Finance Director, Nomad

Alstom; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation firm seeks a Finance Director to provide strategic financial leadership for the Nomad business. The role involves managing financial performance and ensuring integrity in financial information. Ideal candidates should have significant experience in finance management and the ability to handle complex data, along with strong stakeholder management skills. A flexible work location with occasional travel is required.

Benefits

Dynamic and inclusive working environment

Career development opportunities

Comprehensive and competitive benefits

Qualifications

• Highly experienced in a finance management position.
• Prior external or internal audit experience is beneficial.
• Ability to manage large volumes and complex data.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial guidance and strategy for the Nomad business.
• Ensure integrity of Project Financial Information & Performance.
• Manage the Nomad Cash position and optimise financial flows.

Skills

Financial management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Leadership ability

Communication skills

Job description

Req ID: 494228

Location: London, with occasional travel required to Newcastle (flexible base location)

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 25/08/2025

Salary: circa £90,000 DOE plus bonus

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.

Your future role

The Finance Director (Nomad) plays a pivotal role as a member of the Executive Committee, offering strategic financial leadership and guidance across the global Nomad business. This role is responsible for delivering accurate, transparent financial information and performance KPIs to both the Executive Committee and the wider organisation, enabling informed decision-making.

We’ll look to you for:

• Executive Committee member for the Nomad business, providing financial guidance and strategy
• Responsible for the integrity of the Project Financial Information & Performance; ensuring quality and timely information is delivered for all of the global Nomad business
• Drive the Nomad 5-year strategic plan and provide relevant and accurate financial indicators to assess performance
• Validate Nomads budget, 3 Year Plan, Rolling Forecast, Reporting
• Ensure Financial controls and governance adheres to legal and internal Alstom requirements
• Be the main Interface with Alstom Financial functions at Product line and Regional level for all Nomad topics
• Evaluate and approval of all financials for Nomad Bid process
• Develop strategic Action plans in order to optimise performance and implement corrective actions for Project performance, Budget adherence, and key KPIS
• Report to the Alstom Supervisory board financial performance in the monthly Business review
• Drive the Nomad / Alstom Integration and SIMPLE project
• Provide Alstom with accurate Origin and Destination reporting
• Ensure Adherence to Nomad and Alstom DOA
• Lead and develop the Nomad Finance team and its Processes
• Manage the Nomad Cash position, optimised internal and external financial flows and Capital optimisation exercises

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:

• Highly experienced in a finance management position
• Would benefit from global financial regulations, reporting standards, and cultural nuances
• Prior external or internal audit experience is beneficial
• Demonstrate Honesty and Integrity, Courage and Conviction
• Resilience, ability to work under pressure
• Strong Communication Skills
• Proven Stakeholder management, with the ability to influence– key interface with Nomad & Alstom
• Demonstrate Transparency and Reliability
• Ability to Work in an International Environment
• Demonstrable Leadership ability
• Excellent analytic skills
• High level of dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to manage and communicate at all levels of the organisation, and with staff at remote locations are essential.
• Strong problem solving and creative skills
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
• Management skills
• Ability to manage large volumes, and complex data as a large part of business operations
• Strategic thinker and planner

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 free from boring daily routines
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our dynamic, inclusive, and safety-focused working environment
• 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)
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle

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!

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

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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