Job Responsibilities:
Strategic Business Partnering:
- Act as a strategic advisor to the business, providing financial insights and recommendations that drive business decisions and project outcomes.
- Collaborate with business leaders to identify opportunities for growth, margin optimization, and efficiency improvements across projects.
- § Lead financial discussions in business development meetings, ensuring alignment of project goals with overall business strategy.
End-to-End Project Financial Governance:
- Develop and implement financial governance frameworks for project management, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
- Oversee the financial lifecycle of projects from initiation to closure, including budget approval, funding, cash & cost control, and final financial reconciliation.
- Establish and monitor financial metrics for project performance, ensuring early identification of potential financial issues.
Advanced Risk Management:
- Enhance the risk management process by integrating financial risk assessments into project planning and execution.
- Collaborate with the project management team to develop and implement mitigation strategies for identified financial risks.
- Regularly review and update risk management plans based on project progress and changes in external conditions.
Currency Risk Management:
- Implement and manage currency hedging strategies to mitigate the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations on project costs and profitability.
- Regularly assess currency exposure and collaborate with the treasury team to execute appropriate hedging instruments, ensuring financial stability throughout the project lifecycle
Financial Scenario Planning and Analysis:
- Lead financial scenario planning for major projects, evaluating the potential financial impact of different project decisions and market conditions.
- Develop financial models to assess the viability and profitability of new project initiatives or changes in project scope.
- Provide detailed analysis of financial variances and recommend corrective actions.
Continuous Improvement and Process Optimization:
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focusing on streamlining financial processes related to project management.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to identify and implement process improvements that enhance financial performance and project outcomes.
Stakeholder Communication and Reporting:
- Enhance communication with stakeholders by providing clear, concise, and actionable financial reports that align with business objectives.
- Lead the preparation of financial presentations for management, highlighting key financial insights and recommendations.
Experience
- Experience in working in high paced, global, matrixed industrial organizations
- Extensive and proven ability to work in various functions of Finance, Accounting and Business Strategy.
- Excellent knowledge of project management, financial systems (eg: SAP)
- Experience in working with global project-teams
- Knowledge of power solution industry is an added advantage
Requirements:
- Bachelor or higher in Business Administration/Financial equivalent professional certification
- At least 3 years of working experience in project controllingProficient in in SAP, MS Office and BI toolFluent in English
- Understand Asian cultural differences and business practices and can resolve conflicts effectively
- Able to multi-task and manage projects simultaneously. An extremely resourceful person.
- Good team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Flexible to travel on business requirements
