Site Industrial Controller

Alstom; City of Plattsburgh (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Plattsburgh, NY is seeking a full-time onsite Site Industrial Controller to oversee the site’s financial activities and deliver transparent, accurate reporting. You’ll partner with site leadership to drive performance, manage budgets, and forecast financial indicators across functions and programs.

The role requires a finance or related degree, strong analytical skills, and experience with SAP. You will operate in an international environment, collaborating with colleagues across sites

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance or related field; Bachelor’s required; Master’s preferred.
• Experience in financial management, controlling, and analysis.
• Knowledge of SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders.
• Familiarity with internal controls and compliance standards.
• Leadership ability to manage anddevelop a team.
• Ability to work in an international environment and diverse teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High integrity, dependability, and results orientation.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate, transparent financial information to support site performance.
• Assist the Site Managing Director in all financial matters.
• Interpret data and figures to provide actionable insights.
• Act as the interface between site functions to ensure seamless financial operations.
• Monitor and forecast the financial indicators of the site.
• Set targets and create a controlled environment for cost management to maximize performance.
• Validate financial flows and final reports to ensure accuracy.
• Challenge and analyze risks or variances to provide insightful recommendations.
• Develop action plans to optimize performance and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Coordinate and consolidate financial data to produce accurate actuals, budgets, and forecasts, while ensuring compliance with Alstom’s reporting guidelines.

Skills

Financial management

SAP ERP

Data analysis

Stakeholder liaison

Team leadership

Internal controls

International environment

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SAP ERP

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 onsite Site Industrial Controller in Plattsburgh, NY, US we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your financial management and controlling expertise in a new cutting‑edge field. You’ll work alongside dynamic and collaborative teammates. You’ll play a critical role in organizing, managing, and coordinating the financial activities of the Plattsburgh site, ensuring accurate, transparent information and enabling site performance. Day‑to‑day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (site management, site functions, and finance teams), guide and interpret data/figures, monitor financial indicators, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• Providing accurate and transparent financial information to support and enable site performance.
• Assisting the Site Managing Director in all financial matters.
• Interpreting data and figures to provide actionable insights.
• Acting as the interface between site functions to ensure seamless financial operations.
• Monitoring and forecasting the financial indicators of the site.
• Setting targets and creating a controlled environment for cost management to maximize performance.
• Validating financial flows and final reports to ensure accuracy.
• Challenging and analyzing risks or variances to provide insightful recommendations.
• Developing action plans to optimize performance and implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Coordinating and consolidating financial data to produce accurate actuals, budgets, and forecasts, while ensuring compliance with Alstom’s reporting guidelines.

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 or a related field (Bachelor’s required; Master’s preferred).
• Experience or understanding of financial management, controlling, and analysis.
• Knowledge of SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders across the organization.
• Familiarity with internal controls and compliance standards.
• Leadership ability to manage and develop a team.
• Ability to work in an international environment and adapt to diverse teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• High level of integrity, dependability, and results orientation.

Things you’ll enjoy

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Work with a dynamic and multicultural environment that values teamwork and financial excellence.
• Progress towards becoming a trusted financial leader and strategic partner within the organization.
• Utilise our innovative and inclusive working environment.
• 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: $130k

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.