(*) As a measure of confidentiality, the identity of the interim manager and the client are changed
1. BACKGROUND
The client is a hyper-growing company in the battery sector for electric mobility and a pioneer in the construction of gigafactories in France.
In the context of a staff movement in the Finance function, the client asked us for the intervention of an interim manager experienced in Management Control.
The person in charge is in the process of being transferred to another internal function and his (known) replacement will only be available when his own replacement has been recruited.
2. DISPOSITION
WAYDEN then proposes two strategic axes with two profiles:
- A first in supervision, the CFO’s right-hand man
- A second, more operational one, to steer the transition while structuring the service
The successful manager is a CFO who is an expert in industrial controlling, and has worked in fast-growing environments.
3. MISSION
The mission of the interim manager is to:
– Coordinate controlling activities within all the company’s financial controllers (R&D, pilot plant, Gigafactories, transversal)
– Organize budget and forecasting activities
– Define KPIs and monitoring for controlling activities: headcount, opex, capex, sales, margins, etc.
– Define/establish the processes and rules of Controlling, ensure their implementation,
– Control the expenses of the Central activities: prepare the budget and forecasts, analyze the actual, propose regularizations
– Contribute to the construction of the financial IT system: describe the control requirements
– Contribute to the reporting of grants for Central activities
• Contribute to other financial activities: Treasury/Financing, Costing, Accounting, Business Plan