Finance Trainee/Intern at Faurecia

Main purpose of the role

• The Controlling graduate is responsible for assisting the controlling team in order to guarantee and optimise the plant's financial performance and competitiveness. Supports the Controlling team on the following activities:

Essential responsibilities and duties

As a Controlling graduate, your main responsibilities are as follow:

• Assist in ensuring compliance to all financial procedures
• Ensure site activities are compliant with Faurecia finance related procedures (product flow, inventory, routings, …) and internal control basics
• Assist in providing reliable financial / controlling information
• Providing data for budget, periodic forecast, and other reporting …
• Collect and manage data consolidation and reporting, ensuring reliability, consistency and transparency
• Update information into the ERP System
• Contribute to controlling analysis including variance analysis/standard costs, margin/programs, plant budgetary control.
• Collaborate with Shared Service Centre obtaining/providing proper finance information
• Contribute to the control and management of the plant’s operating cashflow (capex, inventories overdues)

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Qualifications and position requirements

• Education: National Diploma or Degree in Accounting or finance
• Knowledge and experience:
• 1 year experience in the automotive industry.
• Languages: Good communication and computer skills

Leadership competences: As an employee – promote Being Faurecia, Respect of Faurecia code of ethics (Entrepreneurial mindset, autonomy and accountability, fairness and respect) Knowledge of Employee Empowerment (EE) basics  

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.