Job Summary:
The Finance Business Partner oversees financial operations navigating business within a specific geographic region (or other strategic elements as Domain, Service, Strategic accounts), acting as a valuable partner to regional leadership to align financial performance with local business goals and corporate policies down to the branch level.
Responsibilities:
- Develop Regional-Branch budgets, forecasts, and financial plans (incl. derived budgets for Domains, Strategic Accounts and Service); provide insights to optimize regional performance including decentralized P&Ls.
- Prepare & review financial reports with Branch and Regional, including Domain and Strategic Account Management. Support Corporate Controlling in their reporting needs.
- Monitor Regional-Branch costs (incl. utilization, variances) incl. derived views for Domains, Strategic Accounts and Service - follow up on defined measures to achieve targets / support pricing strategies to enhance profitability. Monitor Regional-Branch Net Working Capital - follow up on defined measures to achieve targets / support strategies for improvements.
- Collaborate with Regional-Branch to drive operational and strategic initiatives.
- Provide financial insights and internal support for corporate initiatives (e.g., M&A, Strategic Business Reviews).
- Mitigate Region-Branch specific financial risks (e.g., local customer, economic challenges). Applies also to Domain, Strategic Accounts and Service view.
- Provide leadership to a Commercial Project Manager direct report who is responsible for providing financial oversight for complex projects.
- Other duties as assigned to support all financial aspects of the company.
- Required Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in finance or project accounting, ideally with a few years in a leadership role (e.g., Regional Controller, Domain Controller, Group Lead Project Accounting, Branch Lead FP&A).
- Deep understanding of the specific industry and operational drivers within their region, domains, service and strategic accounts. Expertise in regional regulations, economic conditions, and cultural nuances.
- Experience with hands-on approach to Regional-Branch-Project financial processes.
- Flexibility to navigate Regional-Branch market dynamics.
- Ability to analyze regional financial data for actionable insights.
- Strong interpersonal skills to work with Regional-Branch stakeholders and translate corporate goals locally.
- Support strategic planning and local risk management.
- Drive FP&A standardization, provide best in class-learning & adaption incl. technology adoption.
- Advanced experience with Project Accounting and Accounts Receivables software applications, and reporting solutions (i.e. PowerBI, Data Lake)
- Advanced proficiency with an ERP system(s), (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics MD365 preferred, SAP, Coins) Power BI, and Microsoft Office including advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 8+ years of progressive experience in finance or project accounting, ideally with a few years in a leadership role
- Experience managing multi-entity/multi-location finances and consolidation for multiple regional entities, business units, or international operations.
- Project Management Professional Certification as it shows a deep understanding of project management methodologies, allowing the Business Partner to better align with project managers.
- Certified Public Accountant Certification as it demonstrates deep technical accounting and compliance expertise.
