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Role description :
Arcadis is looking to hire BU Controller - APM Semi-Conductor Director to lead an engaged and motivated Semiconductor Business Unit (BU) to partner with and support leadership in understanding their business through effective challenge and by providing insightful and accurate management information that will help improve business performance as well as accuracy of reporting.
Provide effective financial management & control for the business unit.
The BU Controller reports directly to the BA Controller.
This role can be located anywhere in the USA but Northeast locations would be preferred as it requires frequent traveling to Albany, NY.
Role accountabilities :
Act as a business partner to support the BU Director and BA Controller for decision making :
- Be a forward looking, proactive Finance partner providing insightful advice and challenge to the business in all areas of performance
- Lead the development and completion of the financial plans and forecasts.
- Track and report the financial performance of the BU ensuring integrity is maintained in all governance and compliance areas.
- Provide insightful analysis on business performance and trends with a forward-looking lens and driving action as required across the business.
- Coordinate and assess the quality of capex / investment proposals from the business in country
- Drive Working Capital performance to exceed targets
- Be an active participant and contributor in the sale and bid processes assisting the leadership to drive profitable growth
- Be a champion for change.
Lead the Finance function :
- Report financial KPIs, project and P&L performance management reporting and analysis (profitability, net working capital and cashflow) accurately and transparently, enabling effective decision making for Project Managers and Functional Management.
- Coordinate the BU budget, develop outlook & forecast capabilities and develop mitigation plan to support target achievements.
- Lead and develop the BU finance team (where appropriate) to deliver value adding services
- Ensure a high level of collaboration and coordination is maintained with the other BU Controllers and the Accounting pillar to ensure consistency in service delivery and compliance including meeting all the financial statutory obligations.
Interact with global finance team :
- Contribute to the global Finance strategy with active involvement in the advancement of standardized, centralized and automated process across the entire function
- Roll out the processes and methods designed centrally in the Business Area (BA)
- Ensure standardization within the Global Business Area (GBA) and with other GBAs avoiding customization of systems and processes.
- Ensure maximum use of and alignment to the Global Shared Service Centre (GSSC) Finance teams
- Ensure a high level of collaboration is maintained with the wider GBA Finance team including other BU Controllers across all GBAs, Centres of Excellence, FP&A and Group Control
Key shared accountabilities
Support the BA Controller to implement a finance strategy focused on maximizing shareholder value associated with the GBA;
encompassing all value creation levers (e.g. capital allocation, capital structure, portfolio strategy, governance) with effective communication to internal & external stakeholders.
Support the Finance Transformation team in identifying and implementing opportunities to streamline finance support and remove overhead via the Global Shared Service Centre, standardisation and automation.
Qualifications & Experience :
- The candidate should have a relevant bachelor or master's degree and preferably 10+ years of experience in finance. The candidate should be fluent in English.
- Further the candidate should have a track record of being a business partner and understanding client needs and financially controlling complex projects
- Candidate must have Construction industry experience
- Semi-conductor industry experience is plus