Job Description

JVIS KSA LLC

Position Title: Finance Controller
Location: Shelby 4
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer
Department: Finance
Job Summary
The Finance Controller is responsible for overseeing all financial operations within the organization, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, managing budgets, and driving cost control initiatives. This role is critical in supporting strategic decision-making and maintaining financial health in a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment. The Finance Controller will provide leadership in financial planning, analysis, and reporting, with a strong focus on operational efficiency and profitability.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Analysis

• Develop, monitor, and maintain annual budgets and rolling forecasts aligned with company objectives.
• Conduct financial analysis, including variance analysis, profitability, and cost modelling, to support operational and strategic decisions.
• Partner with operations and program management teams to ensure accurate financial tracking of automotive programs, launches, and capital expenditures.

Financial Control & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with IFRS/GAAP, corporate policies, tax regulations, and internal controls.
• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including financial statements and management reports.
• Oversee audits (internal and external) and ensure accurate, timely submissions to regulatory authorities.

Cost & Inventory Management

• Manage cost accounting for manufacturing operations, including BOM analysis, standard costing, and variance reporting.
• Monitor inventory valuation, scrap reporting, and cost reduction initiatives within production plants.
• Collaborate with supply chain and procurement teams to optimize cost structures.

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead, coach, and develop the finance team to build strong financial discipline and business partnership capabilities.
• Support senior management in long-term strategic planning, business case evaluations, and investment decisions.
• Provide financial insights to drive efficiency improvements, capital utilization, and margin optimization.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 7-10 years of progressive finance experience, with at least 3-5 years in a controller or senior financial management role.
• Strong background in the automotive manufacturing industry (Tier 1/Tier 2 supplier experience highly preferred).
• Proven experience in cost accounting, program/launch financials, and ERP systems (SAP preferred).
• Strong knowledge of IFRS/GAAP and local tax regulations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Key Competencies

• Financial leadership and strategic mindset
• Strong problem-solving and analytical ability
• Integrity and accountability
• Team leadership and cross-functional collaboration
• Results-driven with attention to detail

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, talk, hear, and walk. Occasionally bend, squat, reach, twist/turn and lift up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust

Skills Required