Switzerland Global Enterprise

Finance Lead – Steam & Hydro Projects

Switzerland Global Enterprise

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: France

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Senior

About the role

  • Be the financial business partner to the management team, advising, supporting, alerting, and constructively challenging management on critical issues affecting financial performance and KPIs.
  • Act as a key stakeholder to drive and implement the new-build service strategy to deliver projects on time and within budget while achieving SQDC quarter over quarter.
  • Ensure robust risk management through strategic mitigation plans with clear owners and disciplined execution.
  • Support claims management with clear long-term visibility to maximize entitlements.
  • Improve risk and opportunity identification to help deliver projects on budget.
  • Drive and manage safety, quality, delivery, and cost optimization.
  • Optimize headcount and drive structural cost improvements for the region.
  • Use lean fundamentals and innovation to challenge the status quo, eliminate waste, and simplify processes and tools.
  • Lead finance colleagues in managing the company’s finances, including project controlling, financial planning, management of financial risks, and financial reporting.
  • Lead and collaborate with the finance team to prioritize and implement controllership initiatives and ensure ongoing achievement of controllership excellence.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance within Finance and across the business.
  • Drive timeliness and accuracy in financial closing and reporting, and manage related communications with HQ.
  • Support general accounting and monthly/quarterly close procedures and reporting processes.
  • Adopt digital and LEAN strategies to improve existing processes and tools and introduce new ideas.
  • Manage key staff activities including selection, onboarding, communication, performance planning, development, and recognition.
  • Coach and mentor team members, develop talent for the future, and build a strong succession pipeline for key finance leadership roles.
  • Collaborate with functional heads to ensure smooth project execution and support cross-functional organizational initiatives.

Requirements

  • Qualified CA, MBA, or an equivalent finance degree from a reputable institute.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Controllership, and/or Audit.
  • Experience with large-scale EPC projects is preferred.
  • Strong executive presence and the ability to work effectively with leadership at all levels, both internally and externally.
  • Experience working in a global matrix organization and collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
  • Broad-based finance experience and understanding of statutory requirements.
  • Strong technical accounting and analytical skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
  • Self-motivated and able to operate effectively in a team environment.
  • Zero tolerance for compliance breaches.
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial planningproject controllingfinancial reportingrisk managementclaims managementcost optimizationLEAN strategiesdigital strategiesstatutory requirementstechnical accounting
Soft Skills
executive presenceinterpersonal skillsleadership skillsself-motivatedteam collaborationcoachingmentoringcommunicationperformance planningtalent development
Certifications
CAMBA