Head of Finance Operations APAC

Alstom; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent global transportation company in Singapore is seeking a Finance Controller for the APAC region. The candidate will oversee financial operations, provide business partnership to leadership, and coordinate budget and reporting activities. Key responsibilities include monitoring financial performance, implementing cost-saving initiatives, and promoting ethical conduct within the finance team. Candidates should possess strong communication and analytical skills, with a focus on project accounting and GAAP principles.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively in a regional headquarter environment.
• Capacity to resolve complex financial matters.
• Proven capability to lead and develop finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all finance aspects of operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Act as a financial partner to the Rolling Stock VPs.
• Coordinate budgeting and reporting activities for various functions.

Skills

Executive communication

Change advocacy

GAAP knowledge

Project accounting

Analytical skills

Job description

• The successful candidate will oversee all Finance aspects of Alstom’s Operations at Asia-Pacific Region, specifically estimating, analysing and reporting of Operational Financial & Functional cost.
• Acts as a Financial support and business partner to APAC’s Rolling Stock VP’s as well as the different métiers
• Finance support and domain expert for the Business Performance Director
• Measure Productivity and Functional Cost performance for the region.
• Track Saving measures linked to the scope of AT500 Indirect sourcing initiative or equivalent

Key accountabilities:

• Controller of the APAC Regional HQ (AP REM / RU 5203), responsible for the planning cycles, actual reporting and reinvoicing processes, responding queries from Internal Control (ICQ) and External Auditors as well as preparing a monthly AP HQ Business Review
• Business Partner of the APAC Rolling Stock Compo leadership providing them visibility of the Financial Performance of the Operations
• APAC POH Function Controller and Organizer of the Full Cost Controlling (including NPOH) animating the community of function controllers
• Regional counterpart of the Central Operations Finance team for RSCand Services, reporting monthly the MOF (Monthly Operations Finance)
• Contributor to the APAC Business Review and the APAC Finance Business Review in the Ops Finance KPIs
• AT500 + Finance Embassador: coordinate the financial savings deriving from Indirect sourcing performance initiatives such as AT500 etc.
• Animate the Community of Operations Finance and Industrial Controllers in APAC
• FiM: responsible for the deployment of initiatives within the Finance functions in order to boost productivity (automate reports, enhance knowledge of finance instructions and accounting rules, etc…)
• Coordinates budgeting & monthly reporting activities for the various functions & respective scorecards.
• Coordinates the yearly Hourly Rate & Coefficients reviews with sites within the APAC region, gives the appropriate assessment for the Region’s VP validation and follow-up on needs to recalculate them
• Guardian of the FI07 rules and ensures its proper understanding and application by the different stakeholders
• Monitor absorption of functional costs to various projects & activities through the under-/-over recovery mechanism of productive hours
• Interacts with clusters finance teams to enhance the level of understanding of variances & gaps at closings.
• Ensures successful roll‑outs of improvement & productivity initiatives in APAC locations & countries.
• Feeds the analysis of Alstom’s central FP&A team at budget and monthly closing times.
• Work to improve self‑servicing capabilities & on‑line access to finance data for the operational leaders.
• Continue help re‑design & improve operations scorecards addressing the key priorities as company focus evolves.
• Promoting the Alstom Code of Ethics and adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct.

Key Job Authorities and Dimensions

• 3Bn Region Turnover
• 5 Clusters , 12 countries, 12 manufacturing sites
• 17,000 employees, 26m annual Hours
• 0.7Bn Region Inventory
• 25m annual CAPEX

Performance measurements:

• Production Overhead Costs & Productivity
• Costs Controlling by Nature & by Function
• Follow FTE by Function and related KPIs (Added Sales/FTE, etc.)
• Gathers from Cash Controller analysis on: Hard & Acc. Inventory, Trade Payable, CAPEX
• Restructuring
• Added Sales, Workload, External Material and Other Direct Project Costs
• Hourly Rates & Coefficients (DLR, DCR, Ki, Kp), Under/Over Recovery (split of effect by seasonality, performance, one-offs, etc.), Effective Hourly Rates
• AT500 Indirect Sourcing savings
• Follow Operational KPIs (CONQ, #Cars delivered, Defects per unit, etc.)

Competencies & Skills

• Ability to evolve and articulate messages in a regional headquarter type of environment. Executive communication.
• Capacity to go deep into selected matters and drill‑down into a specific issue until full resolution of it.
• Proven capability to drive a indirect community of both experienced finance managers & younger talents.
• Basic level of project accounting using milestone‑based revenue recognition methods.
• Superior understanding of GAAP procedures (IFRS).
• Track record of driving change in matrix type of environment.
• Recognised as change advocate and “out‑of‑the box” thinker.