R&D Controller (m/f), Lyon

"Technical Perfection and automotive passion" is what defines Faurecia. We design, engineer and provide the best in technology, systems and services for automobile makers in every major market on all five continents. If you share our ambition for technical perfection and our passion for all things automotive, Faurecia has a career for you.

"Faurecia, a driving force…for your professional growth."

Missions

Support Business Acquisition:

• Perform calculation requests to support pre-validation and/or preparation of RFQs
• Validate technical and economical feasability or programs or projects
• Analyse or define the industrial flow to convert it into a full muti-years business plan (P&L and Cash Flow Statement)
• Value variable and fixed production costs
• Elaborate costing files and sensitivities analysis to prove-out proper pricing
• Support the elaboration of pricing files leveraging existing costing / business plan tools
• Verify offers / purchase prices for Bought out Parts (BoP)
• Challenge research and pre-development costs and cash equations
• Integrate asset investment, logistic and tooling economical equations
• Track and value Engineering Change Requests (ECR) and integrate them in the initial business plan / costing files
• Update regularly underlying assumptions as well as Risk and Opportunities to improve margins and cash equations
• Help elaborate cost comparisons for Make or Buy decisions
• Communicate and explain assumptions and results with various stakeholders: Sales & Programs, Product Lines, Purchasing, Finance and Strategy including Upper Management
• Support program manager and sales department for preparing customer negotiations
• Support purchasing department for preparing supplier negotiations
• Foster & develop a strong network across the Globe to improve collaboration and communication

Allow month over month R&D controlling activities:

• Lead all SG&A and R&D forecasting & controlling processes (budget, periodic forecast, …) in P&L and cash
• Maintain existing databases and reporting tools
• Challenge SG&A and R&D budgets, program targets and costing in compliance with IC
• Manage monthly reporting process ensuring reliability, consistency, transparency, and delay compliance
• Ensure reliability of hourly rates
• Suggest to management action plans resulting from relevant analysis in order to achieve the operational targets (especially regarding costs, workload, …)
• Report out on them and associated achievements
• Ensure financial awareness of engineering operational teams

Profile

Education:

• Business School or Engineering background with a finance degree or master’s degree in finance

Experience:

• Minimum 5/10 years’ experience preferably including a first controlling experience or big four background
• Comprehensive understanding of Financial KPIs (IRR, NPV, ROIC, WCR…) and agility to go from P&L to Cash

Competencies & Skills:

• Overseas Team Management experience is a plus
• Ability to manage uncertainty and resist to stakeholder pressure
• Willingness to shape one’s scope of accountabilities
• Good negotiation skills and arbitration abilities
• Ability to invent and implement effective changes to improve performance
• Demonstrated strong communication, analytical and synthesis skills
• Fluent in 2 languages including English