Finance Manager

GHD Group Pty Ltd•Breckenridge Park, FL

About The Position

GHD is seeking a Finance Manager to provide financial and commercial leadership to the Region’s leadership, Business Group Leads, and Project Managers. As a member of the Regional Leadership Team, the role supports business performance, profitable growth, and alignment with GHD’s strategic and financial objectives and policies. The position works collaboratively with the General Manager and leadership team to provide proactive financial management and improve business outcomes. The Finance Manager oversees the Region’s project services team, which supports project managers with project accounting, including setup and invoicing. An experienced Project Services Analyst Manager manages the team’s daily affairs. The Finance Manager also leads and develops the Finance team, supports client billing procedures, and partners with stakeholders across the Region and Americas. The position may be based in any of GHD’s offices within the Eastern or Central time zones. GHD describes itself as an equal opportunity employer and encourages individual achievement and a diverse workforce.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or an equivalent number of years of experience, plus 15 or more years of accounting or business operations experience.
CPA designation or MBA.
Demonstrated success in a finance leadership role, including leadership with financial systems and analytics and delivery of commercial outcomes.
Commercial strategic thinking, strong financial acumen, and the ability to challenge.
Strong communication and analytical skills, including the ability to explain financial data to non-technical audiences and vice versa.
Experience liaising between functional and strategic communities.
Strong presentation skills and comfort presenting to groups at all levels.
Ability to influence others and strong negotiating skills.
Customer-service focus and ability to connect with operational staff and demonstrate the value added by finance partnerships.
Results-oriented approach.
Ability to manage business outcomes through planning and prioritizing workload.
Excellent project management, analytics, and consulting skills, including the ability to interpret data and tell a story.
Energetic, forward-thinking, creative approach; high ethical standards; and a lead-by-example style that promotes a positive, team-based environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the architecture and engineering (A/E) professional services sector.
Experience with BST project accounting system.
Fluency in French or Spanish for future development opportunities.

Responsibilities

Participate in the Region Leadership Team and contribute to leadership, business plan objectives, and alignment of operations with corporate strategy.
Advise stakeholders on key commercial and financial factors to support informed business decisions.
Monitor business risks and recommend and implement actions to mitigate them and improve business and financial performance.
Review and analyze financial reports and KPIs, deliver insights and improvement options, and present results and performance to stakeholders.
Recommend and take corrective actions to improve project and Region financial performance.
Monitor business trends, identify improvement opportunities, and lead recommendations for business improvements.
Provide analytical review and strategic input on business matters, including commercial guidance for major bids, panels, and projects, and support negotiation, processes, and reporting as needed.
Drive working capital targets through timely invoicing and effective oversight of debt collection in conjunction with the Collections Team.
Support half-year and fiscal year-end audits related to revenue recognition.
Compile annual Region financial budgets, KPI targets, and requested reforecasts in partnership with the business.
Increase commercial awareness among leaders, Business Group Leads, and Project Managers, including collaboration with GHD’s Project Management Office leads.
Support business development through pricing and commercial reviews, generally as part of the tender review and approval process.
Provide other financial assistance to the General Manager, Americas CFO, and other stakeholders as needed.
Supervise the Region’s client billing procedures and manage performance and hiring for employees in that department.
Help Business Group Leads and Project Managers identify cost overruns so that variations can be requested and invoiced promptly.
Support the General Manager and Americas Facilities Leader with property and other leasing arrangements, including communicating financial impacts to decision makers.
Analyze potential mergers and acquisitions and assist with integration planning and systems transfer as required.
Participate in the Americas Finance Leadership Team to promote Americas-wide initiatives, knowledge sharing, and collaboration with Finance Managers in other Regions.
Ensure compliance with the organization’s financial procedures.
Lead, train, develop, and motivate the Finance team; identify and manage performance measures and provide stakeholders with understandable financial support, guidance, and advice.
Identify and, as appropriate, lead implementation and improvement of GHD finance processes and initiatives.