Lead high performing teams across the GEC and GSSC Locations to deliver all aspects of Financial management & Control for the Global Excellence and shared service centres
Be a key member of the Global Excellence leadership team to support effective decision making and ensure the right strategic and operational choices are made
Lead the GEC/GSSC annual budget /plan and work with the GEC Directors and GSSC Director to deliver the agreed financial targets for each business unit, with a no surpriseculture, fostering the spirit of continuous improvement
Drive team performance setting goals, priorities and internal cadence to ensure the wider FP&A and Group control deadlines and objectives are met
Work with the finance pillars to ensure the GEC and GSSC is compliant from an accounting and tax perspective
Be a key stakeholder in driving the wider Finance community strategy, including company-wide alignment on best practices
Lead on initiatives to drive improvements in planning and forecasting accuracy
Develop strong relationships with the Global Business Area leaders to understand their (and their clients) business needs, and encourage / attract regional colleagues to work with the GECs and GSSC
Work with GBA Finance and Operational teams to create the right commercial environment to support growth of the GEC and GSSC capability
Support the delivery of the People & Culture plan to enable a People First culture that progresses the business towards being an employer of choice and a great place to work
Above country Finance PiP for governance and key finance control issues across the GEC and GSSC Countries
The Business unit controller will lead high performing teams to drive the following responsibilities
Effective cost control of Enabling function costs including Technology and Workplace, supporting Enabling Function Controlling Director and Global Function heads
Responsive analysis based on the company needs and latest strategy
Provide a link to the Finance transformation team, supporting delivery of the finance strategy
Qualifications & Experience:
he candidate should have of a minimum of 15 years of experience ideally in an international, listed company
Preference will be given to candidates with a Certified Accounting, Controlling or MBA qualification and significant experience gained in an international setting
Other required experience and competencies for this role:
Experience of managing and developing high performing teams
Mature personality with strong and independent point of view
Excellent communication, strong negotiating and influencing skills
Self-starter with strong collaboration and team skills
Enthusiastic, pro-active and result driven attitude
IT literate with ERP, forecasting and Planning tool experience
Native language: unspecified, but fluency in English is a must
For this role Arcadis values professional experience across the following priority areas:
Breadth of experience: Working internationally, across different industries and business lines and/or functions, managing projects impacting people/issues/solutions across orga006Eizational boundaries
Driving innovation: Involved in generating and driving innovation, engaging with clients on new business models and revenue streams, working with alliances and ecosystems to deliver the best outcomes
Data and technology: Adopting data-driven decision making, leveraging data to create and demonstrate value
Tech savvy and comfortable and curious about technologies
Aligned to the Arcadis Leadership model we seek Arcadians with a strong fit to our leadership success profile, to build and drive our culture of inclusion, accountability, human-centricity, and sustainability
Successful Arcadians will possess strong learning agility, combined with a balanced mix of being curious, driving success and igniting passion
Be curious:
Demonstrate and develop curiosity in oneself and others, bringing clients and Arcadians on a journey of discovery and co-creation
Have a global, strategic, and future thinking mindset
Are digitally-savvy, entrepreneurial and innovative
Build organizational networks that are value-adding, engaging and purposeful
Incorporate a human-centric, experimentation-led and continuous learning mindset to lead innovation and transformation
Actively engage diverse points of view and manage healthy issues-based conflict
Drive success:
Create a sense of shared ownership and accountability balancing this with decisiveness and holding others to account for delivery
Take ownership for own responsibility, creating clarity and motivating and aligning others
Internalize organizational goals, making them ones own personal stretch goals
