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Background

Volkswagen Financial Services AG is the largest automobile financial services provider in Europe. Our central task is to promote sales for the Volkswagen Group and its brands (Volkswagen, Volkswagen CV, Audi, Škoda & SEAT). The products and services of Volkswagen Financial Services Ireland Limited range from the financing and leasing of new and used vehicles of all the Group's brands to dealer financing. 

Job Description

This is a new opportunity in the Risk Department brought about by the expansion of VWFS Retail and Leasing products in the Market. The role is of fundamental importance to the business in how it manages its risk appetite, strategy and positioning. The Risk Department is responsible for managing the key risks of VWFS in Ireland, including Credit and Residual Value risk. This role will be responsible for managing and developing the key Credit risk parameters and deputise for the quantitative aspects of Residual Value Risk management. 

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out statistical validation of credit scorecards and collateral values using back testing for Management Board approval and suggest actions to Management based on findings including forecasting any P&L and Balance Sheet impact of these changes.
• Change, model and build scorecards for automated credit decision based on statistical models.
• Monitoring of risk parameters – PD & LGD.
• Carry out the IFRS9 Risk provision forecasting process in addition to the annual planning round and budgeting process.
• Report all monthly credit risk related figures and KPI’s using internal IFRS9 Accounting and risk provisioning tool (Finevare).
• Responsible for all monthly risk related reporting requirements and Management Information reporting, in addition to any ad hoc queries. 
• Ensure all risk management figures are aligned with the Accounting, Controlling and Headquarters as required.
• Perform continual statistical analysis and stress testing of the credit portfolios of VWFSI to ensure early detection portfolio risks.
• Design and develop MI reports for use by Senior Management to assist in the formulation of credit risk strategies.
• Supporting the implementation of new products to ensure the risk processes and strategies are adhered to.
• Deputise for the Residual Value Specialist regarding analysis, forecasting and reporting of Residual Value Risk using in-house forecasting and reporting tools.
• Ensure all relevant processes are documented in full in accordance with HQ guidelines.

Key Role Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Third level qualification in a quantitative related discipline (Mathematics, Statistics etc.)
• Experience with development and validation of credit scorecards is advantageous 
• Familiarity in extracting, maintaining, transforming, and cleaning data for modelling purposes using statistical tools
• Experience of technical report production, data analysis, business analysis and statistical techniques
• Knowledge of IFRS 9 from a provisioning perspective would be advantageous
• Proven report writing ability coupled with strong presentation skills
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex data in in a simple and concise manor.
• Ability to cope under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Well organised, analytical & systematic working style
• Team player with excellent communication skills
• Strong PC Skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc
• Must speak fluent English 

Terms & Conditions

This is a full time permanent position. A competitive remuneration package commensurate with experience and qualification level will be offered to the successful candidate.

How to Apply

Please apply by filling in an application form on our website www.vwfs.ie/careers or emailing your CV and a Cover Letter to careersdublin@vwfs.com

Background

Volkswagen Financial Services AG is the largest automobile financial services provider in Europe. Our central task is to promote sales for the Volkswagen Group and its brands (Volkswagen, Volkswagen CV, Audi, Skoda & SEAT). The products and services of Volkswagen Financial Services Ireland Limited range from the financing of new and used vehicles of all the Group's brands to dealer financing.As part of Volkswagen Financial Services Ireland Limited’s continued growth, an Operational Lease product has been in the market 2 years. Leasing & Fleet Management is a key growth pillar in our Volkswagen Financial Services strategy.

A vacancy has arisen for an Internal Leasing Business Development Analyst within the Operations Department of Volkswagen Financial Services Ireland. Reporting to the Head of Operations, the role sits alongside the Leasing Operations team to lead the enhancement of our processes to ensure we can scale volume and provide a market leading product. The successful candidate will be responsible for end to end leasing processes including standard operating procedures and system enhancement. This is a leasing product owner role whereby the successful candidate will own the oversight of all end to end processes (40%) and will be responsible for the business development of our leasing system (60%)

Key Responsibilities

• Developing all Leasing policies and procedures to maturity to achieve optimum product performance to ensure a market-leading product is in place. 
• Leasing contract lifecycle policy expert 
• Developing reporting for monitoring and performance to ensure that Leasing Operations activities are carried out within agreed service levels 
• Maintenance and ownership of process maps and standard operating procedures 
• Lead key IT project deliveries and IT change deployments as required 
• Develop Leasing IT system to ensure fit for purpose, robust on system processes are in place, including business requirement development and user acceptance testing 
• Drive and develop future product and business developments within the organisation

Key Role Requirements

• Degree in Business or Finance related discipline preferred
• Minimum 5-10 years demonstrable experience developing a Leasing business function in a similar environment 
• Proven knowledge in Fleet Management desirable 
• Proven Project and IT change management experience 
• Proven detailed experience in an automotive Leasing environment essential
• Excellent demonstrable process orientation 
• Ability to identify innovative, lean efficient process to drive best practice 
• Experience in product development in a Leasing environment 
• Effective communication skills and attention to detail 
• Strong leadership and collaborative ethos, ability to develop a business and progress change
• Capable of managing own workflow under pressure in a high volume environment
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Deadline driven with an ability to work on own initiative
• Innovative with proven problem solving abilities
• Professional presence, capable of representing the business to third parties

Terms & Conditions

This is a full time permanent position. A competitive remuneration package commensurate with experience and qualification level will be offered to the successful candidate.

