Job Description

Req ID: 528347

Location: Derby (onsite)

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 19/10/2026

Salary: circa £100,000 DOE plus bonus and excellent benefits

Head of Finance Rolling Stock UK&I

At Alstom, we build what millions depend on daily - rail transportation systems that can't afford to fail. We're more than 85,000 people worldwide creating the industry's most diverse portfolio: high-speed trains, metros, trams, maintenance services and integrated systems.

More Than a Job: A Mission

We are seeking a visionary Head of Finance RSC UK&I to lead financial strategy and governance for our Rolling Stock Centre in Derby. This role calls for a leader who thrives on complexity, drives operational excellence, and partners with cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable growth and long-term value creation.

Your Role, Your Impact

• Financial Management and Controlling
• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis to support scalability and alignment with Alstom’s strategic objectives.
• Act as a key financial business partner to the Site Managing Director and management team, providing insights, guidance, and data-driven recommendations.
• Monitor and forecast key financial and QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery) indicators, ensuring effective cost control and performance optimisation.
• Validate and challenge financial data, risk assessments, variance analyses, and operational assumptions to drive informed decision-making.
• Support investment decisions, restructuring initiatives, capacity expansion plans, and continuous improvement through robust financial analysis and predictive forecasting.
• Ensure financial reporting reliability, compliance, and strong internal controls through SAP-based systems and Alstom financial guidelines.
• Reporting and Coordination
• Collect, consolidate, analyse, and validate financial data to deliver accurate budgets, forecasts, and performance insights.
• Ensure financial processes and systems comply with internal controls, external requirements, and Alstom reporting standards.
• Liaise with regional controllers and country Finance Director to report results, share insights, and drive corrective actions.
• Management
• Lead and develop the site controlling team while coordinating planning, budgeting, and target-setting activities to deliver accurate financial data, resource plans, and budgets.

You'll work with sharp, committed teams solving complex challenges that shape the future of mobility, ensuring seamless integration of business and technology.

What You Bring

• Expertise in financial management within large-scale industrial or manufacturing environments.
• External Audit, Site Control or Project Control experience
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to translate large financial data and insights into strategic business recommendations.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organisation and with staff at remote locations essential.
• Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
• Strong Management skills

How Success Is Measured

• Achievement of financial targets and delivery timelines aligned with strategic goals.
• Strength of collaboration and leadership across finance and operational teams.
• Reduction in reporting errors and improvement in process efficiency through automation.

Alstom, A Great Place to Grow

• Empowered by cutting-edge digital finance tools and a global innovation mindset.
• Delivering global impact from Derby through sustainable mobility solutions.
• Continuous learning and career advancement through Alstom’s leadership development programs.
• Perks and Benefits:
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay.

Here, progress isn't always easy, but the impact is real. Because the scale is massive, the tasks are complex when the system runs, the train moves, and the city connects that feeling stays with you. And the legacy lasts.

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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