Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

1. Financial Reporting, Accounting & Compliance

• Oversee the production of accurate statutory and management accounts, ensuring full compliance with local accounting standards, tax requirements, IFRS, and Group rules.
• Supervise and ensure the smooth, timely, and high-quality execution of monthly closings, including review and distribution of financial results.
• Lead semester and year-end closing processes, coordinating internal stakeholders and external partners (auditors, advisors).
• Maintain full responsibility for all financial records and procedures, including:
  • General accounting
  • Accounts receivable and payable
  • Tax accounting
  • Import/export financial processes
• Ensure reconciliation and integrity of intercompany transactions and general ledger accounts.
• Perform robust balance sheet reviews, identify risks, and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Provide reliable and timely financial data to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.

2. Shared Service Center Management & Performance

• Lead, manage, and inspire the SSC accounting teams in alignment with SSC and Group objectives, fostering high performance, engagement, and professional growth.
• Design, standardize, and continuously improve accounting processes to enhance efficiency, quality, and scalability.
• Monitor SSC performance through defined KPIs, service level agreements, and productivity measures.
• Review, assess, and enhance existing procedures to ensure:
  • Operational efficiency
  • Compliance with Group Policies
  • Alignment with best practices
• Actively contribute to the SSC community, sharing best practices and driving harmonization across other SSCs.

3. Business Partnership & Cross-Functional Support

• Identify and assess key tax and compliance risks at country level, working closely with Tax, Legal, and Cash Management teams.
• Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, coordinating reviews of accounting systems, controls, and processes.
• Partner with Business Group Controlling teams, providing strong financial expertise, policy guidance, and high-quality monthly reporting insights.
• Play a critical role in:
  • Legal entity changes, mergers, carve-outs, or structural transformations within the SSC perimeter
  • Support talent acquisition, onboarding, training, mentoring, and performance evaluation of accounting professionals, ensuring long-term capability building within Finance.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

• Bachelor or Master Degree with a specialization in accounting
• 5-8 years in a financial accounting supervisory experience with proven leadership and people management experience
• CPA License
• Strong background in accounting, finance, or audit within an SSC or multinational environment
• Solid knowledge of IFRS, local GAAP, tax principles, and internal controls and in ERP systems (SAP)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Change-oriented mindset with experience in process improvement and digital transformation
• Fluent in English

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.