How to Apply

Please apply by filling in an application form on our website www.vwfs.ie/careers or emailing your CV and a Cover Letter to careersdublin@vwfs.com

Background

Volkswagen Financial Services AG is the largest automobile financial services provider in Europe. Our central task is to promote sales for the Volkswagen Group and its brands (Volkswagen, Volkswagen CV, Audi, Skoda & SEAT). The products and services of Volkswagen Financial Services Ireland Limited range from the financing of new and used vehicles of all the Group's brands to dealer financing.

Volkswagen Financial Services is seeking an experienced Technical Application Owner to drive the development of key technology capabilities in our financial contract management and associated systems.

Responsibilities

• Understand, discuss and guide the business on the requirements and the evolution of the application landscape
• Evaluate user stories based on requirements for iterative development
• Do continuous backlog management for the product
• Deliver system configurations to meet user story requirements 
• Own all local technical aspects of the applicationo Solution design (including interfaces)
  • Configuration 
  • Solution delivery 
  • Release planning & management 
  • Access & Identity concepts 
  • Application integrity & compliance
• Be the go to person for the technology team for requirement clarifications
• Work closely with project managers as a member of project teams as appropriate and ensure accurate estimation of effort and delivery of tasks as required. 
• Participate in defining the product roadmap with business
• Actively collaborate with system solution vendors to ensure quality and efficient solution delivery 
• Actively collaborate with 2nd and 3rd level support organisations to ensure timely resolution of application related incidents

Key Role Requirements

• 8 years of equivalent configuration experience in similar systems, eg. ERP, finance lease
• Knowledge of leasing and/or accounting business processes would be a distinct advantage 
• Experience performing detailed data analysis, including ability to create, run, and modify SQL queries to pull data from source databases for data analysis and mapping activities
• Strong capabilities in defining, creating, and managing high quality user stories
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and ability to develop solutions to complex analytical/data-driven problems 
• Experience and understanding of business process modelling, business systems development, and analysis 
• BS or MS in Business Management, Computer Science, STEM or comparable field of study Individual Requirements
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in a similar role. 
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills, deliver communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences 
• Creative in your approach to design challenges 
• Detail-oriented and ability to show initiative, good judgment, and resourcefulness 
• Experience working with SOAP, REST, Micro services, XML and JSON message formats an advantage 
• Be prepared to constructively challenge the status quo. 
• Be articulate and confident. 
• Committed, enthusiastic and forward thinking 
• Focused multi tasker with proven ability to manage multiple objectives. 
• Focused on meeting agreed deadlines and milestones

Terms & Conditions

This is a full time permanent position. A competitive remuneration package commensurate with experience and qualification level will be offered to the successful candidate.

How to Apply

Please apply by filling in an application form on our website www.vwfs.ie/careers or emailing your CV and a Cover Letter to careersdublin@vwfs.com

Background

Volkswagen Financial Services AG is the largest automobile financial services provider in Europe. Our central task is to promote sales for the Volkswagen Group and its brands. The products and services of Volkswagen Bank GmbH and Volkswagen Financial Services range from the financing of new and used vehicles of all the Group's brands to dealer financing.

Reporting to the Leasing Operations Team Leader, the successful candidate will be responsible for the day to day workflow management of the leasing operations team.

Key Responsibilities 

• Generation of quotations within strict SLA, preparation of sales proposals and generating contracts in support of new business proposals.
• Contract review and activation of Motor Finance agreements ensuring regulatory and compliance requirements are met.
• Direct communication with the customer to provide pro-active support. 
• Responsible for a wide range of administrative duties to include fuel card management, ordering/assigning toll tags and payment of road tax.
• Provision of bespoke customer reporting and Fleet Support. 
• Support dealers and or account managers with leasing queries. 
• Assist with future product and business developments as required.
• Assist other teams within Volkswagen Financial Services as required with a flexible and adaptable approach. 

