Job Description

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The Sr. Controller is responsible for Program, R&D, and Operations Controlling for our AD Product Division. This includes financial aspects for one or several Business Accounting Units (BAUs), and one or several programs with high level of complexity (high sales volume, high upfront amount, international footprint), at acquisition through serial life phase; ensures the data reliability in line with process and finance program golden rules, and the optimization of the programs' profitability and cash; oversees financial issues, including budgeting, month-end reporting, internal controls, and year-end audits; ensures that the corporate assets are protected by maintaining internal control environment. This role assists management to make profitable business decisions; controls program reporting and estimating of program costs on assigned program/s and manages cost estimating systems to ensure accurate program reporting and quoting to customers.

The main missions of the role are :

• Program Controlling:
  • Ensure program controlling procedures and Golden Rules compliance
  • Secure business plan and customer (offer & LOI) /supplier contractual offer consistency
  • Secure BP consistency with payment terms/amount for Tooling, D&D, Piece price, raw mat update, Volume update, Exchange Rate
  • Provide request for quotation (RFQ) BP and Initial Business Plan (IBP) at acquisition phase
  • Support fully the Program Manager in all financial impacts investigations to help driving the program profitability towards target
  • Provide Make or Buy financial analysis
  • Validate hours booked by cost center & functions to the program on monthly basis
  • Validate opened & closed Work Package Participate to budget preparation (hours & expenses forecast / program)
  • Organize Risk & Opportunity financial backing
  • Provide program financial communication towards core team, management and plants involved
  • Update BP & bridge the gap between release
  • Prepare Forecast/Budget/PMT inputs (PPA, costs, selling price, cash, etc.)
  • Provide loss to completion calculation for the related program
  • Provide monthly (at least quarterly) financial inputs for the program dashboard
  • Highlight Program Cash status and provide recommendation to the management
  • Contribute to the elaboration of Mid Term Plan, budget, and forecasts for the R&D center
  • Contribute to the analysis of the variances and propose appropriate corrective actions working closely with the program management teams
  • Develop, execute, and control internal procedures including spending authorizations in respect of corporate policies

Your profile and competencies to succeed

• Site/Operations and R&D Controlling:
  • Ensure compliance to all financial procedures
  • Develop, execute, and control internal finance procedures including spending authorization in accordance with Group procedures and policies
  • Ensure site activities are compliant with Faurecia finance related procedures (product flow, inventory, routings, ...), and internal control basics
  • Provide reliable financial/controlling information in close relationship with other operational and support functions
  • Lead all financial forecasting processes (budget (WBS), periodic forecast, assets, hours booking)
  • Manage reporting process ensuring reliability, consistency, transparency and delay compliance
  • Ensure reliability of standard costing
  • Provide all necessary controlling analysis including variance analysis/standard costs, margin/programs, US and Mexico site budgetary control (inventory, cash), squeeze management and follow up of sales and purchasing prices
  • Collaborate with Shared Service Center obtaining/providing/validating proper finance information
  • Control and manage the site's operating cash flow (capex, inventories, overdues)
  • In liaison with Shared Service Center provide all necessary information requested by internal and external auditors, and others local external authorities
  • Participate, with the management of the site, in the development of action plans resulting from relevant analysis to achieve the operational targets, increase site's financial profitability and cash optimization (especially identification and implementation of productivity plans)

Qualifications : Minimum education level: Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field (Master's preferred).

Experience : 8 years controller (plant environment preferred)

Skills & Competencies :

• Ability to provide qualitative and reliable information, and to work on a project management basis
• Ability to manage uncertainty and resist to stakeholder pressure
• Strong communication skills
• Autonomy
• Good negotiation skills and arbitration abilities
• Good knowledge of Faurecia Business Model
• SAP and Hyperion experience (autonomous in SAP)
• Understanding of IFRS accounting standards
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards and willingness to adhere to Faurecia's Code of Ethics and Code of Management

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.

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