Title: Plant Controller - FCM, Plant Port Elizabeth

Reports to: Plant manager, and functionally to Operations controller Closing Date: 08.03.2024
New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, Faurecia anticipates the future of mobility developing cutting-edge solutions for smart life on board and sustainable mobility. If youre willing to contribute and create value for tomorrows cleaner and smarter mobility, Faurecia is the place to be.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
The role of the Plant controller is to manage the controlling of a plant in order to guarantee and optimize the plant's financial performance and competitiveness.
The main missions of the role are to:

• 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 in close relationship with other operational and support functions
  • Lead all financial forecasting processes (budget, periodic forecast, )
  • Manage reporting process ensuring reliability, consistency, transparency and delay compliance
  • Ensure reliability of standard costing
  • Provide all necessary controlling analysis including variance analysis/standard costs, margin/programs, plant budgetary control , squeeze management and follow up of sales and purchasing prices,
  • Collaborate with Shared Service Center obtaining/providing/validating proper finance information
  • Control and manage the plants 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
• For new programs
  • Participate in Business Plan validation, and ensure consistency with plant financial information
  • Monitor the program start up and establish variances versus last reference business plan
  • Participate in the program post-audit, be the finance lead person in the tracking of convergence plan related to plant activities
• Act as a business partner towards the plant management, and provide recommendations 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 plants 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

• 
  Ensure the management and development of the controlling team

Qualifications :

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Appropriate Finance degree (Bcom accounts / Cima /CA).
• 3 to 10 years of professional experience, according to the size and complexity of the site, including a first controlling experience at plant level
• Familiarity with industrial Information Systems and Flows (SAP or other ERP)
• Good accounting knowledge
• Business minded and strong teamwork
• Good communication skills
• Fluent in English Team player who works well under pressure and can achieve targets

Ability to work logically, consistently, accurately and meeting stringent deadlines.
Interested applicants are to submit a comprehensive CV, qualifications, and ID via the online portals by 08.03.2024. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.
Only applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be considered for an interview. Should you not meet the minimum requirements or have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.
Faurecia supports the principles embodied in the Employment Equity Act and as such, preference will be given to candidates who will add to the diversity of our organization.

Title: Plant Controller - FCM, Plant Port Elizabeth

Reports to: Plant manager, and functionally to Operations controller Closing Date: 08.03.2024
New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, Faurecia anticipates the future of mobility developing cutting-edge solutions for smart life on board and sustainable mobility. If youre willing to contribute and create value for tomorrows cleaner and smarter mobility, Faurecia is the place to be.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
The role of the Plant controller is to manage the controlling of a plant in order to guarantee and optimize the plant's financial performance and competitiveness.
The main missions of the role are to:

• 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 in close relationship with other operational and support functions
  • Lead all financial forecasting processes (budget, periodic forecast, )
  • Manage reporting process ensuring reliability, consistency, transparency and delay compliance
  • Ensure reliability of standard costing
  • Provide all necessary controlling analysis including variance analysis/standard costs, margin/programs, plant budgetary control , squeeze management and follow up of sales and purchasing prices,
  • Collaborate with Shared Service Center obtaining/providing/validating proper finance information
  • Control and manage the plants 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
• For new programs
  • Participate in Business Plan validation, and ensure consistency with plant financial information
  • Monitor the program start up and establish variances versus last reference business plan
  • Participate in the program post-audit, be the finance lead person in the tracking of convergence plan related to plant activities
• Act as a business partner towards the plant management, and provide recommendations 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 plants 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

• 
  Ensure the management and development of the controlling team

Qualifications :

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Appropriate Finance degree (Bcom accounts / Cima /CA).
• 3 to 10 years of professional experience, according to the size and complexity of the site, including a first controlling experience at plant level
• Familiarity with industrial Information Systems and Flows (SAP or other ERP)
• Good accounting knowledge
• Business minded and strong teamwork
• Good communication skills
• Fluent in English Team player who works well under pressure and can achieve targets

Ability to work logically, consistently, accurately and meeting stringent deadlines.
Interested applicants are to submit a comprehensive CV, coupled with copies of their academic results, qualifications, and ID via the online portals by 08.03.2024. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.
Only applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be considered for an interview. Should you not meet the minimum requirements or have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.
Faurecia supports the principles embodied in the Employment Equity Act and as such, preference will be given to candidates who will add to the diversity of our organization.