PWR-T Business Controller - Capex, Cash & Balance Sheet

Nexans•Charleston, SC

12h•Hybrid

About The Position

At Nexans, our global vision is to electrify the future. Within our business group ‘PWR - Transmission’, this means designing and fabricating the world's best cables. We deliver EPCI turnkey projects globally, equipped with the best tools, equipment, and highly competent personnel for installation and servicing. You will be part of the Business Control team in Finance, a dedicated group of 6 team members located in Norway and France. This role is crucial for strengthening the PWR-Transmission Head of Engineering & R&D's Finance organization. The position can be based in Oslo, Puteaux, or Charleston and reports to the Head of Business Controlling.

Requirements

Master degree in Finance or Business
7+ years of experience in project or industrial business and/or in an audit firm
Strong analytical skillset and ability to synthesize information to prepare clear documentation and presentation.
Ability to interact with operations.
Desire to learn quickly new concepts.
Advanced user of Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI.
Fluent in English – oral and written.
Personal values aligned with Nexans: Pioneer, Dedicated, United.

Nice To Haves

SAP and HFM/PBCS knowledge

Responsibilities

Assume full control of consolidated Capex (including the major expansion investment program) at G&T level, ensuring consistency across different sites/entities.
Explain actuals and manage forecast and budget for Capex.
Enhance the quality and added value of financial controlling, monitoring, and reporting for major Capex projects and associated cash flow forecasting.
Assist in challenging and prioritizing G&T Capex projects, considering financial, safety, carbon, and environmental footprints.
Establish discipline to perform post-mortem analysis of capex to verify the actualization of original commitments in terms of costs and benefits.
Build free cash flow using both direct and indirect methodologies to explain cash forecasts to the Finance leadership team and Corporate.
Streamline and adapt the governance and reporting of cash forecasts to ensure consistency between cash forecasts and OWC forecasts.
Build understanding of working capital and other balance sheet items with underlying business levers to challenge operations (projects, plants, purchasing) and forecast/budget them accurately.
Identify business and financial risks and opportunities for cash.
Support the G&T management team in identifying performance drivers and defining action plans to reach strategic targets.
Be in charge of Norwegian entities for forecast and budget in HFM.