At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.
Your future role
If you're ambitious, driven and team-spirited, this is your opportunity to build a career as a Finance Project Manager (FPM) in Queensland. The FPM role will be based in Milton, Queensland and the primary scope will be Rolling Stock projects in Queensland (QNGR & Core rail). Reporting to Lead FPM in Queensland, this role will intitially be for an 18 month fixed-term contract, but with potential to extend.
We’ll look to you for:
- Financial Reporting & Forecasting: Providing detailed cost analysis and forecasting to the Lead Finance Project Manager and Project Director, enhancing accuracy in revenue, cash, and cost projections.
- Project Cost Management: Supporting planning and commercial teams with subsystem/VO cost breakdowns, claim preparation, and overall project cost supervision.
- Compliance & Governance: Ensuring adherence to finance rules, local tax and statutory regulations, and internal transfer pricing policies throughout project execution.
- Audit & Risk Control: Resolving all audit points, raise early warnings for cost overruns, and challenge project financials in line with Delegation of Authority (DoA).
- Cash Flow & Invoicing: Managing timely customer invoicing to support healthy project cash flows and control internal purchase order flows.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Liaising with finance, legal, risk, treasury, and operational excellence teams to drive efficiency and compliance.
- Strategic Insight & Business Awareness: Building external financial networks, contribute to business agility, and maintain a strong understanding of the business portfolio and functions.
All about you
We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:
- Strong stakeholder engagement and management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Ability to work under time pressure and in a fast-paced environment, and effectively prioritise.
- Significant experience in a similar role, ideally within a project/operational environment.
- Advanced MS Excel skills and experience using SAP (Preferred).
- Tertiary qualification in Finance or equivalent.
Things you’ll enjoy
Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:
- Contribute to innovative projects.
- 18 weeks paid parental leave.
- Free gym membership.
- Flexible working options and additional leave days.
- Purchase annual leave and novated leasing schemes.
- Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
- Stability, challenges and a long-term career enabling you to steer your progression in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
- Benefit from a competitive package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and social coverage (life, salary continuance, medical, superannuation).
You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!
Important to note
As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.
An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals. We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with disability and other minority groups to apply.
We recognise that embracing flexibility & inclusivity is the smarter way of working. Please speak with us about your individual needs or if any workplace adjustments are required. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process please email: [email protected].
For internal applicants, please ensure you confirm your eligibility to apply with your Supervisor and relevant Human Resources representative prior to submitting an application.
As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing.
