Global FP&A Director - Places

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Role description:

Lead an engaged and motivated GBA FP&A function to support the GBA finance strategy whilst ensuring the highest level of fiduciary responsibility is maintained (reliable systems, processes, controls, and reporting). This role is a Global scope with preference in European time-zone.

The GBA FP&A Director reports directly to the GBA Finance Director (FD). The FD is a member of the Global Finance Leadership Team (FLT) of Arcadis.   

We accept application until September 20,2024.

Role accountabilities:

Act as a business partner to support the GBA Officer and GBA FD for decision making:

• Track and Report on the financial performance of the GBA.
• Flag gaps or potential deviations from the agreed budget or forecast and provide insightful analysis on business performance.
• Lead the development and completion of the financial plans and forecasts. 
• Own the GBA mgt fee budget and spend oversight.
• Coordinate and assess (post calculation) the quality of capex / investment proposals from the business.
• Provide support & guidance to finance integration of acquired businesses and of the incoming team members into the wider Arcadis Finance function.
• Actively work with the business to ensure value adding insights and analysis are being provided to help drive performance improvements across all growth, operational and supporting areas.

Lead the FP&A function:

• Report financial KPIs, project and P&L performance management reporting and analysis (profitability, net working capital and cashflow) accurately and transparently, enabling effective decision making for the GBA, CBAs and BULx where needed.
• Coordinate the GBA budget, develop outlook & forecast capabilities and develop mitigation plan to support target achievements.
• Lead the GBA FP&A business analyst team member(s)
• Globally lead the GBA Planning, Forecasting and Reporting cycles collaborating closely with BA Controllers and BA Leadership teams.

Interact with global finance team:

• Ensure appropriate implementation and application of group processes.
• Roll out in the GBA the processes and methods designed centrally.
• Ensure standardization within the GBA and with other GBA’s and avoid customization of systems and processes.
• Ensure alignment with GSSC accounting teams, provide relevant information to accounting teams, manage closing processes jointly with GAO organization.
• Request support and validation from finance group experts as needed (tax, treasury, accounting, etc.).

Key Shared Responsibilities: 

• With the FD develop a financial strategy focused on maximizing shareholder value associated with the GBA; encompassing all value creation levers (e.g. capital allocation, capital structure, portfolio strategy, governance) with effective communication to internal & external stakeholders.
• Support the Global Accounting Officer in identifying and implementing opportunities to streamline finance support and remove overhead with the Global Shared Service Centre.
• Together with the other GBA FP&A Directors, GBA FD’s, the Finance Transformation Director, the Group Controller and the Global Accounting Officer, support the CFO in designing and implementing a successful Finance organization.
• In absence of the FD acts as his/her delegate

Decision Rights: 

Owns: GBA financial planning & reporting process and analysis

Influences: GBA finance strategy and investments / M&A
 

Qualifications & Experience:

The candidate should have a relevant bachelor or master's degree and at least 8+ years of experience as a senior finance leader with broad experience in finance management and reporting in a global setting. 

Further the candidate should have proven experience as strong business partner with excellent understanding of client needs combined with a thorough knowledge of project business and driving finance transformation and/or operational excellence processes (including leading, motivating and developing remote finance teams). 

For this role Arcadis values professional experience across the following priority areas: 

• Managing change: Managing or leading change in programs or teams and driving standardization and automation.
• Management: Leading a significant finance function, developing strategy and successfully driving accountability through KPIs and behavior. 
• Data and technology: Adopting data-driven decision making, leveraging data to create and demonstrate value. Tech savvy and comfortable and curious about technologies. 

Aligned to the Arcadis Leadership model we seek leaders with a strong fit to our leadership success profile, to build and drive our culture of inclusion, accountability, human-centricity, and sustainability. Successful leaders at Arcadis will possess strong learning agility, combined with a balanced mix of being curious, driving success and igniting passion. 

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