Program Finance and Cost Manager

Project

Work done for a product or program.

• Build and maintain program budgets covering headcount, masks, EDA, IP, packaging and test.
• Forecast monthly spend and flag overruns early.
• Track mask, wafer and NRE costs against purchase orders.
• Support business case updates with revised cost and margin data.
• Reconcile engineering time and capitalization of development cost.
• Prepare financial sections of gate and executive reviews.
• Advise program managers on cost-saving options.

Function

Work that keeps the discipline running: methods, tools, suppliers and people.

• Maintain the policies, processes and tools of the function.General
• Keep the function compliant with legal, financial and regulatory requirements.General
• Report the function's performance and improve it over time.General

Project

1. Produce and hand over the role's key deliverables
   • Program budget and forecast
   • Monthly variance report
   • Cost model for gate reviews
   • Capitalization support file
2. Support programsGeneral
   • Agree what each program needs
   • Deliver in time for milestones
3. Manage issuesGeneral
   • Track requests to closure
   • Escalate risks

Function

1. Run the functionGeneral
   • Maintain policies and processes
   • Keep records and controls
2. ImproveGeneral
   • Report performance
   • Lead improvement work