Project Business Finance Commercial

Responsibility:

• Lead Project Controlling activities across the whole project scope in multiple countries, partnering with country finance team in charge of Projects statutory scope. Be the Project co-pilot to Project Director, supporting and challenging him, ensuring optimized financial performance on the overall consolidated project while ensuring the project is run in a full financial compliance.
• Liaise with Corporate, Finance & Control functions in order to help in the follow up of financial performance of project execution: Legal, Tax, Treasury, Solution Risk Managers, Contract Managers, Contract administrators, and Finance Business analysts.
• As business partner during project Selling (S1/S2 gates) and Execution phases, support and challenge Project Manager in all relevant projects aspects with close focus/follow up on the finance activities (Revenue recognition, Margin, Cash, Tax, ...) in order to improve project financial performance.
• As business partner during project Selling (S1/S2 gates) and Execution phases, support and challenge Project Manager in all relevant projects aspects with close focus/follow up on the finance activities (Revenue recognition, Margin, Cash, Tax, ...) in order to improve project financial performance.
• Report and monitor financial performance of the project (project financial reporting including closing tasks, cost-to-complete forecasting, project risk provision follow-up, etc, ensuring full reporting compliance with IFRS 15 requirements).
• Ensure proper management and financial monitoring of projects risks & opportunities, ensuring effective follow-up with each Project Function and being a force of proposal for potential corrective actions plans as needed.
• Lead monthly Project performance analysis and Rolling Forecast activities in close collaboration with Project Director and Project Support teams. Lead financial section of REL meeting, ensuring proper representation of project financial performance, associated risks & opportunities.
• Be the Single Point of Contact towards all internal stakeholders (GCP / GCP Ops / Operations / Business Units / Corporate) related to project controlling activities and external bodies (External Auditors).
• Implementation of all project controlling relevant rules, methods, processes and tools in accordance to Global Project Controlling requirements.
• Provide coaching (being Referent) & induction to the new Project Controller, Cost Controller and other functions
• Lead the forecasting process during Rolling Forecast process for Orders, Sales, P&L of complex project, together with PZ Antenna leader conduct alignment process with Commercial and Country Finance

• University and/or Business School : Master's degree or equivalent A level +5 years (either Engineering, Economics, or commercial high school degree)
• Fluent in English
• Any other language is a plus
• 5 to 10 years experience in Finance & Control preferrably in Project environment
• Experience as Finance Business Partner in Project environment
• Experience in a Multi-cultural team environment is a plus
• Strong communication skills to drive high performance and collaborate effectivelly with diverse stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills to handle complex matters in a synthetic way
• Proven leadership skills to act as trusted advisor toward different management levels