Finance Project Manager

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation. Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide

We are looking for a Finance Project Manager (FPM) who will lead finances for a dedicated sizing project.

The project is structured under the new project organization PM2020. The job is located in Saint-Ouen (and may move at production stage).

This project is developed in the Rolling Stock Saint-Ouen unit (RSC STO), a growing unit which is currently leading several projects.

The FPM participates in overall Project Management process jointly with the Project Manager (PM). As a key member of the project, he provides financial analysis, advices and guidance to support the project team in making the best business decisions for the project. He is the main partner for the Financial Strategy success of the project, contributing in negotiation processes to secure project success. The FPM supports Project Manager in risks and opportunities process and sign-off contingencies/committed savings. He is part of the Finance organization and covers the entire project lifecycle.

Key accountabilities

• Participate in overall Project Management process jointly with the Project Manager.
• Optimize financial aspects on the project organization (Tax, Hedging, Financing).
• Business Partnering:
  • provide finance advise and tutoring to the project team.
  • set up technical expertise within the real and current concerns of the business to create value.
  • enrich integration within the organization (functional intermediation).
  • ensure compliance of finance rules in project review preparation and throughout project execution.
  • contribute on business agility and awareness.
• Supervision, analysis and support for overall finance topics of the project
• Control the financial performance of the project and propose action plans to improve contract margin and cash profile as well as corrective action plans to mitigate identified risks
• Raised "Early Warnings" when necessary
• Add insight and accuracy to project financial information (Improve accuracy on forecasts, revenue, cash, cost, etc. )
• Challenge and approve Project Financials (cash, competitiveness) as per DoA
• Provide confirmation of Internal Transfer Pricing policies to procurement for the issuance of internal purchase orders
• Control the interflows of Internal purchased orders
• Ensure compliance with local regulations, especially for tax and statutory accounts purposes
• Liaise with other finance expert functions (e. g. Tax and Customs, Treasury and Financing, Internal Audit & Risk Management, Accounting and Finance efficiency, etc. )
• Cooperate with other expert functions (e. g. legal, platforms, Operational Excellence, etc. )
• Establish strategic network with external financial players involved in the project
• Contribute in negotiation processes to secure project success (customer and / or partner)
• Support PM in risks and opportunities process and sign-off contingencies/committed savings
• Partner with PM and CM in Contract & Claim Management (focus on finance topics & risks profile)
• Know and understand businesses portfolio and the operation of every business function

Main activities

• Contribute effectively with the project initial set up
• Liaise with the Tender team to understand and implement the global financial strategy set for the project at tender stage (forex and firming strategy, tax guidance, cash profile, etc. ), ensuring a smooth transition from Tender to Project
• Communicate effectively with Project Stakeholders and provide reliable financial analysis to assist in the decision-making (Explain, justify and keep record in detail)
• Prepare jointly with the project team, the project reviews content and reassess each semester the profitability:
  • Support the PM on the MPR (Monthly Project Review)
  • Key stakeholder of the FPR (Finance Project Review) preparation
• Explain, justify and keep record in detail of the estimates
• FPM is permanently focused on adding value through:
  • Interpreting and implementing the global financial strategy set at tender stage
  • Participating and influencing negotiations (Price review, financial T&C, VO's, Claims, etc. )
  • Challenging financial information throughout project process ('Early Warning' for financial impacts of projects operational performances and risk mitigation)
  • Monitoring compliance with all governance and reporting rules as per latest TPCP guidelines
  • Corroborating the permanent compliance of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  • Understanding the forex and firming strategy considered at tender stage, implemented the forex before FPR0 and closely monitoring it along the project
  • Understanding the tax guidance provided at tender stage and ensure it is implemented at FPR0 and alert the Tax Department in case of any deviations
  • Understanding the Project Organization (PxO) focused on Financial Flows
  • Understanding the contractual terms and conditions and advise on all financial matters in contract, focusing on guiding on competitiveness improvement
  • Supporting Claim Management (jointly with Project Manager and Contract Manager), focusing on finance topics and risks profile (support amendments wording)
  • Managing and analyzing costs, revenue and profitability
  • Preparing timely forecasts for sales, costs, margin and cash
  • Transforming data analysis into real insights focusing on profit improvement
  • Permanently looking for liquidity flows and working capital optimization and promoting cash culture in the project
  • Ensuring billing process (external or internal) is made on a timely manner
  • Ensuring, managing and monitoring foreign exchange exposures and Contract Price Adjustment (CPA) indexes evolution
  • Supporting the finance teams in the monthly closing process and reporting Project financials in a suitable manner
  • Reconciling project data and General Ledger on regular basis
  • Ensuring project contractual bonds and guarantees are issued on due time and requesting release "as soon as possible", avoiding unnecessary expenses

Requested profile

• Master's in Business school, engineering school or university equivalent
• +5-10 years' experience in Finance
• An auditing and/or project operational background would be an advantage
• Solid organizational skills and ability to prioritize
• Excellent knowledge in MS Excel, knowledge of SAP
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Leadership
• Autonomous
• Strategic Thinking
• Synthesis and analytical mind
• Demonstrated ability to partner well and influence others
• Entrepreneur and proactive
• Good relations and strong commu.