across multiple countries. Focus on process automation, standardization, and continuous improvement while validating forecast assumptions and maintaining service-level quality through the Shared Services Center interface.

Location: RO Romania SRL

Company

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company produces, innovates, and services tires for global mobility.

What you will do

• Perform financial analyses and prepare periodic reports; monitor key indicators (actual vs. budget, prior year, forecast) and recommend improvements.
• Support routine and ad-hoc financial collaboration between country/cluster teams and the Shared Services Center.
• Ensure timely preparation of financial reports and oversee forecasts submission according to agreed standards.
• Lead process improvements and standardization, driving automation and continuous improvement and sharing best practices.
• Review first-level analyses to explain variances and validate forecast scenarios, assumptions, and gaps/surpluses.
• Support multiple countries and peak periods, monitor performance against service levels, and keep process documentation up to date.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in a relevant finance role with proven analytical skills and business acumen.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, economics, or a related field.
• Strong finance knowledge in business support finance and/or factory FP&A/controlling, with commercial environment experience.
• Experience in cross-functional/matrix environments and ability to build partnerships with business stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze data, identify issues/opportunities, and propose proactive solutions/alternatives.
• Fluent English.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model.
• Collaboration across country/cluster teams and a Shared Services Center interface.
• Focus on process automation, standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to support multiple countries and peak periods while maintaining service-level quality.

Hiring process

• Application review based on experience and finance/FP&A/controlling background.
• Interviews to assess analytical skills, business partnering, and communication across organizational levels.
• Final evaluation of fit for process improvement and continuous improvement responsibilities.