Site Controller
Finance, Banking & Legal · Banking & Investments · Corporate Finance · Financial Analysis · Financial Planning
In short
Experienced finance leader with strong analytical skills sought for Site Controller role at Alstom. Responsible for leading financial activities across three production sites, acting as a key business partner to management and providing accurate financial information for decision-making and compliance. Requires a Master's degree and 5-10 years of relevant experience.
Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted financial partner to the Country Finance Director, Sites Managing Director and sites management team.
- Monitor, forecast, and analyse sites financial performance, including key QCD financial indicators.
- Set targets and manage the cost control environment to maximize sites performance.
- Validate financial data, reports, budgets, rolling forecasts, three-year plans and Capex.
- Challenge variances, identify risks, and provide actionable insights to support corrective actions.
- Coordinate planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting activities across the sites.
- Ensure compliance with accounting, reporting, and internal control standards.
- Interface with cluster FP&A team, country finance leadership, support finance functions, and internal/external auditors.
- Proactively seek for continuous improvement, process optimization, and digitalization of finance activities.
- Manage and develop the sites controlling team, which may range from 2 to 10 people.
- Support finance leadership with ad-hoc analysis and performance improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- University degree in Finance; Master’s degree required.
- 5 to 10 years of relevant finance experience.
- Experience in site controlling, project controlling and FP&A.
- Fluent English; Dutch preferable an additional language is a plus.
- Proven ability to manage and coordinate budget cycles, rolling forecasts, performance monitoring, and reporting processes.
- Experience in CAPEX planning, governance, investment requests & approval processes, business case preparation, and financial evaluation of investment projects.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to challenge existing ways of working and contribute to the implementation of more efficient, standardized, and value-adding finance processes.
- High level of integrity, transparency, and reliability.
- Ability to work under pressure and interact confidently with senior stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across all levels of the organization.
- Leadership ability and experience managing finance teams.
- Strong sense of urgency, ownership, and results orientation.
- Ability to work effectively in an international environment.
- Good knowledge of SAP/GSI, BI tools and Qlik dashboarding with the ability to extract, validate, and interpret financial and operational data to support business decision-making.
Desired Qualifications
- Results-driven mindset and open to actively support change management initiatives.
- You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us.
Benefits
- Grow your career within a global organization committed to innovation and excellence.
- Enjoy 40 days off per year (27 vacances and 13 ATV)
- 8% holiday allowance
- Short term incentive of 10%
- Access to Alstom University for various development opportunities
- Employee assistance program
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Company
Alstom
Job Posted
1 month ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Ridderkerk, Netherlands
Qualification
Master
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