Program Controller (Maharashtra)
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Orcapod Consulting Services – Date posted: 13 Mar 2018
Position Description
Title : Assistant Manager / Deputy Manager Finance
Role : Program Controller
Direct Reports : None
Direct Reporting in India To : FCM India Controller
Functional Reporting To : Counter Part in Germany
Description :
Program Controller is responsible for financial aspects for one or several programs. Ensures data reliability in line with process and finance program golden rules and optimization of programs’ profitability and cash.
Main missions of the role are to :
Ensure program controlling procedures and Golden Rules 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 PMT/Bugdet P&L alignment with Program BP P&L
o Check ECR/ECO cost incorporation in product/upfront cost
o Check Inflation (Labor, others) hypothesis compliance vs PMT.
Secure business plan and customer (offer & LOI) /supplier contractual offer consistency
o Secure BP consistency with payment terms/amount for Tooling, D&D, Piece price, Raw material update, Volume update, Exchange Rate.
o Secure LTA hypothesis in supplier and customer contract
o Secure Legal & Tax (VAT,.) applicable conditions for toolings
Support, under program manager authority, selected profitability improvement actions
o Support fully 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 sourcing committee
o Provide ECR/ECO full cost view & propose financial driven potential selling price
Highlight Program Cash status and provide recommandation to 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 : Reuse ? Usage of available capacities ?
– Reduce payment terms for ECR/ECO upfront cost (cash,short term PPA,.)
– Secure tooling & prototype invoicing in due time
Provide and secure R&D controlling inputs
o Check hours booked by cost center & functions to the program on monthly basis
o Check technical/work progress versus expenses
o Check opened & closed Work Package
o Participate to budget preparation (hours & expenses forecast / program)
o Built R&D line (coreteam) in P&L program Budget
o Provide capitalization booking datas for the related program
Lead costing team activities and secure business plan update processes in time
o Participate to BP schedule & organize costing data flow upstream
o Organize R&Opp financial backing (cost.)
Provide program financial communication towards core team, management and plants involved
o Update BP & bridge the gap between release
o Prepare Forecast/Budget/PMT inputs (PPA, costs, selling price, cash,)
o Provide loss to completion inputs for the related program
o Provide monthly (at least quarterly) financial inputs for the program dashboard
Transfer gradually business plan cost datas source to plants from Gate 2
o Communicate & Share program standard cost view to plant
o Validate/Follow up start up costs & convergence plan
o Validate/Follow up plant budget for SOP year
o Participate to program post audit at gate 4
Qualifications :
The ideal candidate should have :
Engineering background with a Finance degree or Masters Degree in Finance
Minimum 2/3 years experience in an industrial environment including a first controlling experience at plant level
Ability to provide qualitative and reliable information, and to work on a project management basis
Ability to manage uncertainty
Demonstrated good communication skills and autonomy
Fluent in 2 languages including english
German language knowledge would be an added advantage…
Source: Careesma