Senior Finance Project Controller

We are looking for experienced Senior Finance Project Controller to manage the consolidated financials of the complex $2b+ HVDC projects (own unit’s scope/ comprehensive project scope) and be the finance business partner to Project Director/s and other project functions as well to consortium partner.

The Senior Finance Project Controller has overall responsibility for all reporting and controlling requirements of the project, for proper consolidation of Project results and for a comprehensive communication to secure consistent financials and reporting of the Project in terms of detailed scope and responsibilities as follows:
Tasks

**Cash Flow and Revenue/Margin management & controlling**:

- Accountable for all financials for the Portfolio & projects within with special emphasis on Sales, CM and Cash Flow.
- Have full knowledge of all financial movements with regards to revenue, cost, margin, and cash. Ensure that such information is consistent, approved and reconciled on a regular basis within the ERP systems & related tools
- Ensure global view of consolidated financials of project, understand each partner's financial movements.
- Along with Project Director, define billing plan and trading plan for the portfolio Consolidate and challenge project forecasted trading and billing milestones to ensure consistent consolidated revenue recognition and cash.
- Drive achievement of milestones & ensure proper coordination with consortium partner on project progress to enable timely invoicing
- Manage Bonding across portfolio & be responsible for issuance, reduction, recovery and cancellation of bonds and bank guarantees to optimize usage of Company credit lines & cost. Partner with Corporate Treasury on handling of all Bonds T&Cs
- Manage hedging strategy & Fx exposure for portfolio throughout the project life cycle
- Check, control and monitor movements in Actual and Committed Costs, ask for corrections when necessary
- Manage and forecast cash movements monthly. Engage customer as needed & consortium partner to remove all blockages to ensure timely collections.
- Provide input on claim valuation Drive claim management process to ensure project profitability is professionally managed
- Partner PD to drive cost synergy and cost reduction initiatives across portfolio with the intent of improving project margins
- Analyze budget deviations trends across portfolio & drive mitigation actions to prevent leakages
- Provide all necessary support to Project Director on financial issues.

Process management &Functional coordination
- Responsible for timely and correct booking (Margin as Sold, current as sold, current forecast, internal flow elimination) from order booking to project completion.
- Ensure that project data reporting is in line between the ERP and the approved Project Reviews according to budget deviation approved.
- Prepare and participate in cash sessions: identification of invoicing triggering events, invoice format, steps from invoice generation until payment, preparation of project cash instruction.
- Perform Forex revaluation as well as cooperate with Treasury regarding currency exposure management
- Develop strong relationships and continuous communication flows with all project controllers in Project Participating units to ensure that working assumptions are shared, consistent and reported in a timely manner.
- Implement the controlling tools used within the reporting unit.
- Ensure that all financial processes & instructions and internal controls, including DoA, are implemented, robust and compliant.
- Manage external and internal audits including audits from customer
- Partner PD & functions to efficiently manage portfolio Risk... Bonds, Claims, LDs, Tax, cost overruns, Inflation, RAM
- Be a partner and support Region Finance Leader to drive Projects & process standardization

Management reporting
- Oversight Project Reviews. Ensure proper preparation with following documents for the consolidated Project Review, with significant input from Project Director: consolidated EAS sheets, cash curve, forex revaluation when required, trading and billing plans.
- Present financial data, analysis & scenario simulations to Senior Management
- Produce all financial portfolio reporting as relevant & required

**Team management**:
Senior Finance Project Controller will be responsible for Lead Finance Project Controllers working on this portfolio to provide leadership/mentoring/ad hoc support as well as manage their workload.

**Requirements**:
**Qualifications/Requirements**:

- Bachelors Masters, CPA, or equivalent degree in Finance
- Strong accounting background and operationally inclined in a complex EPC projects/service industry
- Significant finance experience including in Energy/Power/Transmission business
- Language: English mandatory (fluent speaking and writing) and Strong German will be a plus
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Experience in the use of SAP (PS and SD)
- Excellent interp