The Finance Manager - Strategic Projects is a senior finance business partnering role responsible for providing financial leadership governance and commercial insight across the Groups strategic investment portfolio. Partnering closely with executive leadership business stakeholders and project teams this role evaluates monitors and reports on strategic initiatives to ensure investments are financially viable aligned with business objectives delivered within approved budgets and achieve targeted business outcomes.
What youll do
- Youll partner with executive leadership and senior stakeholders to provide financial and commercial insights that support strategic investment transformation technology operational improvement and growth initiatives.
- Youll lead budgeting forecasting and financial planning activities for the strategic project portfolio monitoring expenditure identifying risks and variances and ensuring effective allocation of financial resources.
- Youll develop and evaluate business cases using advanced financial modelling and investment appraisal techniques including NPV IRR ROI ARR discounted cash flow analysis and cost-benefit assessments.
- Youll establish and maintain governance frameworks to track project costs benefits and returns ensuring the realization of revenue growth cost savings efficiency improvements and overall value delivery.
- Youll deliver portfolio-level financial reporting executive commentary and governance materials while ensuring compliance with financial controls accounting policies audit requirements and organizational governance standards.
Qualifications :
About you
- You hold a bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Commerce Economics or a related discipline with a professional qualification such as CA ACCA CIMA CPA CMA or MBA Finance preferred.
- You bring a minimum of 10 years of finance experience including significant exposure to project finance FP&A; business partnering strategic investment analysis and multinational business environments.
- You possess robust expertise in financial planning project accounting investment appraisal benefits realization budgeting forecasting and financial analysis.
- You have advanced financial modelling and business case development skills with a robust understanding of NPV IRR ARR ROI discounted cash flow methodologies and financial reporting and planning systems.
- You demonstrate advanced Excel and PowerPoint proficiency strong analytical and data interpretation capabilities and the ability to translate complex financial information into actionable business insights.
Additional Information :
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations.
Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders including our employees clients and local communities while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.
There is always more we can and should do to improve whether in relation to our people our clients our planet or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. Were committed to fostering an inclusive equitable and diverse culture for our people led by our Diversity Equity and Inclusion steering committee.
Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees careers while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 6500 employees - from 94 nationalities across 24 countries - to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.
Were committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients sustainability and success lead to our sustainability and success. Were emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.