Senior Project Controller

World-wide turnkey cable supplier seeks Senior Project Controller

Join our team in Nexans in electrifying the future

About the company

Cables have been our business, our passion, our knowledge, for more than a hundred years. Today, we are facing a future that will become electric far sooner than planned. Electrification is in our DNA and we are now ready to scale up to become a pure electrification player in this world. Nexans Norway AS 'head office is located in Oslo and the Norwegian factories are located in Rognan, Halden and Langhus. Nexans has the best of both worlds - we are local and close to our customers, but are also part of a global network with all the benefits it entails. Nexans employs 25,000 people, 1600 Norwegian employees, with a presence in 38 countries.

At Nexans we understand the importance of empowering individuals and enabling everyone to reach their full potential. We believe that in order to come up with the best technical solutions diverse -perspectives, -backgrounds and -experiences are required. Therefore we are committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace that embraces and promotes diversity.

In this role you will be part of the finance-team in our business group, Subsea and Land Systems, specialized on execution of the turn-key and supply-only contracts for the Subsea and Land cable manufacturing and installation around the globe.

Workplace: Paris

Welcoming you to the team

In this role, you will be part of the operation team in our business group G&T (Generation and Transmission) specializing in the execution of turn-key and supply-only contracts for Subsea and Land cable manufacturing and installation around the globe.

Location: Oslo, Norway or Paris, France.

Getting a flying start

The Project Controller collaborates with the project, tender and the finance teams in G&T, including plant controllers and the central Finance team.

Responsible for all financial aspects within the respective project team and the controlling department, in close coordination with the Project Financial Controllers:

• Maintains at all point in the project execution life the best/robust view at completion
• Be the business partner of the Project Manager.
• Be the main source of data to Project Financial Controllers (supports for example the phasing over calendar periods – respecting the financial reporting needs of Nexans).
• Performs as part of the reporting the deviations’ analysis towards forecasts and budgets.
• Takes part in all relevant activities to keep a good overview of the risks and opportunities, and their possible impacts on the project P&L.
• Able, together with the Project Manager, to challenge the project team to get the most accurate picture of the project development.
• Commercially oriented to seek for Opportunities and Variation Orders when applicable.
• Able to structure in set up phase the projects under multi-unit environment (involving various entities within the company)
• Follows-up various project related financial items such as tax, duties, bonds, commissions, indexation, hedging of metals and currencies.
• Follows-up on production orders from the production factories, on marine & onshore installation activities (from Nexans own vessels and installation departments to subcontractors), and all other project activities (PMT, Engineering, Procurement, etc.).
• Strives for opportunities on cash in acceleration
• Comfortable working in SAP (establishing work breakdown structure, Sales Orders, etc.).
• Reporting lines : hierarchically to Lead Project Controller and operationally to Project Manager.
• Depending on seniority, the level of responsibility among the above will vary

How you make an impact

• You come to life when working in collaboration with others and enjoy giving and receiving growth feedback.
• You are curious and love finding simple solutions to challenging tenders and have a high sense of quality and time.
• You have a team spirit and are motivated by bringing the teams together.
• It comes naturally for you to organize and plan in a structured manner.
• You have an analytical and strategic mindset with the urge to understand the business.

Your starting point when you join :

• Education: Bachelor or Master degree in a relevant financial field, or with Engineer background and relevant financial experience.
• Experience: preferably 10 years working experience with a background from EPCI / turnkey project environment within EPC Contractor including large scale projects €500-1000+m.
• Large work capacity, ability and experience to work in a fast-paced international environment.
• Strong business analytical and problem-solving skills, and high sense of quality and on-time performance.
• Advanced user of Excel, and relevant experience working with SAP. Power BI (or similar tool) user experience is a plus.
• Experience reviewing and understanding contracts and other legal documents.
• Some knowledge of IFRS accounting principles.
• Good communication and co-operation skills.
• Fluent in English, French is a plus.
• Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative.