Finance Manager

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The Finance Manager will support the financial health of the area by partnering closely with the team, tracking performance metrics and creating financial models. Build analysis that serves as the basis for recommendations that leaders of the business draw on to make critical, strategic decisions. Maintain a consistently high level of attention to detail while finding opportunities to continuously improve processes and outputs.

What you’ll learn & achieve:
Involved in budgeting, forecasting and reporting, including ad-hoc reports, and analysis, the Finance Manager will partner with the team to provide decision-making support related to projects and deliver in-depth reporting and analysis. Act as a strong advocate and ambassador for promoting the development and use of enhanced reporting tools and analytics.
- Ability to collaborate at various levels of the enterprise, and provide leadership the support to optimize financial performance.
- Work with leadership to grow the business, formulating plans that accomplish their strategic goals, including supporting the development of robust projection systems, order visibility, resource allocations, sourcing decisions and business KPI’s and indicators.
- Lead the development of financial metrics to guide the implementation of the strategy across all areas. Challenging assumptions as appropriate and providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets and business drivers. Help identify areas for potential cost savings or improved efficiency/effectiveness.
- Support service delivery it’s in developing & maintaining a consistent and transparent cost allocation methodology for allocation costs to the Customer operating units to drive the right enterprise behaviour.
- Evaluates the financial impact of business opportunities in a thorough and concise manner, which may include projected return on investment / payback periods for proposed capital expenditures or other investments. Compiles and prepares reports, graphs and charts of data developed. Leads review and approval of capital expenditures.
- Hands-on position, while being a key partner in integration and transformation efforts.
- Present analyses and findings Business/Operating Unit leadership.
- Supports M&A analyses of potential growth opportunities and assist with the integration of acquisitions as needed.
- Responsible for developing annual budgets, projections and Annual Business/Revenue Summit.
- Provide information to Leadership Team to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction and profitable business performance.
- Works across functions and regions on shared objectives to meet profitable growth incl. efficient resource allocation.
- Working with Corporate, shared service accounting and other units for matters related to the area of responsibility.
- Working with GM and Finance Leader on Long-Range Planning, Financial Planning & Analysis, Compliance with Corporate Accounting and Internal Controls, and other related financial activities.
- Assist in the development of new or expanded services.

What makes you a great fit:

- University Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent Professional qualification such as CPA, CMA or CA plus generally eight years directly related work experience in a global matrixed organization.
- Superior quantitative and analytical capabilities with Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; Strong financial systems capabilities for e.g. HFM, CMR, SAP or similar
- Ability to combine quantitative & qualitative analysis; to think critically, listen reflectively, consider many points of view on a topic, recognize connections & disparate actions, to guide leaderships decision making process.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (including the ability to recognize best mode(s) for communicating based on the audience and the situation), negotiation and interpersonal skills; distinctive ability to interact with all levels of management, clients and suppliers; communicate effectively with a global team with experience in a dynamic international environment and good proficiency in English.
- Strong technical skills in finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control, variance analysis and service / product line profitability. Preferably in complex matrix organizations.
- Extensive knowledge of accounting, finan