Project Controller - Financial and Project Management

Project Controller Coimbatore

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

 

Could you be the full-time Project Controller in Coimbatore we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your financial and project management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and dynamic teammates.

You'll play a key role in ensuring the financial health and success of projects delivered from our Coimbatore site. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as Project Managers, Procurement Managers, and Supply Chain Managers), drive savings opportunities, ensure tax compliance, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of risk assessments for projects and the optimization of project results, but also contribute to financial analysis and continuous improvement in project reviews.

We’ll look to you for:

• Conducting risk assessments and working with operations teams on mitigation actions

• Driving savings opportunities to improve project Gross Margins

• Coordinating with Bids/Tender teams for inputs

• Ensuring tax compliance and execution of tender tax assumptions during the project lifecycle

• Preparing periodic project reviews with all relevant financial analysis

• Controlling and optimizing project results through close collaboration with Project Managers

• Reviewing and analyzing balance sheet items linked to projects

• Managing project hedging to limit exposure

• Ensuring accuracy of actuals and estimates to complete

• Leading standardization, automation, and continuous improvement in project reviews

• Steering the project’s Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) performance

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• CA / CMA qualification with a minimum of 5 years of post-qualification experience

• Experience or understanding of SAP in FI and MM modules

• Knowledge of financial management, risk assessment, and project optimization

• Familiarity with hedging and treasury operations (desirable)

• Experience in managing a team in the past

• Experience in a manufacturing MNC unit (desirable)

• Organized and detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy

Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

• Work with new standards and practices in project financial management

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects

• Utilise our inclusive and flexible working environment

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

• Progress towards advanced leadership roles

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

 

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

Experience Level

Mid Level