Senior Finance Project Manager

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

Take on a new challenge and apply your Finance management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to the Finance Director – Signalling, ANZ, and work alongside a diverse group of Colleagues that support our Digital & Integrated Systems business. You'll play a critical role in partnering with our Project leadership team to provide strategic and operational finance support. You will be based in North Ryde and support a major project, critical to Alstom ANZ.

We’ll look to you for:

• Project Initiation and mobilization: Liaising with the Finance Tender Manager to understand and implement the global financial strategy ensuring a smooth transition from Tender to Project execution
• Contributing to the project initial set up including financial system together with the customer and alliance partner to provide transparency towards customer and internal stakeholders
• Business Partner to the Project Director and support in decision making, ensure functions are hold accountable for Quality, Time & Cost
• Leading, coaching and managing a local Finance team.
• Providing reliable financial analysis to assist in the decision-making (Explain, justify and keep record in detail).
• Set up of transparency of all financial flows to support the “open book” processes within the cost plus project and internal stakeholders. Ensure full cost reimbursement and all project audit requirements are dealt with in a timely and professional manner.
• Controlling the financial performance of the project, adding insight and accuracy to project financial information and raising "Early Warnings" when necessary
• Jointly preparing with the project team, the project reviews content and reassess each semester the profitability, TOC, cash flow, R&O.
• Ensuring full compliance with Incentivised target model towards customer and ensure the project is at neutral FCF position (at minimum) by detailed monitoring of alliance cash flow
• Managing and analyzing costs, revenue and profitability and drive the contract and claim management towards customer, partners, and suppliers.
• Full visibility of Cost-To-Go at any time of the contract phase to ensure reliable reporting internally

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: 

• Strong leadership skills with the demonstrated ability to manage people.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to challenge and influence others – internally and externally.
• Master’s degree in a commerce, finance, business administration or related fields of study.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Significant experience in a similar role operating as a Finance Business Partner, Finance Director and/or Commercial Project Director and/or Senior Commercial Project Manager.
• Auditing and/or project operational experience preferred.
• Experience in Alliances/Joint-Ventures will be highly regarded.

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:

• Contribute to innovative projects across Australia and New Zealand.
• 18 weeks paid parental leave.
• Free gym membership.
• Flexible working options and additional leave days.
• Purchase annual leave and novated leasing schemes.
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Stability, challenges and a long-term career enabling you to steer your progression in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
• Benefit from a competitive package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and social coverage (life, salary continuance, medical, superannuation).

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 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals. We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with disability and other minority groups to apply.

For internal applicants, please ensure you confirm your eligibility to apply with your Supervisor and relevant Human Resources representative prior to submitting an application.

As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing.