Associate Director - Financial Controller

Mace•New York, NY

63d

About The Position

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture and priorities, visit our strategy site. Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project. Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey: Safety First - Going home safe and well Client Focus - Deliver on our promise Integrity - Always do the right thing Create Opportunity - For our people to excel Drives the delivery of effective financial management, control and advisory support for their business unit and all projects/contracts managed by that business unit.

Requirements

Advanced knowledge of both Oracle and Power BI.
Chartered Accountant.

Responsibilities

Collaborating with Project Managers to help drive project performance and ensure that high quality financial decisions are made on the project.
Providing objective financial advice and opinions that positively impact the future of the project and associated plan.
Providing objective challenge regarding spend plans and take a proactive role in looking for opportunities to deliver services more efficiently and effectively.
Investigating opportunities as well as high risk and material financial issues, or problem areas, on the projects.
Developing and proposing solutions and options to resolve/progress concerns to a satisfactory outcome.
Managing a large team (or several) of senior direct reports, demonstrating effective leadership to ensure excellence in delivery against plans, championing a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities.
Working closely with the commercial team to provide forward looking insight and challenge, adding demonstrable value through delivering business insight.
Influencing and challenging financial plans, supporting the production of financial budgets, forecasts and analysis and acting as a critical adviser on key financial decisions.
Reviewing financial performance information and plans, (prepared by the Project Manager) including the Financial Plan, budgeting and forecasting, to ensure they are robust and accurately reflect key project issues.
Ensuring good cost control and cost management behaviour on projects. Promote good financial disciplines and risk management processes.
Ensuring a robust and effective internal control framework and compliance environment exists across the project and addresses risk management processes.
Ensuring accounting processes on projects (billing, management of revenue and capitalisation of projects) are disciplined and effective.
Working collaboratively with members of the Finance Business Partner community (across other business units) to promote and share business partnering ideas, learnings, experiences and best practice.
Developing an effective relationship with key staff in the Oracle support centre.
Working collaboratively with the super users and support the development of an effective network.
Supporting the set-up of projects and tasks structures so that the appropriate management information can be extracted.
Acting as a positive representative for finance with business stakeholders.
Working collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.
Delivering performance management, technical development, direction and coaching.
Managing the implementation of a systematic performance improvement cycle to continually improve the quality of (i.e. area).
Maintaining, cultivating and establishing a strong collaborative network, developing partnerships with key senior internal and external stakeholders.
Managing, influencing and negotiating with key senior stakeholders (c-suite and board) on matters of strategic importance.