Junior Bids & Project Controller

Job description / Role

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our achitects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Thales has built a presence in the United Arab Emirates for over 35 years, and today has over 300 employees. Thales in the UAE is part of our Middle East business that has 1,800 people across Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, KSA, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and UAE. Together we delivered technology for the Dubai metro, the longest driverless metro network in the world and a fare collection system that processes up to 250,000 transactions per day. We make UAE a safer place by providing secure electronic payment solutions, cyber security systems and communications as well as security systems for Dubai International Airport and air traffic management and navigation systems for Abu Dhabi's airport.

Roles & Responsibilities

Permanent responsibilities

General
• Manages and controls all financial aspects of the projects
• Provides the Project Manager and his/her hierarchy with all necessary financial data and any information of possible consequence, act as a business partner of the Project Manager
• Forecasting, budgeting, Control. Financial Variance Analysis and reporting
• Review cost estimates and ensure a reliable explanation of the EAC and the variance between EAC's exercise
• Manage contingencies and provisions for contractual and financial risks
• Analyze work in progress and reviews program expenditure (expenses correctly accounted for, authorized contingencies, invoices, etc.).
• Optimizes and monitors sales, margins
• Assist in implementing the accounting system for the project, in coordination with the group accounting system
• Ensure the invoicing in due time and cash collection
• Maintains project cost breakdown structure
• Consolidate project figures of all entities (worldwide) involved in the project or provide the necessary information in due time to the entity in charge of the consolidation
• Financial Engineering : Manage Financial Engineering in coordination with DAFI (Credit Export Insurance, for Bank Guarantees) for the projects in scope
• Closing : Manage in SAP by Design & provide the necessary information (order intake, sales, CGM, AGM, variances analysis, Cash-in, OCF) to all stakeholders in due time to the Dubai finance organization
• Reporting: Manage & transmit the necessary information (budget, forecast, R/O, variance analysis, BOR) to all stakeholders
• MYB: Manage the process for the project she/he is responsible for and provide the necessary information to the Dubai based regional reporting and budgetary control organization
• CASH/OCF: Manage the cash of the project (Cash-in and Cash-out), forecast cash flow and improve/optimize OCF with Operations, review working capital requirements
• Budgetary Control: Liaise with the Dubai based regional reporting and budgetary control organization and provides all necessary information (workload, productivity, share the workload plan -mobilization/demobilization) to allow a proper monitoring of the Structure and its efficiency
• Finance Team player: Ensure convergence to "best in class" Finance organization by adequate professional behavior strong accountability and cooperation spir
• Finance Transformation: Participate actively to the Finance Modernization initiatives in the Region: shared services, reporting simplification, roles of controllers, agile tools, SAPbD improvements etc

Requirements

Work experience requirements
• Used to work as Project Financial Controller in similar sector
• Organization capabilities, Ability to synthesize, Rigor and hard worker
• Perform through cooperation, influence key stakeholders, able to interface with different cultures (international profile), team spirit
• Promote the highest standards of conduct
• Exhibit a strong ability and willingness in meeting deadlines
• Effective interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills

Qualification, Certification & Educational Requirements
• Master degree or Finance/Accounting Degree with 5 yrs experience
• Management/ Leadership soft skills
• Fluent in English
• Arabic and French appreciated but not mandatory

Preferred Skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to make effective presentations to all levels of leadership

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!

About the Company

Thales is a global leader in advanced technologies, investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing – to build a confident future crucial for the development of our societies. The Group provides its customers – businesses, organizations and governments – in the defense, aeronautics, space, transport, and digital identity and security domains with solutions, services and products that help them fulfil their critical role, consideration for the individual being the driving force behind all decisions.

Thales has 81,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2020 the Group generated sales of €17 billion and Self-funded R&D 1B€.