Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst _APAC

Req ID:475181 

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, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Purpose of the job:
The Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst processes multiple financial data and provides a fair view of Asia-Pacific Regional level performance through consistent data aggregation and appropriate financial analyses. He or She:

• Finance support and domain expert for the Business Performance Director
• Challenges internal stakeholders to stimulate company-wide, regional, cluster or site performance.

Key accountabilities:

• Ensure all financial data are collected, analysed & its preparations in a timely manner
• Propose actual and forecasting/budgeting financial processes & planning to Region FP&A Leader, interacting with Clusters Finance Teams
• Maintain and enhance financial analytical reporting systems
• Coordinates budgeting & monthly reporting activities for the various functions & respective scorecards.
• Contributor to the APAC Business Review, D&IS & Service Product line MBRs (All KPIs related to Orders & backlog, P&L , Balance sheet)
• Work with the Cluster Finance Analysts and functions controllers to ensure alignment between Countries/ Sites to the Group strategy
• Consolidate financial data and R&O from clusters in accordance with financial cycles (monthly business reviews, forecasts, budget)
• FiM: responsible for the deployment of initiatives within the Finance functions in order to boost productivity (automate reports, enhance knowledge of finance instructions and accounting rules, etc…)
• Establish a close working relationship with the Commercial/Accounting to ensure alignment of their actions to the reporting processes
• Act as Bridge between Business & external auditors & resolve all Audit queries on time.

Key Job Authorities and Dimensions

• Region P&L with ~3bn Revenue.
• Covers 5 clusters, 17,000 employees, ~15m annual Hours 

Performance measurements: 

• Monthly Region Business Review , D&IS, Service product line preparation right in time
• Organize and prepare Monthly FP&A Meeting
• Report using Teranga , Power BI & Qlkview tools
• Forecasting/budgeting financial processes & its planning on time

Education and Qualification: 

• Business, finance or accounting degree
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• Ability to evolve and articulate messages in a regional headquarter type of environment. Executive communication
• Capacity to go deep into selected matters and drill-down into a specific issue until full resolution of it
• Controlling / FP&A / Reporting
• Accounting knowledge & IFRS
• Manage complex analytical subjects
• Ability to manage several topics at the same time, execution speed
• Good, and improving, knowledge of the Business and of Key Performance Indicators
• Detect & Fix issues
• Some IT Systems savviness
• Propose Change and Innovation, Lead Initiatives
• Demonstrate Teamwork, Honesty, Integrity, Courage.
• Resilience, ability to work under pressure and exposure N+1, N+2 or other Finance Managers.
• Autonomous (but not Independent) and result-oriented.
• Good interpersonal skills: ability to listen, accept & convince avoiding conflict.
• Problem-solving and can-do attitude

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.

Job Type:​Experienced​