Project Business Finance controller

We are looking for a Projects & Services Business Finance Controller for French Speaking Africa Cluster

Your main area of responsibilities will be:

·Lead Project and Service Controlling activities across the whole scope in multiple countries, partnering with country finance team in charge of Projects statutory scope. Be the Project co-pilot to Execution Hub Leader and Service Operation Leader, supporting and challenging him, ensuring optimized financial performance on the overall consolidated project while ensuring the project is run in a full financial compliance.

·Liaise with Corporate, Finance & Control functions in order to help in the follow up of financial performance of project execution: Legal, Tax, Treasury, Solution Risk Managers, Contract Managers, Contract administrators, and Finance Business analysts

·As business partner during project Selling (S1/S2 gates) and Execution phases, support and challenge Project Manager in all relevant projects aspects with close focus/follow up on the finance activities (Revenue recognition, Margin, Cash, Tax, …) in order to improve project financial performance.

·As business partner for tender leader to support and challenge the financial aspects for new opportunities as well with captured lessons learned from executed projects

·Report and monitor financial performance of the project (project financial reporting including closing tasks, cost-to-complete forecasting, project risk provision follow-up, etc, ensuring full reporting compliance with IFRS 15 requirements)

• Hourly rates calculation and update in the ERP
• Under / Over absorption monthly measurement and management
• Utilization rate and over-time measurement: overtime rate & billable rate, travel, subcontracting
• Build the Analyse of Change and compute productivity by drivers

·Ensure proper management and financial monitoring of projects risks & opportunities, ensuring effective follow-up with each Project Function and being a force of proposal for potential corrective actions plans as needed.

·Lead monthly Project performance analysis and Rolling Forecast activities in close collaboration with Execution Hub Lead and Service Operation Leader. Lead financial section of REL meeting, ensuring proper representation of project financial performance, associated risks & opportunities.

·Be the Single Point of Contact towards all internal stakeholders (GCP / GCP Ops / Operations / Business Units / Corporate) related to project controlling activities and external bodies (External Auditors).

·Lead the forecasting process during Rolling Forecast process for Orders, Sales, P&L of complex project, together with PZ Antenna leader conduct alignment process with Commercial and Country Finance

·Implementation of all project controlling relevant rules, methods, processes and tools in accordance to Global Project Controlling requirements.

• Support Business Finance Transformation and One Finance contribution

Experience and skills we are looking for:

• Overall Experience in Finance +5 years
• Ideal candidate has previous experience in Project and Service controlling
• SAP Turkey knowledge is an advantage
• Strong analytical skills combined with excellent communication skills necessary to interact with various stakeholders
• Team player with a commercial mindset, dynamic, proactive, collaborative, curious and open minded

• Digital mindset with a focus on standardization/automation/simplification

Profile we are looking for:

·As a person, you are open, straightforward and have excellent communication skills. You thrive in complex environments and understand the importance of stakeholder management. You have excellent analytical skills, are hands-on, strong attention to details, organized and highly structured, without losing sight of the big picture and having compliance at the center of your agenda. You are proactive, dynamic, with a commercial mindset, seek to give advice, and dare to challenge. You are a change agent, familiar with simplification projects driving efficiency gains through process improvements and digitization.

Location:

The role is to be based in Morocco