Financial Project Controller

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Financial Project Controller at Nokia Global Business Services (GBS) Customer and Project Controlling organization is responsible for ensuring the quality of project’s planned and reported financials, and applying financial skills to improve project performance. GBS Financial Project Controller is acting as business partner for the delivery team, accountable for ensuring the highest standards of business controls, data integrity and ethics. Customer and Project Controlling organization is providing Financial Project Controlling services, including end-to-end controlling of selected customer project portfolio.

• Manages end to end financial controlling for customer projects, being main point of contact for project accounting matters with all stakeholders;

• Set ups and maintains projects in ERP system (SAP) ;

• Supports PM organization to understand the accounting impacts in the project actuals and forecast;

• Assesses project accounting treatment in execution phase and prepares material for approval;

• Supports PM on Project Forecast and Project Performance review;

• Ensures project adherence to Revenue Recognition decisions;

• Ensures the correctness of project P&L and Balance Sheet.

• Contributes to order backlog verification for the assigned project(s);

• Ensures compliance with Nokia accounting principles, reporting guidelines, processes, tools and internal controls within the project;

• Provides information to Internal and external auditors on project financials.

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Economics or related discipline;

• At least 2-4 years of professional experience in finance, accounting, auditing or controlling  at international company (Telecommunication industry is an advantage);

• Full working proficiency of English is must;

• Solid knowledge of accounting principles (IFRS, IASs is an advantage);

• Advanced Excel knowledge;

• SAP ERP, Power BI experience is an advantage;

• Team player with excellent networking, communication and good problem solving skills;

• Ability to work across boundaries and in virtual/cross functional teams;

• Good presentation skills in both formal and informal settings & ability to interact with financial service recipients.

Requirements

- Bachelor degree in Finance, Economics or related discipline;
- At least 1-4 years of professional experience in Controlling at international company (Telecommunication industry is advantage);
- Strong knowledge and experience in Financial Accounting, Planning, Reporting & Analysis, Controlling (Cash Flow, Receivables, Inventory Management, Revenue Recognition);
- Fluent command of business English (both written and spoken);
- Outstanding team player with excellent networking, communication skills having service oriented, remarkably pro-active mindset;
- Ability to work across boundaries and in virtual/crossfunctional teams;
- Good presentation skills in both formal and informal settings & ability to interact with financial service recipients;
- Good problem solving and analytical skills.

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