Commercial Finance Manager

This position within the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) organization is designed to be the key support for the Americas Finance Director and Commercial Director, supporting the Firm’s efforts to develop or leading on the region’s financial plans, efforts to enhance profitability and monthly/quarterly/annual reporting.

The position leads a center of excellence for FP&A, ensuring proper business decision-making by driving financial excellence in relation to income, providing actionable insight and analyses for business performance management and offering consultative guidance to challenge and improve business performance.

This role includes consolidating results for the organization and leading the commercial planning process, including actual analysis , budgets and forecasting for the region.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Engage cross-functionally with business process owners (i.e., client service leaders, human resources, accounting and group functions) to understand company performance, provide insights and challenge results
• Support in setting up robust commercial finance processes, conducting ad-hoc analyses, generating actionable insights, business cases and scenario modelling, and evaluating strategic alternatives
• Lead on and control budgeting and forecasting activities
• Communicate insights proactively to the business and facilitate continuous two-way connectivity and information exchange
• Monitor actual cost development vs. budget/latest estimates and provide early warnings on deviations as well as recommend corrective actions to deliver on plans
• Build and enhance business-critical tools, including the month-end reporting package
• Own the data integrity for the business-critical tools and systems, including partnering with IT, Accounting and Operations Support to implement system enhancements and ensure accuracy of data
• Act as an SME for the organization in analytical and financial reporting tools, such as Tagetik and Excel Power Pivots

Requirements

Knowledge and experience

• Highest level of education achieved: MBA (preferred); undergraduate degree in business, finance or economics required Required
• Functional expertise: 7+ years of related financial/commercial, industry experience with demonstrated analytic and information-driven experiences
• Relevant Finance (FP&A) experience required, in a professional service firm preferred
• Commercial acumen
• Experience with information systems and related tools for staging and deploying information
• Experience with tools like Tableau or Power BI (data processing and programming languages a plus)
• Experience in data modelling
• Excellent computer skills (MS Word, PowerPoint and advanced Excel expertise a must)
• Challenging approach
• Influencing skills
• Leadership skills
• Excellent written and verbal communicator at all levels
• Systems experience with Tagetik and Microsoft D365 or similar ERP system, such as SAP preferred

Competencies

• Promotes collaboration
• Thinks strategically
• Builds capabilities
• Acts and communicates proactively
• Must be versatile, adaptable and resilient
• Communication and interpersonal skills and a customer service-focused approach with the ability to interact with contacts at all levels
• Analytical and communication skills and capable of using sound logic in problem-solving
• Professional services background

Behaviors

• All employees are expected to display behaviors reflective of our company values: Integrity and Ethics, Collaboration and Teamwork, Commitment to People and Professionalism and Excellence.

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.