Skills and Experience Required

• Confident and customer focused in communicating both by telephone and face to face. 
• Able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team with a proactive approach and the ability to react appropriately and effectively to fast changing circumstances and demands without losing focus on the balance between flexibility and control. 
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail. 
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic. 
• Proficient keyboard and excellent data-entry skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Office with particular emphasis on Excel.
• Strong numerical competence. 
• High level of time management and organisational skills 
• Leasing experience desirable 
• Experience in the motor trade desirable. 
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

Terms and Conditions

This is a full time temporary position. Flexibility to work different shifts and some Saturday’s required. A competitive remuneration package commensurate with experience and qualification level will be offered to the successful candidate.

How to Apply

Please apply by emailing a CV and a short cover letter to careersdublin@vwfs.com

Closing date for all applicants is 24th January 2020

Background:

Volkswagen Financial Services Ireland is a wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Financial Services AG, the largest automobile financial services provider in Europe. Our central task is to promote sales for the Volkswagen Group and its brands. The products and services of Volkswagen Financial Services range from the financing of new and used vehicles of all the Group's brands to dealer financing.

Job Description:

The role of HR Administrator has arisen in the HR team. Reporting to the Head of Human Resources, the HR Administrator will be responsible for the administration and coordination of activities within the HR and payroll function. The successful candidate will be well organised and structured, and demonstrate an excellent attention to detail.

The role would suit a recently qualified graduate seeking to begin a career in human resource management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Recruitment and selection coordination, including sourcing, screening, issuing contracts, verifying references, work permits, and medicals.
• Ensuring all employee files are up to date and accurate in line with legislation.
• Maintaining all HR data including the time and attendance system (Softworks).
• Coordinating internal and external training courses for all employees and updating training records. Assisting with induction training.
• Assisting the Head of HR and HR Generalist with ad hoc human resource projects and reports.
• HR administration duties, including reference provisions and salary certifications, ad hoc requests, and auditing HR processes to ensure compliance.
• Managing the administration of benefits including health insurance, pension and life cover arrangements, TaxSaver initiatives, and the employee car ownership scheme.
• General administration duties, including stationary orders, facilities management and other office administration.

Key Role Requirements:

• A 3rd Level degree in Human Resources/Business/Law or a related discipline is required.
• Previous work experience in a multinational or office environment would be an advantage.
• Adept in use of MS Office (Excel in particular).
• Knowledge of HR or payroll systems is desirable.
• Advanced communication skills.
• Fluent English speaker.

Terms & Conditions:

This is a full time permanent position. A competitive remuneration package commensurate with experience and qualification level will be offered to the successful candidate.

Job Description:

This role is a key commercial and strategic position within the business and reports directly to the Head of Fleet. The role will lead the VWFS team on international fleet tender responses, major key account proposals, and key strategic projects and as such requires a strong fleet background with proven extensive experience.

This role will provide support, expertise and leadership for the whole fleet team and be a critical relationship builder across VWFS, Volkswagen Group and to external suppliers. This brings with it a significant level of visibility and responsibility.

This role will need to handle a wide range of customer, supplier and business demands concurrently. Significant resilience, experience and commercial aptitude are essential. The primary deliverable will be excellent customer service with a strong emphasis on existing customers and portfolio growth.

Responsibilities:

• Grow the fleet portfolio through meeting customer’s needs, driving renewals, leading strong business proposals both internally and externally.
• Take full ownership and use initiative striving to resolve customer queries and move the business forward
• Manage bespoke deal approvals and contract approvals.
• Support a right first time ethos to both existing and new customers, supporting audit controls and quality outputs.
• Use personal judgement to identify when redress and negotiation is needed to resolve issues and utilising the “limits of authority” matrix where appropriate.
• Provide clear and concise process expertise on a wide range of processes and be recognised by others as a point of contact for advice, guidance and process improvement
• Lead the VWFS fleet sales team tender response function for both national and international tenders.

Principal Contacts / Working Relationships:

• Head of Fleet - deputisation where appropriate, support across business functions for fleet.
• VWFS field team - daily contact- supporting renewals / profitability / growth.
• Brands - frequent contact to clarify customers discount terms to support new orders
• Dealerships - frequent contract - to support vehicle quotation’s and product/ stock queries
• Supporting departments such as Asset Risk, Credit, Finance, SMR, Brand & Marketing and other supporting teams within the fleet department

Key Challenges:

• Bespoke customer requirements- in some instances need to deviate from process / normal guidelines, understanding the impact / implications for the business and communicating / seeking approval for same.
• Product knowledge- fast paced- frequent changes
• Broad range of complex queries / systems

Education, Training and Experience required:

• Demonstrable commercial acumen – required (customer and business outcome examples)
• High level numeracy skills – required
• Strong relationship building skills – required
• Fleet Experience with significant commercial responsibility – 5 years minimum desired
• Degree Level Education – desired
• Very strong MS Office skills – Required (Excel / PowerPoint)