Overview
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Constellium is a global leader developing and manufacturing high value added aluminium products and solutions for a broad scope of markets and applications, focusing on Aerospace, Automotive & Packaging. We design, develop and engineer products / solutions in partnership with our customers. With approximately 12,000 employees worldwide, Constellium operates 28+ manufacturing sites in North America, Europe and China with reported 2024 sales of € 7,3 billion. We are a global entity committed to reducing environmental impact and pursuing ambitious sustainability goals.
Constellium launched a global and long-term project aiming at transforming Finance to better serve Business. This project, Finance of Tomorrow, covers a wide scope of initiatives such as process optimization, automation, modern tool implementation, people development and business partnership enhancement. The FoT project team seeks a Project Manager responsible for planning, executing and closing some of these initiatives.
Location: Paris, France and Zurich, Switzerland.
Primary Purpose
The Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing and closing some of these finance transformation initiatives. He/she also communicates and coordinates with other Project Managers and with stakeholders, identifies and mitigates risks and ensures stakeholder satisfaction.
Key Accountabilities
* All project activities on the finance function side (standardizing metrics and objects, evaluating accounting impacts, determining mapping between local and central systems, coordinating activities with sites, BU, corporate and IT teams, determining and tracking corrective actions, informing management on main discrepancies, implementing corrective action).
* Ensures accounting/legal/tax/financial/treasury compliance with Group rules, IFRS/SOX reporting and local legislation for the new processes and tools.
Leadership Competencies, Technical Skills Requirement
* The individual should be a mature, seasoned professional with controlling experience and a track record of successful collaboration, teamwork and performance across the organization. The position requires an individual who thrives on a challenge and demonstrates a passion for transforming an organization, for developing new tools and processes and for managing data. Implicit in this is the ability to proactively address key project issues and effectively communicate solutions to the stakeholders (sites, BU, corporate, IT).
* The individual must be able to operate in a feedback-rich, team-based environment and have constructive and positive interpersonal skills. He/she should have at least 5 years of progressively responsible financial experience.
* Specific competencies:
* BSc/BA in accounting or in finance.
* Good knowledge of SAP (FI/CO/SD/MM), of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance and of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
* Language fluency in English. French and German are a plus.
* Good practice of Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Hyperion and BI tools.
* Prior experience in project management within a manufacturing environment is a plus.
* Ability to work cross-functionally and lead team members across departments to complete projects according to both internal and external deadlines is vital.
* Ability to influence/lead team members who are not direct reports.
* Requires effective written and oral communication skills, sufficient to communicate with all levels of the organization and consultants.
* Highly organized and able to develop project schedules, identify milestones and deliverables.
* Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills, Lean experience is a plus.
* High level of integrity, accuracy, dependability, enthusiasm and confidentiality.
Location
Paris, France and Zurich, Switzerland
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Project Management and Information Technology
* Industries: Fabricated Metal Products
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