Head of FP&A

Korn Ferry has partnered with Sogefi on their search for a role, role, FP&A Manager – Air & Cooling.

Location: Orbey, France

About Sogefi

Sogefi is a leading global automotive supplier, designing and manufacturing advanced technologies for the mobility industry. With an international industrial footprint and relationships with many of the world's leading automotive manufacturers, the Group operates through two global Business Units: Air & Cooling and Suspensions.

The Air & Cooling Business Unit develops advanced air management and thermal management solutions for automotive applications, including technologies supporting hybrid and electric vehicle platforms. The business operates internationally across Europe, North America and Asia and combines strong engineering capabilities with a complex, multi-site industrial environment.

As part of the continued development of its finance organization, Sogefi is looking to appoint an FP&A Manager for its Air & Cooling Business Unit , based in Orbey, France.

The Role

Reporting to the CFO Air & Cooling , the FP&A Manager will play a central role in financial planning, performance management and decision support across the Business Unit.

Working closely with finance teams across multiple countries as well as Operations, Sales, Supply Chain and other functions, the successful candidate will help strengthen financial visibility, improve forecasting and reporting, and support management in driving business performance.

This is a broad and highly visible finance position combining FP&A, business partnering, performance management and finance transformation in an international industrial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Business Unit's financial planning processes, including annual budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning.
• Coordinate and consolidate financial information across multiple entities and geographies.
• Deliver high-quality management reporting, KPIs, variance analysis and performance insights to support management decision-making.
• Analyze key business and financial drivers across revenue, profitability, costs, working capital, CAPEX and cash flow.
• Lead regular performance reviews and support the identification and implementation of corrective actions.
• Develop and harmonize FP&A methodologies, reporting standards and performance indicators across the organization.
• Act as a strong finance business partner to operational and commercial stakeholders, challenging assumptions and supporting better business decisions.
• Support strategic and operational decision-making through financial modelling, scenario analysis and business cases.
• Partner with commercial and program teams on the financial assessment of business opportunities and investment decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement of financial processes, systems, reporting tools and data quality.
• Coordinate and engage with an international network of finance leaders and controllers to promote consistency and best practices.
• Lead and develop a small finance team while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

About You

We are looking for an experienced finance professional who combines strong analytical capabilities with a pragmatic and business-oriented mindset.

You will ideally bring:

• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in FP&A, controlling or financial analysis within an industrial environment.
• Exposure to complex, international and/or multi-site organizations.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and financial modelling.
• Solid knowledge of P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow drivers.
• Experience working closely with operational and commercial teams as a finance business partner.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex financial information into clear business insights.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and the ability to constructively challenge assumptions.
• Strong Excel capabilities and experience with ERP and reporting/BI environments. Exposure to SAP is an advantage.
• An improvement-oriented mindset, with an interest in developing processes, tools and ways of working.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to operate effectively in an international environment.
• A hands-on, autonomous and pragmatic approach, combining attention to detail with a broader business perspective.

Experience within the automotive sector or another complex industrial/manufacturing environment would be particularly relevant.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to take on a high-impact regional and international FP&A role within a global industrial organization undergoing continued development and transformation.

The position offers significant exposure to senior management and combines day-to-day performance management with the opportunity to shape FP&A practices, improve financial processes and contribute directly to business decision-making across an international Business Unit.

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