Finance Tender Manager

Alstom; Saint-Bruno; Hybrid; CAD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental plan

RRSPs

Paid time off

Free parking

Job summary

Alstom is seeking a Finance Tender Manager in Saint-Bruno that will partner with Tender and Project teams to create financially sound tender solutions. You will manage the full tender lifecycle from cost modelling to risk assessment, ensuring governance and compliance across finance processes.

You will work with stakeholders in Finance, Tender, and Project functions to deliver robust financial analysis, negotiate with commercial teams, and support a smooth transition from tender to execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, economics, business administration or related field.
• Fluent in French and English.
• Minimum 2 years experience in the railroad industry.
• Minimum 2 years experience in Finance, SAP, Excel or MS Office tools.
• 2 years in financial strategy development, risk and opportunity management, and tender/project finance.
• Experience in complex, multi‑stakeholder industrial contexts.
• Strong knowledge of finance processes and tools.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Tender financial management including building financially robust and competitive solutions.
• Governance and compliance: prepare inputs for reviews and ensure data accuracy.
• Financial data and tools: support enterprise tender and project tools and ensure data quality.
• Risk and decision support: identify, quantify, and challenge financial risks and opportunities.
• Tender to project transition: ensure smooth handover to execution teams with clear financial commitments.
• Collaborate with Finance, Tender, and Project functions to support the tender lifecycle.

Skills

French fluency

English fluency

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s in finance/economics/business

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Req ID: 495809

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. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Take on a strategic role at the heart of Alstom’s tender activities. As Finance Tender Manager, you will act as a key financial partner to Tender and Bid teams, contributing actively to the development of competitive, compliant, and financially sound tender solutions.

You will work closely with stakeholders across Finance, Tender, and Project functions, and will play a critical role in tender financial structuring, risk management, governance, and decision support, in an environment characterized by tight deadlines and high financial exposure.

Key Responsibilities

Tender Financial Management

• Support and challenge Tender teams to build financially robust and competitive solutions
• Develop and analyze cost models, forecasts, cash flow, margins, and risk & opportunity registers
• Contribute actively throughout the full tender lifecycle up to submission

Governance & Compliance

• Prepare financial inputs for tender reviews (BOR, Gate reviews, CPRs)
• Ensure compliance with financial governance, reporting standards, and approval processes
• Support CPR0 in coordination with FPM and Cost Manager, ensuring data accuracy and traceability

Financial Data & Tools

• Provide functional support on enterprise tender and project tools (costing, forecasting, risk)
• Ensure consistency, reliability, and quality of financial data across the tender lifecycle

Risk & Decision Support

• Identify, quantify, and challenge financial risks and opportunities
• Deliver structured financial analysis to support decision making
• Contribute to commercial and financial negotiations

Tender to Project Transition

• Support smooth transition from tender to execution with operational and project teams
• Ensure financial assumptions and commitments are clearly transferred and understood

All About You

Mandatory :

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in finance, economic, business administration or another relevant field.
• Fluent in French and English.
• Minimum 2 years experience in :
• Railroad industry
• Minimum 2 years experience in :
• Finance
• SAP, Excel and other MS Office tools or similar
• 2 years of experience in :
• Financial strategy development
• Risk and opportunity management
• Finance management within a tendering or project environment
• Experience in complex, multi‑stakeholder, industrial contexts
• Strong knowledge with finance processes and tools
• You have 2 years of experience in :
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
• Experience in a fast-paced environment
• Respect of tight deadlines
• Working under pressure
• High sense of responsibility and initiative

Good to have :

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Adaptability and a continuous learning mindset
• Familiarities with IFRS accounting rules

Things You’ll Enjoy

• Working on strategic tenders with real business impact
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary and international teams
• Developing deep expertise in tender finance and governance
• Contributing to innovative and sustainable mobility projects
• Growing your career within a global organization
• Benefiting from Alstom’s strong learning culture, competitive reward package, and social coverage

Working Conditions:

Base salary : Between CAD$ 105 000 and 115 000 (negotiable, based on experience)

Location: Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Job Type: Full-time Permanent (40 hours per week)

Health benefits: dental plan, disability benefits, health care plan, paramedical services coverage, vision care benefits

Financial benefits: group insurance, life insurance, registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs)

Long-term benefits: long-term disability benefits, maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits: paid time off (personal and/or volunteer days), travel insurance, free parking available, on-site amenities, short-term incentive, annual salary review.

Knowledge of a language other than French is an asset when dealing with our international partners, suppliers, colleagues and customers. In Quebec, French remains the main working language of our company.

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!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

Job Type: Experienced