Finance Controlling Manager

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Position Summary:
The sales controlling manager will interact as a main business partner on sales topic and will then interact strongly with the CBUs VPs, program controlling directors, purchasing and operation controlling partners. Review price evolutions/changes and to create CBU accountability and ownership in respect to unexpected price changes and working closely with purchasing controllers and plant controllers to understand VCM evolution on our main serial life programs and drive proper convergence actions.

In this mission, the sales controlling manager will be handling all financial routine activities linked to sales while having to understand the purchasing and operational levers that need to drive commercial actions and proper VCM convergence by developing standard tools to assess certain business cases (ex make vs buy at NAO level).

Responsibilities:

• Consolidate and bridge financial squeeze and support the Division Management Team with ad hoc requests as required.
• Ensure adherence of our actual, FCST and budget to defined and approved commercial guidance and explain the main changes and associated risks & opps.
• Provide documentation for internal and external audit purposes, ensuring rigorous application of internal controls.
• Provide reliable financial/controlling information:
  • Consolidate squeeze information of our different entities through the different forecast processes (budget, forecast, actual…)
  • Manage reporting process ensuring reliability, consistency, transparency
• Lead and coach our partners regarding squeeze actions, action plan convergence and proper forecasting.
• Be one key partner to VPs of CBUs, Program and operation controlling directors.
• Be the direct point of entry for BG and Region sales controlling team.
• Ensure Sales prices information are consistent with the Faurecia policies, correctly and regularly updated in the systems and if not support on corrective actions to drive the team to update timely while protecting for our financials.
• Support CBU to implement profitable actions (through VAVE, repricing, pass through…) to drive VCM convergence while providing clear bridges of the variances vs actual and prior forecast.
• Improve workflow to track sales price changes and propose improvement to sales administration process including efficient projection of those price changes in our squeeze evolution.
• Propose continuous improvement ideas in business efficiency and cost reduction.

Education / Experience:

• Master’s Degree (in Finance, Accounting, or Engineering) or equivalent work experience required
• Fluent in English and Spanish (need regular communication with teams in Mexico)
• Ideal candidate will have a minimum 5+ years’ experience of working within a finance organization

Knowledge /

Skills:

• Ability to lead and grow effective teams, Ability to communicate & interact effectively at all levels of the organization with all internal stakeholders and as needed with external partners
• Advanced planning and organizational skills with pro‑active mind‑set
• Conflict management and negotiation skills
• Strong knowledge of financial reports: income statement, balance sheet, cashflow statement
• Proficient in MS Office software with high level of expertise in Excel. Knowledgeable in Web based finance reporting systems such as Oracle preferred

• 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,…