Senior FP&A Analyst

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.

Could you be the full-time Senior FP&A Analyst in Bengaluru, India , we’re looking for?

Your future role: The GFC Senior FP&A Analyst processes multiple financial data and provides a fair view of Alstom, regional, cluster or site performance through consistent data aggregation and appropriate financial analyses. He or She:

- Assists Operational & Commercial teams with reports and ad hoc analyses.

- Supports the Alstom, regional, cluster or site management with analytics.

- Challenges internal stakeholders to stimulate company-wide, regional, cluster or site performance.

- Identify and streamline our reporting processes, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

- Ensure all financial data is collected, processed, and analysed in a timely manner.

- Review financial data (Cash, Sales, Gross Margin (GM), Under/Over, and NPOH) for Teranga pack submissions and ensure timely correction of errors.

- Perform month-end closing activities, including provision calculations.

- Manage intercompany invoicing and recharge allocations from the Region.

- Calculate hedge exposures and process related accounting entries.

- Conduct P&L foreign exchange (FX) impact analysis, including spot-rate effects.

- Maintain and enhance financial analysis and reporting systems, with a focus on standardization and process improvement.

- Prepare actual financial results and forecasts for POH, S&A, Tender and FTE; compare results against Budget and Plan and perform detailed variance analysis.

- Execute budgeting (TYP), forecasting (F0/LE), and monthly reporting activities for all functions within the Region, ensuring accurate system alignment.

- Partner with Function Heads and cost center owners to review spend performance and discuss plans and forecast assumptions.

- Support the preparation and presentation of Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs) with Clusters and Regional leadership teams.

- Collaborate with Regional Business Performance Analysts to ensure alignment of operational KPIs and cost targets.

- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with Group Consolidation teams and Cluster/Regional stakeholders.

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:

- A Chartered Accountant qualification or CMA or MBA in Finance.

- CA Inter / CMA Inter / MBA in Finance with higher relevant experience.

- 5-8 years of experience in FP&A / Corporate finance.

- Knowledge of SAP ERP, Excel and PowerPoint.

- Strong Analytical and Presentation Skills.

- Fluent in English.

- Experience in long term project accounting is good to have.

- Curious, striving to learn & develop.

- Synthesis, turn complexity/multiplicity into simplicity.

- Ability to multitask with efficiency and speed.

- Good, and improving, knowledge of the Business and of Key Performance Indicators.

- Detect & Fix issues with support from the team.

- Support initiatives to improve the processes.

- Demonstrate Teamwork, Honesty, Integrity, Courage.

- Good interpersonal skills: ability to listen, accept & convince avoiding conflict.

- Ability to Work in a matrix / multi cultured Environment.

- Can do attitude and knowledge in problem solving techniques.

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:

- Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from routine.

- Work with new security standards for rail signalling.

- Collaborate with transverse teams and supportive colleagues.

- Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of mobility.

- Utilise our flexible and inclusive working environment.

- Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.

- Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning programs.

- Progress towards leadership roles in IT Finance or other areas of interest.

- Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).

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 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.