Country Finance Manager, Algeria & Tunisia

Job Description

Req ID:339569 Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation. Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide JOB TITLE & PURPOSE OF THE JOBJob titles: Country Finance Manager, Algeria & TunisiaJob Code: XXXXXXPurpose of the job:Organise, manage, coordinate the financial activities of a reporting unit or a grouping of locations.POSITION IN THE ORGANISATIONOrganisation structure:   Region AMECAReports directly to:MENAT Cluster Finance DirectorOther reporting to:   NADirect reports:Finance Project Manager, Accounting Manager, Treasury Specialist, Site ControllerNetwork & Links   Internal

• Group, region & cluster Finance community (including Management) in Regions, Product lines and Support Finance functions (FP&A Communication and Reporting centre, HQ & functions controlling, Cash & R&D controlling, Tax, Treasury & Financing, )
• Internal Auditors
• Project team
• Bid/ tender team

External

• Statutory Auditors
• Suppliers
• Customer purchasing group
• Banks

ACCOUNTABILITIES & AUTHORITIES Key accountabilitiesFinancial Management and Controlling

• Responsible for providing accurate transparent information, support and performance enablers to the site management team
• Assist the Country Managing Director in all financial matters

• Guidance
• Interpretation of Data /Figures
• Interface between site functions

• Monitor and forecast the QCD financial indicators of the sites concerned
• Set targets and control environment for the cost management in order to maximize performance.
• Monitor financial flows and validate the final reports - 
• Control and validate the financial data provided by the site functions
• Challenge and give some insight for risks or variance analyses.
• Provide to business management financial support backed by consolidated data and analysis.
• Provide all necessary analysis and assistance to the central management control team   
• Work at actual, forecast and budget levels.
• Develop Action plans in order to optimise performance and implement corrective actions
• Follow restructuring and capacity extension plans if any
• Validate country budget, 3 Year Plan, Rolling Forecast, Reporting

 Reporting and coordination

• Set the environment to collect, consolidate, analyse and validate financial data in order to produce actual budget and forecasts, draw conclusions on variances of resource allocation and recommend corrective action
• Validate the financial structure of the locations (processes and systems) in order to satisfy all internal and external requirements.
• Comply with the reporting definitions of Alstom guidelines in order to provide consistent and informative management information and ensure compliance with Internal Control
• Interface with regional controller, country FD from operations side to report and cascade information.

Management

• Coordinate the planning and budgeting scope, activities and schedule of the locations and set targets in order to produce reliable data, resource plans and budgets
• Manage the country controlling team

 Key Job Authorities and Dimensions:

• Team of 10 people

 Performance measurements:

• Forecasting accuracy above 95%

Keyskills :