ALSTOM Hiring for Portfolio Lead Services Job at Derby, England Full Time

• Responsible for the integrity of the Portfolio Project Financial Information; ensuring quality and timely information is delivered in line with Group and Regional/Divisional expectations
• Monitoring all Project Costs and addressing variances for all active divisions or business units, recommending possible courses of action to remedy the situation
• Responsible for the budgeting and forecasting activity of all aspects of the Projects under their Responsibility
• Ensure that project calculations reflect current status of EAC approved and proposed in Global FORE and prepare EAC change requests.
• Challenge the project teams to assure a successful project execution.
• Recommend possible courses of action to mitigate risk or to achieve opportunities
• Contribute in R&Os/MEP discussion and challenge project inputs
• Review and challenge cash planning (incl. action plans & follow up)
• Prepare and update monthly reports and presentation in project review meetings. Attend monthly MOR reviews.
• Follow-up hedging & bonds requirements for the project and assess impact on EAC.
• Follow-up on escalation and ensure proper reflection in the EAC.
• Follow-up warranty provisions and ensure proper reflection in Financials
• Responsible for coordinating the Long term functional forecasts and Estimate at Completion on Projects – managed jointly with the Site Controller

Stakeholder Management

• Be a Business Partner for the Product Group Director and the Project Executive Team. Attend Project Core Team meetings and all relevant project meetings
• Secure on time delivery of information to the various stakeholders e.g. Corporate, Group, Division/Region, Local Management
• Make financial situation transparent to Project management. Ensure development & deployment of corrective action plans when necessary
• Regularly review and react to Stakeholder feedback/input with the Project Controlling team.
• Keep PM continuously updated on financial situation of the entire project and upcoming R&Os. Ensure financial transparency within the PCT.
• Be the main point of contact for all Financial Issues relating to the Product Group.
• Coordinate and follow-up all financial matters with internal partners (incl. Interco. matching process)
• Interface and liaise with Customer Finance organization
• Ensure proper start-up of new projects (Bid handover, financial set-up…)
• Follow-up on customer invoicing and ensure timely collection of invoices. Take all necessary actions to limit overdue on Account Receivables

Process Execution & Improvement

• Ensure standard Global processes are consistently and effectively applied within the Project in all areas of financial governance
• Achieve efficiency gains through simplifying and standardising processes and optimising the use of the SSC in alignment with Site Controlling, FSSO, B

• Implement the agreed migration of finance transactional activities into the SSC (shared with FSSO and Site Controlling)

People & Organization

• Responsible for recruitment, induction and performance management of direct reports
• Regularly review the organization to ensure the Portfolio Project Controlling team have the correct organizational design to achieve the deliverables in a consistent manner
• Ensure all PMPs are completed with clear identification of individual training and development plans
• Work with HR, Site Controlling team, and local A&R team to develop career (path) opportunities for individuals.

Ad Hoc Project Work

• Involvement in SAP/systems implementation and improvements
• Involvement in Cross Regional & Group initiatives
• Involvement in any Ad Hoc requests coming from the Finance hierarchy
• Involvement with Commercial Discussions with Customers with Project Management Commercial team