Senior Finance Project Manager (Medium Criticality)

Purpose of the Job

Lead finances for projects rated in Medium Criticality, in order to improve the project overall performance.
Participate in overall Project Management process jointly with the Project Manager.

As a key member of the project:

Provide financial analysis, advice and guidance to support the project team in making the best business decisions for the project.
Be the main partner for the Financial Strategy success of the project, contributing to negotiation processes to secure project success. The Senior FPM supports the PM in the risks and opportunities process and sign-off contingencies/committed savings.

Key accountabilities:

Participate in overall Project Management process jointly with Project Manager

Main partner for the Financial Strategy success of the project

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
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 to increase management attention
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 intercompany flows of Internal purchase orders
Ensure compliance with local regulations, especially for tax and statutory accounts purposes
Liaise with other finance expert functions when necessary
Cooperate with other expert functions (e.g. Legal, Platforms, Operational Excellence, etc.)
Establish strategic network with external financial players involved in the project
Contribute to 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)
For partnership (consortium or JV), ensure follow up of the financial aspects in compliance with the partner agreements and alert in case of any deviation or risk profile for Alstom
Know and understand businesses portfolio and the operation of every business function
Responsible for coaching Junior FPMs to develop necessary skills to manage projects with low and no criticality

Main activities:

Liaise with the Finance Tender Manager 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 and implementation at FPR0. Alert in case of deviations between tender and FPR0
Contribute effectively with the project initial set up
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 management project reviews content and reassess each semester the profitability (MPRs / FPRs)
Explain, justify and keep record in detail of the estimates

The Senior Finance Project Manager is permanently focused on adding value through:

Participating and influencing negotiations (Price review, financial T&C, VO´s, Claims, etc.)
Permanently looking for liquidity flows and working capital optimization and promote cash culture in the project
Challenging financial information throughout project process (consistent “Early Warning” for financial impacts of projects operational performance and risk mitigation)
Monitoring compliance with all governance and reporting rules & regulations in project
Corroborating the permanent compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
As Lead FPM, gather information on FX exposures (amounts, currencies, payment dates…) on the whole project and coordinate with the FPMs PU / SSCs / WPCs to make sure all project exposures are identified and hedges are in place in each Unit and followed-up
Ensuring, managing and monitoring foreign exchange exposures and Contract Price Adjustment (CPA) indexes evolution (help to define indexes to be used)
Understanding the Project Organization (PxO) focused on Financial Flows
Warning on any deviation that may affect the tax structure (Tax guidance) implemented
Understanding the contractual terms and conditions and advising about all financial matters in contract, focusing on guiding on competitiveness improvement
Supporting Claim Management (jointly with Project Manager and Contract Manager), focus on finance topics, 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
Ensuring billing process (external or internal) is made on a timely manner
Supporting the finance teams in the monthly closing process and reporting Project financials in a suitable manner
Supporting requests made by Group Performance Management
Challenge eligibility and relevance of Capex & R&D analyzing impacts, optimizing implementation and informing Operations Finance about the amounts considered at tender stage
Ensuring project contractual bonds and guarantees are issued in due time and request release “as soon as possible”, avoiding unnecessary expenses
Follow the project in the different stages: Execution, Warranty and closing

Mandatory requirement

Advanced Degree in Finance / Project Control Certification
+7 years experience in Project Control
Solid organizational skills and ability to prioritize
Team working
Excellent knowledge in MS Excel
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Knowledge of SAP

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