Finance Project Manager

Alstom; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global transport company is looking for a Finance Project Manager. You will ensure the financial success of projects by partnering with project teams and providing insightful analysis. Your role will involve controlling financial performance, supporting project management processes, and communicating effectively with stakeholders. The ideal candidate should possess strong finance experience, communication skills, and knowledge of MS Excel and SAP. The position is based in Golders Green, with travel required to Brighton and Wimbledon.

Benefits

Comprehensive social coverage

Up to 52 weeks maternity and adoption pay

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• High level of experience in Finance.
• Project operational background would be an advantage.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Participate in overall Project Management process jointly with the Project Manager.
• Provide finance advice and tutoring to the project team.
• Control the financial performance of the project.

Skills

Finance experience

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Excellent communication in English

MS Excel knowledge

SAP knowledge

Education

CIMA or ACCA qualification

Tools

MS Excel

SAP

Job description

Req ID: 505637

Location: Golders Green (with travel to Brighton and Wimbledon)

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 05/01/2026

Salary: circa £55,000 - £60,000 DOE plus excellent benefits

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

Are you passionate about driving successful projects and ensuring their seamless execution? We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Finance Project Manager to join our team!

As a Finance Project Manager, you will be the main partner for the Financial Strategy success of the project, contributing to negotiation processes to secure project success. You will participate in overall Project Management process jointly with Project Manager and provide financial analysis, advice and guidance to support the project team in making the best business decisions for the project.

Your primary base will be in Golders Green, with occasional travel required to Brighton and Wimbledon to support the project teams located there.

We’ll look to you for:

• Participate in overall Project Management process jointly with Project Manager (PM).
• Business Partnering: provide finance advice and tutoring to the project team.
• Set up technical expertise within the real and current concerns of the business to create value.
• Ensure compliance of finance rules in project review preparation and throughout project execution.
• 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.
• Add insight and accuracy to project financial information (Improve accuracy on forecasts, revenue, cash, cost, etc.).
• Support PM in risks and opportunities process and sign-off contingencies/committed savings.
• Know and understand businesses portfolio and the operation of every business function.
• Communicate effectively with Project Stakeholders and provide reliable financial analysis to assist in the decision-making.
• Prepare jointly with the project team, the project reviews content and reassess each semester the profitability.
• Challenging financial information throughout project process (consistent “Early Warning” for financial impacts of projects operational performances and risk mitigation).
• Monitoring compliance with all governance and reporting rules & regulations in project.
• Understanding the contractual terms and conditions and advising about all financial matters in contract, focusing on guiding on competitiveness improvement.
• Managing and analysing 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 optimisation and promote cash culture in the project.
• 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 of Performance Management Group.
• Challenge eligibility and relevance Capex & R&D analysing impacts and optimising implementation
• Active involvement in bids and tender stage for Service projects.

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:

• High level of experience in Finance
• A project operational background would be an advantage.
• Solid organisational skills and ability to prioritise.
• Team working skills.
• Excellent knowledge in MS Excel, knowledge of SAP.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• CIMA, ACCA or equivalent qualification is highly desirable.

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

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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