Finance Manager

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Finance

Location:

TAMPA, FL, United States; FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, United States; ATLANTA, GA, United States; KING OF PRUSSIA, PA, United States; CHARLOTTE, NC, United States Posted:
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

We are seeking a Finance Manager to support the GHD Finance group. Flexibility any of our offices within the Eastern or Central time zones. In an ever-changing world, it requires creativity and innovation to stay ahead. As a key member of the Regional Leadership Team, the Finance Manager provides financial and commercial leadership to the Region leadership, Business Group Leads, and Project Managers to improve the overall performance of the business.

They provide proactive financial management by working collaboratively with the General Manager and leadership team to optimize performance and drive business outcomes in accordance with GHD’s strategic and financial performance objectives. They work in conjunction with the business to support profitable growth and help ensure the conduct of the business is in accordance with GHD’s policy and procedures.

The Finance Manager is responsible for managing the project services team for their Region which works with project managers on all aspects of project accounting including setup, invoicing, etc. They are supported by an experienced Project Services Analyst Manager who manages the daily affairs of this team.

Key Duties:

Actively participate as a member of the Region Leadership Team to help continue to the Americas high performance.

Member of Regional leadership team actively contributing to leadership and delivery of business plan objectives and aligning operations with corporate strategy. Provide advice on key commercial and financial factors to enable informed business decisions.

Proactively monitor and identify key business risks, recommend and implement actions to mitigate these to optimize business and financial performance.

Deliver insights and improvement options through the delivery, review and analysis of financial reports and KPIs for key business stakeholders.

Presentation, in a variety of forms and forums, of results and performance against KPIs including insight into impacts on results and improvement opportunities for various stakeholders.

Recommend required actions with an aim to improve project and Region financial performance; take corrective actions, as required. Monitor long and short-term business trends, identify specific business improvement opportunities and lead innovative recommendations for improvements.

Provide analytical review and strategic input into a variety of business matters to ensure informed decision making, including commercial guidance for major bids, panels and projects including (as required) negotiation, processes and reporting.

Responsibility to drive target levels of working capital through driving timely invoicing and effective oversight of debt collection, in conjunction with the Collections Team.

Support the 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 with our Leaders, leadership teams, Business Group Leads and Project Managers independently and often in collaboration with GHD's Project Management Office leads.

Directly support our business development activities via pricing & commercial reviews, generally as part of our Tender review/approval process. Other financial assistance to the General Manager, the Americas CFO and/or other stakeholders that may arise from time to time.

Responsible for supervising the client billing procedures of the Region. Responsible for the…