Commercial Financial Lead

Commercial Finance Lead

 

 

Key Purpose

 

While putting your attention to detail, accounting skills, and spreadsheet building into action, you will also bring the vision of our team and the client to life. In this partnership, you will have the ability to help build tools to enable us to be better and more efficient and continue to grow our business.

 

The Commercial Finance Lead communicates financial, operational, and strategic business insight to Managers/Supervisors. The Controller provides leadership and controls to achieve scalability for rapid account growth, forecasting accuracy, and quality objectives.

 

Success Criteria

 

• Develop own skill base in line with agreed appraisal, taking responsibility for increased performance, and ensuring continued self-improvement
• Participate and embrace the development opportunities within the group
• Demonstrates a proactive and self-starter ability, looking to identify key indicators that will affect the business.

 

Key Areas of Collaboration and Influence

 

• Support the Account Directors and report to the Finance Director with reporting relationship to supported companies’ administrators

• Communicate effectively with colleagues within the Business Unit and across the company so that information is disseminated effectively and participate in project groups and meetings as required
• Provide insights and reporting to both Operations and Finance team members to help achieve results

 

Ideal Candidate Experience

 

• 5+ years of financial management experience in a client interfacing role is preferred
• Experience interfacing at all levels throughout an organization; private sector experience required
• Experience with job costing ERP system
• Experience in the service industry is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Ability to communicate with all levels within a client’s management structure
• Good team player
• Able to command credibility and be able to influence
• Strong analytical Excel skills are required
• Strong organizational skills
• Proactive and able to be a self-starter

 

Key Accountabilities

 

• Account to Site level financial support to operations (to include reporting, financial variances, and cost expectations)
• Contractual Expert for the contract to ensure compliance with client and contract requirements
• Conduct evaluations for cost reduction opportunities with site-level variance reviews
• Weekly analysis of current month results as well as forward-looking forecast to include a gap-closing plan if necessary
• Assist the Finance Director with the budget, estimate, and forecasting processes by formulating strategic and long-term business plans
• Support global requests and reporting where applicable
• Assist in the preparation of monthly business review presentations
• Attend customer-facing meetings, including Monthly Business Reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews, ad hoc meeting requests

• Billing Confirmation (external)
• Cash collection meetings and reviews
• Monthly bridge reviews
• Client ad-hoc requests, including detailed data requests and pricing
• Support audit requests
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards
• Special projects as needed

 

Physical Demands & Work Environment

 

• Sitting at a computer for long periods at least 90% of the time
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 10 pounds
• Must be able to work under pressure and time deadlines during peak periods

 

As a global organization, ISS Group is committed to making the international community more resilient and just for all people. We encourage diversity and inclusion in their broadest terms, including ethnicity, race, age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, language, culture, and educational background. We look to lead our industry by example and to influence the market positively wherever we operate.

 

ISS offers full-time employees a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, life, and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program based on employment status. The annual salary range for this position is $100,000 - $120,000. Final compensation will be determined based on experience and skills and may vary from the abovementioned range.