Commercial Finance Director

The organisation

A Real Estate Solutions Provider.

The position

Do you have Financial, Commercial and Client Facing experience? Do you want to work for a Industry leading company? For a Real Estate Solutions Provider, we are searching for Commercial Finance Director.

Tasks & responsibilities

As a Commercial Finance Director you will significantly contribute to the achievement of the Division's growth plan through the setting and delivery of key initiatives, active leadership of people and processes, a high level of customer interaction and engagement and governance of the Company's financial reporting and compliance requirements.

Working closely with the Divisional Leadership Team, the Commercial Finance Director is expected to identify, analyse and implement opportunities to enhance business performance and drive managed and predictable growth.

External Customers

• Understand and deliver customer needs while building effective, long-term relationships.
• Use commercial acumen to ensure we meet contractual requirements and maximise returns to the enterprise profits and cashflow.
• Drive new business wins from ensuring correct financial oversight during the tender stage through to successful transition and act as a subject matter expert during the transition phase.
• Influence key stakeholders across geographies to ensure that we are driving profitable outcomes from global clients.

Leadership

• Build and develop high level relationships with regional and account leaders, customers and external agencies (e.g. auditors).
• Positively respond to both our internal and external customers (often in a matrix environment) through effective communication and personal accessibility/credibility.
• Maximise business performance based on understanding of market requirements and changes and ensuring continuous improvement.
• Reviewing and taking ownership of global accounts where lead region is EMEA. For other global accounts ensure information is provided in a timely accurate manner.

Finance Processes, Procedures and Reporting

• Have thorough knowledge of procedures and processes and lead the delivery of these to the required standard.
• Lead and deliver divisional financial reporting, including monthly reporting, plans and forecasts.
• Review and challenge that the business units/contracts are providing a realistic, rolling, monthly
• Profit & Loss forecasts together with annual expectations based on the latest available management information.
• Prepare and deliver financial reports as required by the customer, divisional or regional management.
• Manage compliance through the required procedures and processes.

Financial Governance

• Ensure and check the Divisional finance reports in line with the monthly company timetable including full Profit and Loss Account with analysis and commentary, Balance Sheet extracts and reconciliations and detailed Project Profitability reporting.
• Develop targets and benchmarking processes to challenge the financial information provided by Divisional Finance staff.
• Provide information and resolve issues raised by both external and internal auditors.
• Ensure business area is fully compliant with Sarbanes Oxley.

Candidate profile

Education and Skills

• Academic background is required (Register Accountant or Register Controller is a plus)
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and written (English and Dutch)
• Expert level user of Microsoft office (Outlook, Excel and Word)
• Strong numeracy skills and a quick study within in-house systems
• Proven commercial acumen and ability to contribute to decision-making

The offer

You will be offered a good salary, including lease car, bonus and pension scheme.

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the form below.