Controller

Alstom; City of Hornell (NY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Compensation $68k - $78k

Job summary

Alstom in Hornell, NY, seeks a full-time hybrid Controller to lead financial health and cost performance on multi-million engineering projects. You’ll partner with procurement and engineering teams to optimize material costs, reconcile budgets with actuals, and drive cost-to-complete controls.

Applicants should have a degree in Finance or Accounting and experience with SAP, BI tools, and Excel. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, risk mitigation, and robust financial analysis.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Experience in industrial or manufacturing finance and controlling.
• Knowledge of cost control, budget management and financial analysis.
• Familiarity with SAP, BI tools (QlikView, Power BI) and Excel.
• Strong communication and stakeholder influence skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Project Procurement & Finance Managers to optimize material cost control.
• Bridge budget, forecast, ROFO, and actuals line-by-line; identify cost deviations.
• Own and validate Tender BOM, Engineering, and Manufacturing BOM financials for EAC and variance analysis.
• Monitor cost evolution, inflation, indexation, and QCD deviations.
• Drive KPIs, cost reductions, tender support, and risk mitigation plans.
• Be focal point for claims, material variances, and SAP-GSI data integrity.
• Proactively manage cost-to-complete, target tracking, and cost gap closure.
• Conduct EAC reconciliation and deep analysis of actuals by WBS.
• Support decision-making through advanced financial analysis and reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure financial success.

Skills

Finance

Accounting

Cost control

Budget management

Financial analysis

Stakeholder influence

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

SAP

QlikView

Excel

Power BI

Job description

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 Controller in Hornell, NY, US we're looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your financial expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You'll work alongside collaborative and dynamic teammates. You'll play a pivotal role in driving the financial health and cost performance of complex, multi-million engineering projects. Day-to-day, you'll work closely with teams across the business (Project Procurement, Finance Managers, and Engineering teams), optimize material cost control, and proactively manage cost-to-complete targets and risk mitigation strategies, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• Partnering with Project Procurement & Finance Managers to optimize material cost control.
• Bridging budget, forecast, ROFO, and actuals, line-by-line, and identifying root causes of cost deviations.
• Owning and validating Tender BOM, Engineering, and Manufacturing BOM financials to support EAC, savings, and variance analysis.
• Monitoring cost evolution, inflation, indexation, and QCD deviations.
• Driving KPIs, cost reductions, tender support, and risk mitigation plans.
• Being the focal point for claims, material variances, and SAP-GSI cost data integrity.
• Proactively managing cost-to-complete, target tracking, and cost gap closure.
• Conducting EAC reconciliation and deep analysis of actuals by WBS.
• Supporting decision-making through advanced financial analysis and reporting.
• Collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure financial success.

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:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or other related business fields.
• Experience or understanding of industrial or manufacturing finance and controlling roles.
• Knowledge of cost control, budget management, and financial analysis.
• Familiarity with SAP, BI tools (e.g., QlikView, Ody.C), and Excel.
• Strong communication and stakeholder influence skills.
• Analytical mindset with a focus on cost performance and risk mitigation.
• Proficiency in monitoring and managing financial metrics like cost-to-complete and target tracking.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including procurement and project managers.
• Resilience and adaptability in managing complex, multi-million engineering projects.
• A continuous learning mindset to stay updated on financial tools and processes.

Things you'll enjoy

• Work with complex, multi-million engineering projects, leading cost performance and industrial controlling at the core of the project lifecycle.
• Progress towards becoming a high-impact finance professional with expertise in cost control, risk mitigation, and financial optimization.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.
• Comp $68k - 78k

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.