• Job Description

  Req#: 423490

  Req ID:423490
  Site: London or Cambridge with some travel required

  Appointment Basis: Permanent

  Salary: Circa £60,000 with benefits

  At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry.

  Your future role

  The Finance Project Manager is an integral part of the Finance team and is well incorporated into the project team(s) to support all of the work package owners for the specific project(s). This role will require visits to project sites when necessary. You will be involved in supporting the Project Manager in the controlling/financial management of the project, ensuring that all risks and opportunities are managed effectively.

  We’ll look to you to:

  • Be the economic and financial advisor to the Project Manager.
  • Prepare, along with the Project Manager, the periodic Project Reviews with all the relevant financial analysis and ensure accuracy.
  • To ensure the economic and financial management of the project, following company procedures and ensuring risks and opportunities are managed.
  • Manage all financial aspect of a project such as accounting, reporting, cost control, budget.
  • Ensure compliance with FI’s and Alstom RAM
  • Control and optimize the project results through close involvement with the Project Manager and Work Package (WP) Owners/Project Sub-system Managers.
  • Challenge the estimate to complete in order to maximise the project margin and ensure all risks are mitigated.
  • Assure customer invoicing is done as soon as possible and play an active role in getting payment from customer in the due time.
  • Manage project bonds and hedging to limit exposure; work closely with the financial accountant in this regard.
  • Provide all Project financial reporting (orders, forecasts, weekly cash) to Unit accounting for month-end, forecast, budget process and to Sector as requested.
  • Review and analyse all Balance Sheet items linked to the project.
  • Handle claims administration (documentation, reports)
  • Review the contract database data for all units and its compliance with last SPR’s decisions.
  • Participate in the project meetings, risk analysis meetings and all decision-making. concerning financial or contractual aspects of the project.
  • Control the tender process ensuring that all estimates are well supported and signed off by the work package owners and that the costs are collected in line with company rules.
  • Provide guidance and financial leadership to the tender team in order to help create cost build up on time in line with company rules to enable the company to maximise its future cash flows.
  • To comply with and undertake all relevant Environment, Health & Safety measures and activities

  All about you

  We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

  Essential

  • Experience in Project Controller
  • ACCA / CIMA/ACA Qualified.
  • Ability to work under pressure and able to work effectively as a member of a team to co-ordinate and ensure consistency of reporting.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in the English language (written and spoken) with people at different levels.
  • Ability to influence and instill confidence in those inside and outside of the finance department.
  • Ability to organise and prioritise in order to be effective
  • Must be able to work autonomously (self-motivated)
  • Ability to use and have previous experience of integrated financial systems.
  • Should be extremely numerate and have an excellent knowledge of accounting and finance.
  • Advance knowledge of MS Excel
  • Ability to travel to project sites when necessary.

  Desirable

  • Experience of SAP is an advantage.
  • Ability to motive others.
  • Good presentational skills.
  • To comply with and undertake all relevant Environment, Health & Safety measures and activities

  Things you’ll enjoy

  Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

  • Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career with us.
  • Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
  • Contribute to innovative projects.
  • Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
  • Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.
  • Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).

  You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you! We aim to have a welcoming and inclusive environment for individuals, of different ages, genders, ethnicities, disability, LGBT, religion and/or belief. At Alstom we will consider requests for flexible working on hiring. Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexible start and finish times, job sharing, or compressed hours. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.

  As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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• About the company

  Leading the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, Alstom develops and markets integrated systems that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation.

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