Faurecia

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

What's the VIE Forvia Program all about?

The VIE Program of Forvia is an international young graduate program, which enables young graduates native from the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28 to work for one of our subsidiary around the world!

Business France, the French agency for international business development, is in charge of all the administrative procedures of your assignment. For further information, please visit the following links: https://www.civiweb.com/FR/le-volontariat-international.aspx and http://careers.faurecia.com/job-offers

PLEASE NOTE: as part of your international development, you cannot perform a VIE in the country of your citizenship.

What is your role and surroundings?

We are looking for an Prototype Controller VIE who will provide support to the Engineering Division, and who will be based in Columbus, IN - US.

The role of the Prototype Controller is to manage the controlling of the Prototype shop in order to guarantee and optimize its financial performance and competitiveness.

What will be your main missions?

• Ensure compliance to all financial procedures
  • Develop, execute and control internal finance procedures including spending authorization in accordance with Group procedures and policies
  • Participate to the definition of IT tools and ERP to improve Prototype controlling.
  • 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
  • Support all financial forecasting processes (budget, periodic forecast, …)
  • Support reporting process ensuring reliability, consistency, transparency and delay compliance
  • Ensure reliability of Costing
  • Support all necessary controlling analysis including variance analysis/actual vs. quoted costs, margin/programs, plant budgetary control, and follow up of sales and purchasing prices,…
  • Collaborate with Shared Service Center obtaining/providing/validating proper finance information
  • Control and manage the plant’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
• Act as a business partner toward the plant management, and provide recommendation to the management
  • Participate, with the management of the plant, in the development of action plans resulting from relevant analysis in order to achieve the operational targets, increase plant’s financial profitability and cash optimization (especially identification and implementation of productivity plans)
  • Follow financial impact and progress of action plans
  • Ensure financial awareness of plant operational teams

The mission will last 18 months.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

What you need to join us?

• Master’s degree in Business with Finance Major
• First experience in controlling, or significant apprenticeship experience in controlling preferably in industrial environment
• Computer literate and good knowledge of IT systems, strong Excel skills
• Solid accounting knowledge
• Strong teamwork
• Demonstrate strong communication skills and autonomy
• Fluent English

Who are we looking for?

• International mindset;
• A proactive approach to work and optimist energy;
• Good interpersonal skills.

What we can do for you

• You will work within an international team full of energy;
• You will work on challenges that matter;
• You will find a strong emphasis on talent development and abundant opportunities for growth;
• You will have the autonomy to launch processes and to be accountable for them as a process owner;
• A powerful VIE community spirit within Forvians.

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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