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

Your main area of responsibility will be:

• Lead Project and Service Controlling activities across the whole scope in multiple countries, partnering with the country finance team in charge of Project statutory scope.
• Be the Project co-pilot to Execution Hub Leader and Service Operation Leader, ensuring optimized financial performance on the overall consolidated project while ensuring the project is run in full financial compliance.
• Liaise with Corporate, Finance & Control functions 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 a business partner during project Selling (S1/S2 gates) and Execution phases, support and challenge the Project Manager in all relevant project aspects with close focus/follow up on the finance activities (Revenue recognition, Margin, Cash, Tax, …) to improve project financial performance.
• As a 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 the 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 project risks and opportunities, effective follow-up with each Project Function, and forceful proposal for potential corrective action plans as needed.
• Lead monthly Project performance analysis and Rolling Forecast activities in close collaboration with the 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 for 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

• Required skills

  • - Rolling Forecast
  • -Project Controlling
  • -Financial Reporting
  • -Risk Management
  • -Financial Monitoring
  • -External Stakeholder Management
  • -Process Implementation
  • -Financial Compliance
  • -IFRS 15
  • -Financial Performance
  • -Forecasting
  • -Business Partnering
  • -Internal Stakeholder Management

About You

• +7 Years of Experience with Finance and Accounting Background
• Strong Microsoft office skills (Excel)
• Strong communication skill
• SAP knowledge/ FP&A exposure would be preferred
• Fluent in English