Division Program Controller North America

Safran Group•Costa Mesa, CA

32d

About The Position

Here, we craft excellence together. Your mission? Making the journey the most enjoyable part of the trip. Join our first-class team to reinvent in-flight experience. In the role of Division Program Controller North America, you'll play a pivotal part on our Finance team. In collaboration with sites controllers, program managers, divisions' management and more generally with all operational departments involved in the program (sales, purchasing, production, engineering, etc.) this role is involved on a daily basis in the program life and committed to managing the financial controlling of a portfolio of programs with responsibility across all the US/North America region, which would cover the Floor to Floor Division but also the Galleys and Lavatories US Division and the Mexico Division.. These programs can be multi-sites, at different stages of maturity (in development, in production…) and with various customers (airlines, aircraft manufacturers). This role also serves as a key player in the sales proposal validation process. This role uses the company's information systems and processes and works in conjunction with members of the program teams, project managers, operations PMOs and operational managers in the perimeter to which assigned. This role is responsible for the monthly financial reporting of the assigned program portfolio and provides a detailed analysis of program operational and financial performance.

Requirements

Master's degree in Business, Accounting or Engineering
Minimum 10 years of experience in finance, including experience in operational controlling/cost accounting/program controlling
Proficiency in Office applications (Excel, Power BI, etc.)
Ability to build and interpret a business plan
Project management skills
Understanding of the components of cash flow generation
Understanding of ERP and management data (purchasing/production module, etc.)
Knowledge of IFRS standards impacting program and contract accounting (IFRS 15, IAS 38…)
Ability to prevent and manage conflicts
Ability to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
Unquestioned business ethics, honesty, transparency and integrity
Strength of conviction, ability to make the right decisions, ability to lead and communicate and to interact at all levels within the organization and influence processes across multiple functions and stake holders
Thorough attention to detail and accuracy
Demonstrates ability to implement change and drive results
Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
Capacity to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment with multiple concurrent assignments
Ability to travel both domestically and internationally; travel expected to be approximately 20%

Nice To Haves

Experience in reporting and forecasting processes for a major corporation
Knowledge of the supply chain process (MRP2, S&OP, PMP, etc.)
Experience within the Aerospace industry

Responsibilities

Oversight of the controlling process and assistance to operational teams on economic issues across US/MX/Can Galley/Lavatory/Bins Divisions and Floor To Floor Division
Forecasting of the main program economic and financial aggregates (revenues, gross margin, operating income, free cash flow…)
Support for calculation of margins on contracts, provisions for each accounting period
Ensure the accuracy and relevance of economic forecasts and analyses
Ensure transparency and timely report on the economic situation within your perimeter to higher levels of the finance organization and your operational managers
Provide the information needed for operational accounting purposes and guarantee the quality of management oversight and financial control within your perimeter
Lead a team and provide direction across the North America locations
Work cross-functionally with key leadership
Actively manage the validation of sales proposal and program launches process
Monitor RTDI expenditures
Verify consistency between the costing model and the actual cost of first parts
In relation with sites controllers, coordinate at program level the process of estimating production costs (bills of materials, process sequences, etc.) and analyze differences, working closely with the site controlling teams and operational staff concerned
In relation with sites controllers, ensure that measures to optimize inventories/work-in progress and production costs are sufficiently robust to achieve objectives