Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis is looking to hire BA Controller/Director for Places Business in the United States to lead an engaged and motivated GBA Finance team to partner with and support leadership in understanding their business through effective challenge and by providing insightful and accurate management information that will help improve business performance as well as accuracy of reporting. Provide effective financial management & control for the business unit.
The GBA BA Controller reports directly to the GBA Finance Director Places (FD) and has a dotted reporting line to the Country BA Director. The FD is a member of the Global Finance Leadership Team (FLT) of Arcadis.
This role can be based anywhere in the East Coast and Central locations.
Role accountabilities:
Act as a business partner to support the BA Director and GBA FD for decision making:
- Be a forward looking, proactive Finance partner providing insightful advice and challenge to the business in all areas of performance.
- Lead the development and completion of the financial plans and forecasts.
- Track and report the financial performance of the GBA in country ensuring integrity is maintained in all governance and compliance areas.
- Provide insightful analysis on business performance and trends with a forward-looking lens and driving action as required across the business.
- Coordinate and assess the quality of capex / investment proposals from the business in country.
- Drive Working Capital performance to exceed targets.
- Be an active participant and contributor in the sale and bid processes assisting the leadership to drive profitable growth.
Lead the Finance function in country:
- 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 Project Managers and Functional Management.
- Coordinate the GBA budget, develop outlook & forecast capabilities and develop mitigation plan to support target achievements.
- Lead and develop the GBA Finance team to deliver value adding services
- Support the GBA and Finance team in matters of M&A, including integration of acquired new companies.
- Ensure a high level of collaboration and coordination is maintained with the other GBA BA Controllers and the In Country Accounting lead to ensure consistency in service delivery
- and compliance including meeting all the financial statutory obligations of the country.
Interact with global finance team:
- Contribute to the global Finance strategy with active involvement in the advancement of standardized, centralized, and automated process across the entire function.
- Roll out in the country the processes and methods designed centrally.
- Ensure standardization within the GBA and with other GBA’s avoiding customization of systems and processes.
- Ensure maximum use of and alignment to all the GSSC Finance teams (eg. AP, AR, Accounting, Project accounting).
- Ensure a high level of collaboration is maintained with the wider GBA Finance team including other BA Controllers across all GBA’s, Centres of Excellence, FP&A and Group Control.
Key shared accountabilities
- With the FD’s develop an in country finance 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 Finance Transformation team in identifying and implementing opportunities to streamline finance support and remove overhead via the Global Shared Service Centre, standardisation, and automation
Qualifications & Experience:
- The candidate should have a relevant bachelor or master's degree and demonstrated at least 15+ 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 a 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).
- Background in Engineering or Construction industry preferred.
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $152,000 - $194,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
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