Investigo are currently exclusively partnering with an International Business Services company who are looking to hire a finance business partner for their Belgium based finance team looking after two countries.
Job details;
To lead sustainable financial growth by taking ownership of the financial strategy, controls and management information for the Business Unit.
Provide insight and influence to impact performance and maintain competitive advantage alongside financial and contract support leadership and direction in the Business Unit. This will involve personal attitude, use of skills and dissemination of knowledge. Use specialist knowledge and experience to provide insight and influence, to impact performance standards. Implement improvements, drive change, raise standards through the direct and indirect management of the team. Act as a business partner to the Business Unit Director to both advise and challenge senior management on contract performance.
Duties;
* Developing high quality and effective Client relationships especially across the Business Unit.
* Build good working relationship with Contract Managers, AGMs, Project Managers and other senior Business Unit team members and be a business partner for all.
* Tightly manage contract governance, demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of the terms and conditions of each contract to ensure that all cost elements are appropriately accounted for.
* Support company transformation and client initiatives, working closely with other functions to ensure full alignment of deliverables and results.
* Participate in monthly formal Contract, Project and Business unit reviews.
* Prepare accurate Business Unit reports in line with monthly company timetable including full Profit & Loss account with analysis and commentary, Balance Sheet extracts and reconciliations, detailed Project Profitability reporting, Profit & Loss forecasts and annual plans.
* Use PowerBI to provide best in class Management Information to both Client and the company.
* Continually review, maintain and improve cash-flow, margins and reporting. Develop targets and benchmarking processes to challenge the financial information.
* Drive high quality financial / commercial performance through understanding the contractual commitments on all service lines and ensure is aligned and consistent with contract management practices.
* Identify and help drive implementation of savings opportunities
* Review contract P&L results and challenge.
* Active management of overheads for business whilst seeking out areas for efficiencies for savings.
* Lead the preparation of the annual Business Unit plan, monitoring the forecasting through the year.
* Lead discussion on budgeting & forecasting analysis and correlation to actual performance.
* Challenge the Business Unit or contracts when performance trending off track, identifying opportunities and risks to results.
* Ensure balance sheet and cash flow Plans are prepared.
Requirements
* Finance experience in a multinational company ideally
* Dutch speaking
* Ideally the candidate will come from a business services industry background.