About this role
Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader
We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.
Your mission, roles and responsibilities
Our Clean Mobility Division is looking for a CBU Controller, GM for its location in Auburn Hills, MI. The Division CBU Controller is in charge of the CBU financials and is the interface between Finance and CBU team ensuring a reliable program profitability information through leading the Strategic Plan, Budget-P, Forecast, Actual-P and Squeeze by CBU process. CBU Controller is also supporting the CBUs in understanding and optimizing the profitability, preparing the monthly reporting packaging and tracking key commercial actions.
This job will require you to:
- Ensure all financial related procedures and tools are implemented and followed
- Develop, execute, and control internal finance procedures in accordance with Group procedures and policies
- Ensure site activities are compliant with Faurecia Finance related procedures, and 11 internal control basics
- Ensure consistency and standardization of controlling processes within the BG/division
- Participate to the definition of IT tools and ERP to improve CBU controlling
- Alert and arbitrate in case of discrepancies
- Provide reliable financial/controlling information towards the management
- Follow Acquisition, Development and Serial Programs at CBU level.
- Lead all forecasting processes (strategic plan, budget, periodic forecast, …) at CBU level.
- Validate the VAVE figures provided by the VAVE Director and ensure the correct reporting for Actual & Forecast figures.
- Manage CBU reporting process (P&L, P&L R&D, Squeeze, Overdue, LTC) ensuring reliability, consistency, transparency and delay compliance.
- Review and validate with Plants the Programs margin. Challenge Actual-P accuracy with Regional Operational Controllers & Plants generating a continuous improvement process. Follow-up improvement action plan.
- Get Engineering/CTC hours reported by program from R&D Controlling. Challenge hours booking from Engineering Division, create short term hour forecast for critical programs.
- Provide all necessary consolidated controlling analysis including variance analysis, CBU budgetary control, projects and programs monitoring.
- Lead the Tooling Asset Control and conciliation by CBU: spend budged control, billing, IC flows definition and Balance sheet control. Define tooling margin and write off tooling if needed.
- Control and manage the site’s operating cash flow by CBU (capex, assets, overdue).
- Support Acquisition process and key inputs along with Program Controller and Sales teams
- Act as a business partner toward the engineering and the CBU community, and provide recommendation to the management
- Support the improvements of the CBU business model
- Propose to the management action planss resulting from relevant analysis in order to achieve the operational targets (especially regarding costs, workload)
Your profile and competencies to succeed
To succeed in this position, you will ideally have:
- Master’s Degree
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a controlling/CBU management position
- P&L, Balance sheet knowledge
- Ability to dealing with ambiguity and managerial courage
- Demonstrated strong communication and negotiation skills
- Autonomy and problem-solving skills
- Entrepreneurship mindset
- Ability to challenge status quo and implement effective changes to improve controlling performance
- Fluent in English
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.