R&D Product Line Management Controller

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision is to invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leaders in our businesses and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

R&D PL Controller – Interior Experience Product Line (13 sites). The position can be based either in Créteil (Brain’s headquarter and R&D site) or in Annemasse (R&D and production site).

Responsibilities

• Participate, understand and challenge monthly closing of PL R&D costs and revenues.
• Provide analysis of monthly results to PL management (explain variance vs. budget, month N-1 on R&D) on PL level.
• Consolidate the financial performance of PL R&D P&L in weekly Best estimate reporting.
• Consolidate and challenge monthly PL R&D Forecast with the sites.
• Challenge correct reporting of costs per TPL.
• Support R&D and Project managers with exact financial data.
• Contribute to R&D Budget and MTP processes (guidelines, recharges, standard templates).
• Benchmark and standardise management control tools.
• Achieve specific ad-hoc analysis.
• Propose solutions for the litigations between sites, product lines, product groups on R&D.
• Achieve on‑site management control reviews.
• Ensure the deployment of standard tools from Group/Division within product line.

About you

• Minimum 5 years of experience in R&D or project management control.
• Knowledge of the automotive industry or equivalent.
• Ability to coordinate on‑site controllers and ensure follow‑up.
• Fluent in English.

Employee Benefits

• Employee shareholding plan, Action Logement Services (financial support for housing).
• Social and Economic Committee (CSE): holidays, social and cultural activities.
• Ability to work from home (up to 2 days per week).
• Créteil’s site: company restaurant.
• Annemasse site: meal vouchers.

Why Valeo?

• To join a top tech company shaping tomorrow’s automotive industry.
• To explore national and international career mobility opportunities.
• To support the development of greener, safer and smarter mobility.

Valeo sees the diversity of its employees as a key asset across all of its businesses, in all its forms – including gender diversity, disability diversity, cultural diversity and intergenerational diversity.