Finance Project Manager

Req

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, more than 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 Project Finance Manager in Saint-Bruno, QC, CA we’re looking for?

As a key member of the project:

• Provide financial analysis, advice and guidance to support the project team in making the best business decisions for the project.
• Assist implementing the Financial Strategy of the project and contribute to negotiation processes to secure project success. Support the PM in the risks and opportunities process and sign-off contingencies/committed savings.

• Support Finance Project Director for projects rated in High Criticality, in order to improve the project overall performance.
• Actively participate in overall Project Management process jointly with the Project Manager and the Finance Project Director.

• Participate in overall Project Management process jointly with Project Manager
• Optimize financial aspects on the project Organization, Tax, Hedging, Financing
• Business Partnering:
• Provide finance advise and tutoring to the project team
• Set up technical expertise within the real and current concerns of the business to create value
• Enrich integration within the organization
• Ensure compliance of finance rules in project review preparation and throughout project execution
• Contribute on business agility and awareness
• 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
• Raised "Early Warnings" when necessary to increase management attention
• Add insight and accuracy to project financial information (Improve accuracy on forecasts, revenue, cash, cost, etc.)
• Challenge and approve Project Financials (cash, competitiveness) as per Delegation of Authority (DoA)
• Provide confirmation of Internal Transfer Pricing policies to procurement for the issuance of internal purchase orders
• Control the intercompany flows of Internal purchase orders
• Ensure compliance with local regulations, especially for tax and statutory accounts purposes
• Liaise with other finance expert functions when necessary
• Cooperate with other expert functions (e.g. Legal, Platforms, Operational Excellence, etc.)
• Establish strategic network with external financial players involved in the project
• Contribute to negotiation processes to secure project success (customer and / or partner)
• Support PM in risks and opportunities process and sign-off contingencies/committed savings
• Partner with PM and CM in Contract & Claim Management (focus on finance topics & risks profile)
• For partnership (consortium or JV), ensure follow up of the financial aspects in compliance with the partner agreements and alert in case of any deviation or risk profile for Alstom
• Know and understand businesses portfolio and the operation of every business function
• Responsible for coaching Junior FPMs to develop necessary skills to manage projects with low and no criticality

• Liaise with the Finance Tender Manager to understand and implement the global financial strategy set for the project at tender stage (forex and firming strategy, tax guidance, cash profile, etc.), ensuring a smooth transition from Tender to Project and implementation rt in case of deviations between tender and FPR0
• Contribute effectively with the project initial set up
• Communicate effectively with Project Stakeholders and provide reliable financial analysis to assist in the decision-making (Explain, justify and keep record in detail)
• Prepare jointly with the project team, the management project reviews content and reassess each semester the profitability (MPRs / FPRs)
• Explain, justify and keep record in detail of the estimates
• The Finance Project Manager is permanently focused on adding value through:
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