Financial Project Controller

Job Description:

Leonardo is an international industrial group that creates multi-domain technological capabilities for global security. A protagonist in major Aerospace, Defense, and Security strategic programs, it has over 62,000 employees worldwide. The company has a significant industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland, and the United States and operates in 150 countries also through subsidiaries, joint ventures, and shareholdings. Leonardo is a technological and industrial partner of Governments, Defense Administrations, Institutions, and businesses.

Within the Finance BU Automation organizational unit, we are looking for a Financial Project Controller at our Genoa office.

This role will operate within the Finance BU Automation unit with the objective of working in the team dedicated to the economic and financial management of projects and contracts (Project Controlling).

Specifically, the person will be responsible for:

• Management control relating to business activities, with a particular focus on order/project control and related KPIs;

• Monitoring of financial progress vs. contract (revenue recognition, cost to completion) and support for the project (re)planning process (program controlling);

• Monitoring, capacity verification, and approval of purchase requests for projects/orders;

• Tracking and periodic reporting of financial risks, contingency budgeting, stress scenarios (currency exchange, milestone delays, scope variations) and related mitigations;

• Coordination with Legal on exposure aspects arising from disputes, arbitrations, claims and contractual penalties; support for quantifying reserves in equity;

• Monitoring, reporting, and periodic analysis of turnover, receivables/payables, receipts/payments of programs/orders;

• Interface with Treasury on project working capital timing; coordination with the Treasury function on advances and financing, exchange rate coverage, guarantees, bonds, etc.;

• Support for the Business Unit's periodic Budgeting, Forecast, and Reporting processes;

• Periodic analysis of industrial and operational PKIs, definition of improvement plan and related monitoring;

• Support for the tender process;

• User of SAP 4Hana, BI and other planning tools.

Education Degree in economics/management disciplines or Engineering

Seniority At least 5 years of experience in the role of Controller/Project Controller, preferably in companies operating on an order/project basis and in international contexts.

Technical skills Knowledge of relevant IRFS/IAS and US GAAP accounting principles and production management control, international Transfer Pricing issues.

Behavioral skills Excellent analytical skills, problem solving and teamwork complete the profile.

Language skills Proficiency in English (at least B2); knowledge of an additional language among French, Spanish or German is a plus.

Computer skills Excellent knowledge of Excel and major corporate ERPs, preferably SAP. Project control management software.

What do we offer? Our collective labor agreement of reference is the CCNL for Private Metalworking Industry and Plant Installation;

• Working methods: Hybrid;

• Contractual category: Employee;

• Contractual type: permanent contract;

• Thirteenth month salary;

• Bonus linked to Business results;

• Welfare vouchers worth 250 euros annually;

• Opportunities for continuous training and updating of professional skills and soft skills;

• Well-being: we prioritize the economic, physical, social and psychological well-being of our people, offering multiple solutions close to their needs.

The company reserves the right to make evaluations regarding the classification level and economic proposal, based on objective criteria that emerged during the selection process and in coherence with the seniority of the identified candidate and the position, in compliance with the principles of equity, transparency, and equal opportunities provided by current legislation.

We await your application: send us your CV within three weeks of the job advertisement opening. How does the selection process work? Following the collection of applications, CVs most in line with the required requirements are evaluated and identified.

Selected candidates undergo an introductory interview with the Human Resources team, covering motivational and aptitude aspects, followed by a technical in-depth interview with the Business.

At the end of the process, the person receives feedback, both in case of positive and negative outcomes.

Seniority: Expert

Primary Location: IT - Genova - Puccini

Contract Type: Permanent

Total Base Pay Range: 35K-53K

Hybrid Working: Hybrid