Plant Controller

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people. Your mission, roles and responsibilities Are you a financial guru with a knack for optimizing plant performance? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments and excel at managing financial operations with precision? Forvia, a global leader in the automotive industry, is seeking a talented Plant Controller to join our dynamic team at our Chattanooga, TN location. As the Plant Controller, you will play a pivotal role in steering the financial helm of our Chattanooga facility. Your mission? To ensure the plant's financial performance is top-notch and its competitiveness remains unparalleled. You’ll be at the heart of financial management, ensuring compliance, driving performance, and partnering with management to boost profitability. Key Responsibilities: Financial Oversight: Ensure compliance with all financial procedures and develop robust internal finance controls. Reporting & Forecasting: Lead financial forecasting processes including budgets and periodic forecasts. Manage reporting to ensure accuracy, transparency, and timeliness. Cost Management: Maintain reliable standard costing and provide detailed controlling analyses, including variance and margin analysis. Operational Partnership: Act as a business partner to plant management, recommending actions to enhance financial performance and cash optimization. Program Oversight: Participate in business plan validation, monitor new program startups, and lead post-audit activities. Team Leadership: Manage and develop the controlling team, ensuring alignment with internal rules and ethical standards. Your profile and competencies to succeed Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a related field. Experience: 3 to 10 years of professional experience, including a prior controlling role at the plant level. Skills: Strong accounting knowledge, familiarity with industrial information systems, and excellent communication skills. Fluency in English is required. 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.