Europe Finance Director - Berlin, Deutschland - BuroHappold Engineering

BuroHappold Engineering

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Berlin, Deutschland

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

Type of contract

Permanent
Grade
Director
Area of Expertise
Business Services
Region
Europe
Office / Project Location
Berlin
Ref No
7223

Shaping the future of entire cities, designing infrastructure and buildings to combat climate change - a career at Buro Happold means making a difference.

With a world-renowned reputation, our employees and commitment ensure we make a positive difference to our clients, the environment and entire communities.

If you want to make a difference with us - this is your chance

A commercially focused and autonomous leadership role, ensuring all areas of our Europe business are adopting best practice, working together to make our projects successful and adopting consistent strategies to improve our project delivery and operational efficiency.

This includes tight financial & operational controls, managing all aspects of the finance function along with decision support to the leadership team.

Europe is a fast paced, growth region within the Buro Happold practice with ambitious growth plans that may include acquisitions.

This is a strategic and facilitative role that requires a combination of focus and flexibility, as well as a willingness to play an active, behind-the-scenes role as a 'trusted advisor' to the Europe Managing Director & leadership team.

What you will do:

Driving all aspects of the commercial and financial performance of the business unit.
Overall responsibility for the Europe Finance team operating within 4 countries (Germany, Netherlands, Poland and Denmark)
Management of the finance function includes the provision of:
Monthly management and project information
Quarterly financial reporting and the associated controls
Financial and Commercial decision support for senior executives and engineering teams
Control the integrity of financial data, particularly revenue recognition.
Control of Europe payroll & transactional teams (Accounts payable & accounts receivable)
Control of local finance systems and processes
Preparation of budgets and forecasts.
Preparing and delivering board reports
Control of and management of regional office costs
Compilation of any ad hoc reports and information requests
Liaison with other Group and Regional finance teams
Manage commercial risk to ensure that risks are identified, evaluated, and mitigated or escalated where appropriate.
Build collaborative relationships with stakeholders including Project Principals, RDLs, Office Directors, Partners, and the Regional MD to ensure alignment to the US strategy.
Support in driving efficiencies in ways of working and with the project and engineering teams.
Key business partner to the MD and US Board members, driving strategy and formulating tactical plans.
Control over all commercial aspects of our projects including bids, operational controls, cash, credit, and risk management.
Identify and drive operational improvements in process and systems throughout the finance function
Control and management of all commercial and financial aspects of running the Europe region.
Support the business and financial integration of any companies that are acquired in Europe.
Carry out duties with due regard to the Buro Happold Equality & Diversity objectives.

What we expect:

Several years of experience in highly commercial environment with at least 2 years operating at a similar level of responsibility.
German and English speaker
Can demonstrate proactive commercial control over a wide range of situations
Outstanding interpersonal and networking skills with good stakeholder management and the ability to enable change and drive business improvement
Experience of driving implementation of strategy and change
Good project management skills with ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
Proven ability to effectively lead finance teams within multiple office environment
Highly organised with the proven ability to prioritize and work to tight deadlines.
Confident and proactive, with the ability to take the lead in challenging situations
Resilient with excellent communication skills and demonstrate an attention to detail.
Experience of professional services or the construction industry would be an advantage
Experience with Mergers and Acquisitions would be an advantage.
Experience of the following would be an advantage:
Long Term project accounting
Working as part of an international, matrix managed business
Consulting Engineering or Professional Services business

What we offer:

- a unique, interdisciplinary environment with international large-scale projects
- working with future-oriented software such as Revit
- collaboration with our offices around the world
- hybrid working from the office and home office
- flexibility of our positions for part-time and full-time