Program Controller VIE

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 a Program Controller VIE who will provide support to the Faurecia Automotive Seatings, and who will be based in Sao Joao de Madeira.

The VIE Program Controller is involved in the controlling of a plant in order to guarantee and optimize the plant's 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
• Ensure site activities are compliant with Faurecia finance related procedures (product flow, inventory, routings, ...) and internal control basics
• Provide reliable financial / controlling informations
• Participate in financial forecasting processes, providing data for budget, periodic forecast
• Collect and manage data consolidation and reporting, ensuring reliability, consistency, transparency and delay compliance
• Update informations into the ERP System (SAP)
• Ensure reliability of standard costing
• Contribute to controlling analysis including variance analysis/standard costs, margin/programs, plant budgetary control
• Collaborate with Shared Service Center obtaining/providing proper finance information
• Contribute to the control and management of the plant's operating cashflow (capex, inventories, overdues)
• Supporting finance & plant team with a range of administrative and financial tasks

The mission will last 12 months. It could be renewed for another 12 months.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

What you need to join us?

• Master's degree in Finance
• First experience in controlling, or significant apprenticeship experience in controlling preferably in industrial environment
• Computer literate and good knowledge of IT systems
• Solid accounting knowledge
• Strong teamwork
• Good communication skills
• 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.