Project Controller / Controleur Financier Projet 1

ALSTOM Gruppe; Saguenay; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Finance Project Manager, where your expertise will drive financial excellence across innovative projects. In this full-time hybrid role, you will collaborate with diverse teams, providing critical financial oversight and ensuring project success. With a focus on continuous improvement, you'll lead cross-departmental coordination, manage costs, and influence strategic decisions. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in a supportive environment that values passion and innovation. If you're ready to embrace a transformative journey in the rail industry, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Comprehensive social coverage

Investment in development

Dynamic working environment

Collaborative teams

Competitive reward package

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance or Accounting is essential for this role.
• Experience in financial project management or auditing is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial oversight and support for projects at the Saint-Bruno site.
• Collaborate with project teams to prepare monthly financial reports.

Skills

Financial Management

Financial Reporting

Cost Management

Analytical Skills

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Stakeholder Collaboration

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional Accounting Qualification

Job description

Date: 21 Jan 2025

Company: Alstom

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

Could you be the full-time hybrid Finance project manager in Saint-Bruno, QC, CA we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your financial management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated and collaborative teammates. You'll provide indispensable financial oversight and support to ensure the success of our projects at the Saint-Bruno site. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Engineering, Purchasing, Production), schedule and lead cross-departmental meetings for financial accuracy, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

1. Financial Partnership: Act as a dedicated finance partner to Project Managers and support project functions throughout the project lifecycle.
2. Reporting and Analysis: Collaborate with project teams to prepare comprehensive monthly financial reports in line with Alstom's standards.
3. Cross-Department Coordination: Lead regular meetings with departments like Engineering, Purchasing, and Production to generate accurate project financial information.
4. Cost Management: Document and monitor project cost commitments, ensuring the accuracy of actuals and cost-to-completion estimates on a monthly basis.
5. Cash Management: Manage customer invoicing, VAT, receivables, payment control, and cash flow, coordinating with treasury for hedging activities and bond sureties.
6. Balance Sheet Oversight: Manage contract-related balance sheet items, including inventory, advance payments, receivables, and warranty provisions.
7. Budget Management: Maintain budget and forecast figures, analyze variances, and provide commentary on Sales POC, Margin, Free Cash Flow, Risks & Opportunities, and Contingencies.
8. Process Compliance: Implement robust financial processes and internal controls, ensuring compliance with Delegation of Authority (DoA).
9. Management Reporting: Provide reliable financial data for management decision-making and contribute to ad-hoc reporting on projects.
10. Continuous Learning Mindset: Embrace Alstom’s commitment to continuous improvement and learning in all aspects of the finance function.

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:

1. Degree in Finance or Accounting.
2. Experience or understanding of financial project management or auditing.
3. Knowledge of financial reporting, analysis, and cost management.
4. Familiarity with cross-department coordination and process compliance.
5. Demonstrated leadership and a proactive approach to work.
6. Strategic thinking and strong analytical skills.
7. Ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders effectively.
8. An entrepreneurial mindset with resilience and adaptability.
9. Passion for technology and innovation.
10. A professional accounting qualification or effective communication skills.

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:

1. Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
2. Work with a dedicated finance team to support project managers and ensure financial excellence across project lifecycles.
3. Progress towards becoming a key player in financial oversight and strategic project management.
4. Utilise our supportive and dynamic working environment.
5. Contribute to innovative projects.
6. Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
7. Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.
8. 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!

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.