Visteon is advancing mobility through innovative technology solutions that enable a software-defined future. Our state-of-the-art product portfolio merges digital cockpit innovations, advanced displays, AI-enhanced software solutions, and integrated EV architecture solutions. With expertise spanning passenger vehicles, commercial transportation, and two-wheelers, Visteon partners with global automakers to create safer, cleaner, and more connected journeys. Headquartered in Van Buren Township, Michigan, Visteon operates in 17 countries, employing a global network of innovation centers and manufacturing facilities.
Key Objectives of this Role
- Own the Global CO Template: Standardize cost structures, costing variants, cost center hierarchies, overhead allocation logic, and profitability frameworks across all Visteon entities.
- Ensure High-Quality Rollouts: Lead blueprinting, build, SIT/UAT, cutover preparation, and hypercare for CO processes at every site.
- Drive Cost Transparency Across the Value Chain: Establish accurate product costing, variance analysis, and profitability reporting integrated with manufacturing and logistics.
- Strengthen Financial Planning, Forecasting & Reporting: Build robust cost controlling capabilities that support budgeting cycles and site-level financial performance.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Ensure seamless integration with FI, MM, DTS, EWM, and SD for end-to-end accuracy of costs and variances.
- Reduce Complexity & Increase Automation: Move Visteon toward standardized cost models with minimal customizations and optimized costing runs.
- Capability Building: Grow internal capability by coaching analysts and finance teams on costing, allocations, and profitability logic.
Key Performance Indicators
System Deployment & Program KPIs
- On-time completion of CO blueprint, build, SIT/UAT, and go-live for each rollout.
- Clean integration design with no CO-impacting defects at go-live.
- Defect leakage rate from SIT UAT go-live.
- Quality and completeness of CO design documentation and cost reporting frameworks.
- Stabilization score during hypercare for costing, ML/PPV, and variance postings.
Costing & Operational KPIs
- Accuracy of standard cost calculations for materials and finished goods.
- Timeliness and accuracy of month-end cost allocations and settlements.
- Reduction in costing-related manual adjustments.
- PPV control and variance classification accuracy.
- Accuracy of production order settlement, WIP calculation, and overhead application.
Profitability & Reporting KPIs
- Accuracy and reliability of COPA / Margin Analysis reporting.
- Integration accuracy of revenue, cost of goods sold, variances, freight, and overheads.
- Stakeholder satisfaction from controllers, CFO/CAO, and operations leadership.
Cross-Functional KPIs
- Quality of integration with PP/DS, MM, SD, and EWM.
- Reduction in cross-module reconciliation issues impacting costing and reporting.
- Smooth execution of costing runs for global sites.
Key Year One Deliverables
- Stabilize CO Processes for the Pilot Site
oEnsure stable month-end close (WIP, variance calculation, settlement, overheads).
oImprove accuracy of standard cost components and production order costing.
oResolve PPV logic, freight handling, and overhead application issues.
- Finalize the Global CO Template
oCost center hierarchy, assessment cycles, overhead groups, costing variants.
oStandardized costing sheet (including freight, overhead, and burden rates).
oUnified approach for PPV, FX variance handling, and inventory valuation.
- Deliver Blueprint & Build for Tunisia, Asia, and Subsequent Sites
oFit-gap analysis with strict control on custom logic.
oLocalization for statutory and inventory valuation rules as required.
oSupport FP&A alignment for budgeting, forecasting, and costing models.
- Lead SIT/UAT for All CO Processes
oValidate integration for production orders, process orders, deliveries, GI/GR flows.
oEnsure accuracy of cost component splits and final settlement.
oZero blocker issues at UAT exit.
- Cutover Readiness & Execution for Each Site
oStandard cost upload, cost run coordination, WIP/variance mock cycles.
oCost center data, overhead keys, and allocation cycles preparation.
oSmooth transition into the first month-end close after go-live.
- Strengthen Internal Capability & Documentation
oCO playbooks for cost runs, settlements, and month-end closing.
oTrain internal IT and business controllers on standard cost and variance logic.
oEstablish a knowledge repository for CO processes.