Finance Project Controller - 201305

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 70000 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

Join us as a Finance Project Controller in Stockholm, Sweden and you will be looking at a career-defining role.

Your mission?

As a Finance Project Controller, you will be part of the Finance organization covering the entire project lifecycle, i.e., acquisition, bidding, and execution. You will lead finances for projects to improve the project overall performance. As a key member of the project, you will provide financial analysis, advice, and guidance to support the project team in making the best business decisions for the project.
You will be the main partner for the Financial Strategy success of the project, contributing to negotiation processes to secure project success by providing expertise in risks and opportunities process and sign-off contingencies/committed savings.

Your key responsibilities?

Financial & Control:
•Ensure compliance of finance rules in project review preparation and throughout project execution.
•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.
•Add insight and accuracy to project financial information (Improve accuracy on forecasts, revenue, cash, cost, etc.).
•Ensure compliance with local regulations, especially for tax and statutory accounts purposes and liaise with other finance expert functions (e.g., Tax and Customs, Treasury and Financing, Internal Audit & Risk Management, Accounting and Finance efficiency, etc.).
•Corroborating the permanent compliance of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
•Managing and analysing costs, revenue, and profitability.
•Preparing timely forecasts for sales, costs, margin, and cash.
•Permanently looking for liquidity flows and working capital optimization and promote cash culture in the project.
•Supporting the finance teams in the monthly closing process and reporting Project financials in a suitable manner.
•Ensuring project contractual bonds and guarantees are issued on due time and request release "as soon as possible", avoiding unnecessary expenses.

Business Partner:
•Participate in overall Project Management process jointly with PM and a main partner for the Financial Strategy success of the project.
•Support PM in risks and opportunities process and sign-off contingencies/committed savings.
•Participating and influencing negotiations (Price review, financial T&C, VO´s, Claims, etc.).
•Partner with PM and CM in Contract & Claim Management (focus on finance topics & risks profile).
•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 project reviews content and reassess each semester the profitability.
•Challenging financial information throughout project process (consistent “Early Warning” for financial impacts of projects operational performances and risk mitigation).

Your profile?
You are a strategic thinker with strong communication and influencing skills. You have an eye for details and strong focus on the achievement of project’s financial goals.

Minimum qualifications:
Master’s in Business school, engineering school or equivalent
3 to 5 years of working experience, preferably in industrial projects
Experience in a similar responsibility, working in an international environment
Proficiency in Microsoft Office& ERP systems
Good understanding of Finance/Controlling processes and tools
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; Swedish is a plus
Ability to work in a matrix environment.