Financial Planning and Analysis - Business Partner

Reporting directly to the Finance Director in the Architecture & Urbanism division of a global business area, the successful candidate will support in providing value-adding insight and analysis to the Global Division.

The candidate will work in collaboration with high-performing local and regional finance teams, evaluating core business performance as well as internal and external investment cases and supporting data quality and consistency checks across internal reporting platforms.

This role will have a focus on Business Intelligence and reporting but will also dovetail with other financial planning and analysis (FP&A) activities to provide a resilient FP&A function for the global business area.

Advantages

Join a listed, global leader in it's field. After an acquisition in 2021, they have ambitious growth plans both organically and through further acquisitions.

This dynamic environment challenges the financial department to combine day-to-day business with continuous process improvement, integration of new entities, and due diligence of potential acquisitions.

The Analyst will be part of a dedicated team of finance professionals supporting senior management in successfully moving the division into the next growth phase.

Responsibilities

Reporting lines :

Finance Director, Global Architecture & Urbanism

Individual accountabilities :

Support finance with monthly reporting and throughout forecasting / budget cycles.

Provide value-adding insight, analysis on results, improvement of working capital, and planning & forecasting analysis.

Analyze the order book and pipeline, including commercial analysis and insights development.

Ensure validation and consistency of financial information across reporting platforms (OneStream, Oracle, and Power BI).

Support the finance function, both local and within the global business area, to deliver best practices.

Identify areas to increase efficiency and automation of processes.

Support growth function in areas such as Oracle Sales Cloud, Gigafactory management / accounting, five-year roadmap modeling, bid / pursuit support, and integration synergy analysis.

Assist both FP&A and growth teams with ad hoc analysis as required.

Decision rights influence :

Data analysis requirements.

Delivery of timely and high-quality financial support.

Qualifications

Profile requirements :

The ideal candidate is a part-qualified accountant or equivalent by experience, with relevant experience working in a medium / large global organization.

Other required experience and competencies for this role include :

Very strong data skills and reporting (BI / Excel) capabilities

Attention to detail and consistent high standards

Self-starter with excellent time management skills

Enthusiastic, proactive, innovative, and result-driven attitude

IT literate with ERP experience, including strong MS Excel skills (pivot tables and lookup functions), MS Power BI experience preferred, and Oracle Cloud preferred

Familiarity with finance terminology and the ability to understand P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements

Fluency in English

Aligned to the company’s leadership model, successful candidates will possess strong learning agility, combined with a balanced mix of curiosity, success-driven attitude, and passion.

They will demonstrate :

Curiosity :

Develop curiosity in oneself and others, bringing clients and colleagues on a journey of discovery and co-creation.

Maintain a global, strategic, and future-thinking mindset.

Be 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.

Success orientation :

Create a sense of shared ownership and accountability, balancing this with decisiveness and holding others to account for delivery.

Take ownership of personal responsibility, creating clarity, and motivating and aligning others.

Internalize organizational goals, making them personal stretch goals.

Focus on outcomes and tackle challenges head-on.

Demonstrate commercial acumen, particularly with regards to sustainable solutions.

Actively shape the future of the organization.

Passion :

Personally role model commitment to improving quality of life and putting sustainability at the core.

Apply an adaptive style to engagement that is culturally sensitive and appeals to the personal needs of others.

Bring clarity and manage anxiety in others through clear communication and inspiring storytelling.

Integrate work, helping others make the connection between their work and the bigger picture.

Maintain personal resilience and rebound from setbacks, helping others to do the same.

Build trust through authenticity, demonstrating integrity and courage regarding personal convictions.

Main working contacts :

Finance Director Global Architecture & Urbanism

Regional Business Unit Controllers Architecture & Urbanism

Country Finance teams

Summary

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a process improvement mindset to work in an organization that is dedicated towards investing in sustainable growth.

They understand the importance of the finance function and the potential that finance has in powering organizational change.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees.

In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary / gender non-conforming;

Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle.

We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.

ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.