Director of Commercial Finance

Role Purpose:

Position within the Finance organization, aiming to be a key leader and regional finance point of contact regarding Financial Planning and Analysis, commercial activities related to profitability, as well as analytical and reporting activities related to the P&L, Profitability and Costs.

Role Responsibilities:

• Drive the financial performance across Americas through effective planning, forecasting and business insights based on data and stakeholder feedback
• Oversee monthly, quarterly and annual reporting pertaining to the P&L for the region, covering our 5 component countries
• Operates closely and act as a business partner with the Americas stakeholders, whilst having an independent professional opinion to influence, support and collaborate yet maintain strong financial ethics
• Coordinates with in-market Financial Controllers all activities related to commercial finance, including regular reviews, governance activities, support and changes
• Works closely with Group teams for intersects of commercial support and accounting data, as well as best practices
• Works collaboratively across one finance team with the ability to contribute to discussions beyond the regional focus. Act a regional subject matter expert on FP&A matters and related reporting
• Drives financial compliance with existing company financial controls policies
• Contributes to the calibration and creation of financial controls policies and coordinate proper policy interpretation and execution in the region
• Makes recommendations to improve close processes and engage with the implementation team
• Assists with other regional initiatives, e.g. budgeting, forecasting, sales reporting and the automation of manual processes as needed.

Requirements

Knowledge and Experience

• Extensive experience of FP&A and commercial finance
• Proven experience in the professional services industry or similar
• Certified Public Accountant
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Extensive knowledge of ERP and Excel
• Public accounting experience preferred
• Microsoft D365 experience preferred
• Shared Services and global team experience preferred

Competencies and Qualifications

• Analyses situations and looks at broader picture; looks beyond own team and department to take a global view on issues where appropriate
• Realigns the team to drive organizational success
• Innovates to create and deliver value to meet the needs of the organization, its market and clients
• Takes the initiative to resolve issues proactively within own remit and recognize when requires escalation
• Makes decisions that drive high performance and meet client needs
• Balances risks with decision making, being prepared to mitigate risk
• Acts decisively and makes tough decisions even when under pressure
• Translates and creates practical actions from a strategic plan
• Leads by example – sets and generates commitment to goals, and leads team to meet/ exceed targets
• Demonstrates political awareness to build strong relationships and deliver business results
• Inspires a determination to achieve high standards
• Develops effective global relationships to leverage performance and capabilities; knows the right collaborations to ensure the best possible outcome for sustainable and authentic relationships
• Highly effective verbal and written communicator
• Adapts knowledge and analysis to provide effective solutions to clients; makes informed decision when appropriate
• Delivers on personal objectives to deliver to strategic and department plans, focuses on delivery, strives to exceed expectations. Shows drive and determination to achieve high standards
• Uses own knowledge and experience to make appropriate judgements or assist others with making decisions
• Demonstrates global awareness; Considers the regional and global implications of what we do in our areas of responsibility; Identifies and build relationships across team and region
• Embraces a changing environment, adapts well to changing demands and ambiguous situations and adapts own behavior accordingly
• Communicate clearly and displays sensitivity to develop constructive relationships with others. Shows understanding of others in order to influence as appropriate

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivizes, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
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