World-wide turnkey cable supplier seeksHead of Business Controlling and Finance & IS Transformation
for its Subsea and Land Systems Business Group.
Join our team in Nexans in electrifying the future!
Nexans’ submarine power cables are key in the transition to more renewable energy whether connecting islands to the mainland or bringing green energy from the offshore wind farm to the grid. In cooperation with our world-wide customers, we push technological boundaries to go deeper, longer, at higher voltages and to provide turn-key solutions for installation and protection to meet future needs.
Information about the department and the position
Organization:
Function: Head of Business Controlling and Finance & IS Transformation, Subsea and Land Systems Business Group (SLS BG)
Country: Norway
Location: Oslo
Manager : CFO SLS BG
Context:
- Subsea and Land Systems Business Group (SLS BG) is one of the main contributors in the Nexans Group journey to become a pure electrification player. EUR 200m investment is going to be deployed within the next 3 years to increase capacity of the Halden (Norway) cable manufacturing plant and to upgrade the Charleston (South Carolina, USA) production site - supporting growing demand for high-voltage cables which are critical for the energy transition. As the business size and its complexity are growing, there is a need to strengthen the controlling function focusing on strategic investments and ongoing business, as well as to develop and execute a focused strategy facilitating data analysis coming from different systems.
- Head of Business Controlling and Finance & IS Transformation, SLS BG is going to play a critical role supporting SLS BG CFO and Management Committee to go successfully through the growth, maintain controls of the strategic investments, develop and execute the data management roadmap, support reorganization/transformation of the SLS BG finance & IS function aligning it better with the business needs.
Position Sizing:
- SLS BG is a Global Business with €700m+ sales growing up to €1bn+ by 2024. ~2000 employees
- The person will manage the business controlling & transformation team,, and will be expected to actively engage and collaborate with other departments within and outside of the SLS finance & IS organization
Purpose, responsibilities, and tasks
Purpose:
- Enhances quality and added-value of the Business Controlling, Reporting, Budgeting and Forecasting -- through simplifying processes, supporting and challenging the business and finance teams
- Analyzes financial data to support and drive the development of the SLS business
- Streamlines and adapts governance and reporting
- Enhances financial controlling, monitoring and reporting of the major Capex projects and R&D projects
- Centralizes management of the Power BI and other business applications -- strategy and implementation
- Supports execution of the transformation for the finance & IS organization
Responsibility:
- Ensures consolidated SLS BG reporting’s accuracy and deadlines
- Challenges actual, forecast and budget numbers before those presented to the Business Group management; proactively identifies points of attention for the SLS management
- Leads monthly business review reporting ie financial information, dashboards, analytics, and drafts business comments
- Assumes full control and consolidates Capex (including the major expansion investment program) and R&D program at SLS BG level, ensuring consistency among different sites/entities and handling collaboration with BG and Corporate industrial and R&D departments
- Develops the business controlling team across the Business Group
- Leads the transformation of the Business Group’s finance & IS organization, systems and processes
- Leads business group follow-up and analysis of indirect costs, manufacturing variances, costs saving initiative
- Identifies business and financial risk & opportunities
- Analyzes financial and operational indicators, especially to explain commercial, operational and industrial results
- Supports SLS Management Team and Manager Business Analysis in identifying performance drivers, and in defining & monitoring action plans to reach strategic targets
Expected results:
- Supports the closing process, drive reporting process and challenge the business in terms of actual, forecast and budget financial results
- Ensures consistency in the business controlling and systems implementation/use throughout the organization
- Supervises controlling of the major capital investments projects
- Leads transformation of the SLS Finance & IS teams in the context of evolving business organization and needs
What we are looking for:
- Education: University / relevant Bachelor or Master degree
- 10+ years’ finance/controlling experience in industrial or projects business environment, including handling large investments and/or transformation initiatives. 3+ years of people management experience
- Large work capacity, ability and experience working with and managing global teams in a fast- paced multicultural international environment
- Independent self-starter
- Team spirit
- Result oriented
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Strong business analytical and problem-solving skills
- Able to synthesize information and prepare clear documentation/presentation
- Advance user of Excel and PPT
- Relevant practical experience working with ERP and Financial Consolidation systems
- Power BI (or similar tool) implementation/user experience is a plus
- Overseas experience being a plus
- Fluent in English. Norwegian language is a plus, but not mandatory
Why work with us?
- Professional and personal development opportunities
- Interesting and varied work in an international, dynamic, and multidisciplinary environment
- Inclusive and multi-cultural working environment
- Competitive salary, good pension scheme and insurance agreements
- Company Cabins, Extended bank holiday scheme, Broadband and cellphone scheme.
Interviews will be held continuously, please apply as soon as possible.
About Nexans Norway AS
Nexans Norway is part of the Nexans Group which has industrial presence in 40 countries and commercial activities worldwide - and has nearly 1,700 employees. The head office is located in Oslo and we have manufacturing plants in Rognan, Langhus and Halden.
Nexans’ Norwegian activity is divided into three business groups: Subsea & Land Systems (SLS), Building & Territories and Telecom (B&T&T) and Telecom and Data (T&D).
About Nexans Subsea & Land Systems (SLS) Business Group:
Subsea & Land Systems is a global player in engineering, manufacturing and installing key submarine cable solutions to customers all over the world. The Business Group has manufacturing plants in Norway (Halden), USA, Japan and Belgium.
Adresse: Oslo
