Finance Business Partner

Job Summary: The Finance Business Partner oversees financial operations navigating business within a specific geographic region (or other strategic elements as Domain, Service, Strategic accounts), acting as a valuable partner to regional (or North America wide functional as Domain, Service, Strategic Accounts) leadership to align financial performance with local business goals and corporate policies down to the Branch level.  
Responsibilities:

• Develop Regional-Branch budgets, forecasts, and financial plans (incl. derived budgets for Domains, Strategic Accounts and Service); provide insights to optimize regional performance including decentralized P&Ls.                                                             
• Prepare & review financial reports with Branch and Regional, including Domain and Strategic Account Management. Support Corporate Controlling in their reporting needs.
• Monitor Regional-Branch costs (incl. utilization, variances) incl. derived views for Domains, Strategic Accounts and Service - follow up on defined measures to achieve targets / support pricing strategies to enhance profitability.  Monitor Regional-Branch Net Working Capital - follow up on defined measures to achieve targets / support strategies for improvements.                     
• Collaborate with Regional-Branch to drive operational and strategic initiatives.                                                    
• Provide financial insights and internal support for corporate initiatives (e.g., M&A, Strategic Business Reviews). 
• Mitigate Region-Branch specific financial risks (e.g., local customer, economic challenges). Applies also to Domain, Strategic Accounts and Service view. 
• Provide leadership to a Commercial Project Manager direct report who is responsible for providing financial oversight for complex projects.
• Other duties as assigned to support all financial aspects of the company. 

Supervisor Duties:
In accordance with applicable Company policies/procedures and Federal/State laws, will perform the following supervisory responsibilities: planning, assigning, and directing work; coaching and appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in finance or project accounting, ideally with a few years in a leadership role (e.g., Regional Controller, Domain Controller, Group Lead Project Accounting, Branch Lead FP&A). 
• Deep understanding of the specific industry and operational drivers within their region, domains, service and strategic accounts. Expertise in regional regulations, economic conditions, and cultural nuances. 
• Experience with hands-on approach to Regional-Branch-Project financial processes. 
• Flexibility to navigate Regional-Branch market dynamics. 
• Ability to analyze regional financial data for actionable insights. 
• Strong interpersonal skills to work with Regional-Branch stakeholders and translate corporate goals locally.  
• Support strategic planning and local risk management. 
• Drive FP&A standardization, provide best in class-learning & adaption incl. technology adoption. 
• Advanced experience with Project Accounting and Accounts Receivables software applications, and reporting solutions (i.e. PowerBI, Data Lake) 
• Advanced proficiency with an ERP system(s), (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics MD365 preferred, SAP, Coins) Power BI, and Microsoft Office including advanced Excel and PowerPoint.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in finance or project accounting, ideally with a few years in a leadership role
• Experience managing multi-entity/multi-location finances and consolidation for multiple regional entities, business units, or international operations.  
• Project Management Professional Certification as it shows a deep understanding of project management methodologies, allowing the Business Partner to better align with project managers. 
• Certified Public Accountant Certification as it demonstrates deep technical accounting and compliance expertise. 

Physical Demands:
In general, the following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. 

• Must be able to effectively communicate, (ie see, hear, speak and write clearly) in order to communicate with colleagues and/or customers; manual dexterity required for occasional reaching, lifting of light office objects, and operating office equipment 

Working Conditions:
In general, the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

• The office is clean, orderly, properly lighted and ventilated. Noise levels are considered low to moderate 

Salary Range: $100,000 - $140,000 DOE