The Program Controller Senior is responsible of financial aspects for one or several programs with high level of complexity (high sales volume, high upfront amount, international footprint,…), at acquisition or development phase. He/she ensures the data reliability in line with process and finance program golden rules, and the optimization of the programs' profitability and cash.

The main missions of the role are to:

?    Ensure program controlling procedures and compliance

o  Ensure program controlling procedure mandatory implementation

o  Alert line manager & functionnal manager in case of discrepancies

o  Check material rates & exchange rate alignment with Budget

o  Check Plant Bugdet alignment with Program

o  Check ECR/ECO cost incorporation in product/upfront cost

o  Check Inflation (Labor, others…)

?    Secure business plan and customer /supplier contractual offer consistency

o  Secure consistency with payment terms/amount

o  Secure LTA hypothesis in supplier and customer contract

o  Secure Legal & Tax applicable conditions for toolings

?    Provide request for quotation (RFQ) BP and Initial Business Plan (IBP) at acquisition phase

?    Support, under program manager authority, selected profitability improvement actions

o  Support fully the Program Manager in all financial impacts investigations to help driving the program profitability towards target

o  Provide Make or Buy financial analysis

o  Participate in the sourcing committee

o  Provide full cost view & propose financial driven potential selling price

?    Highlight Program Cash status and provide recommendation to the management

o  Monitor Program Cash Curve at any time & communicate it towards Core team

o  Propose action plan in order to achieve cash Target

o  Challenge Upfront level in term of cost as well as payment method :

- Capex

- Reduce payment terms

- Secure tooling & prototype invoicing in due time

?    Provide and secure controlling inputs

o  Validate hours booked by cost center & functions to the program on monthly basis

o  Validate technical/work progress versus expenses

o  Validate opened & closed Work Package

o  Participate to budget preparation (hours & expenses forecast / program)

Qualifications :

?    Business School or Engineering background with a Finance degree or Masters Degree in Finance

?    Minimum 5 years experience in an industrial environment including a controlling experience at plant level

?    Ability to provide qualitative and reliable information, and to work on a project management basis

?    Ability to manage uncertainty and resist to stakeholder pressure

?    Demonstrated strong communication skills and autonomy

?    Good negotiation skills and arbitration abilities

?    Fluent in 2 languages including english