At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:

Business support aiming to bridge division operations and accounting in such a way that internal and external planning and control cycle and reporting are designed and functioning in an efficient and effective way.

Role accountabilities:

• Be a forward looking, proactive Finance partner providing insightful advice and challenge to the business in all areas of performance.
• Provide insightful analysis on business performance and trends with a forward-looking lens and driving action as required across the business.
• Drive Working Capital performance to exceed targets.
• Be an active participant and contributor in the sale and bid processes assisting the leadership to drive profitable growth.
• Report financial KPIs, project and P&L performance management reporting and analysis (profitability, net working capital and cashflow) accurately and transparently.
• Provide analysis and commentary regarding monthly, quarterly and annual financials; Provide ad-hoc operational financial analysis and insight.
• Work with the sector to prepare forecasts and business plans.
• Drive improved business acumen and compliance particularly in areas such as working capital, revenue recognition, project set-up and close, reforecasting, billing, cash collection, timesheets.
• Proactively attend project reviews, help to identify project risks and mitigation plans; challenge the Project Managers and ensure risks are appropriately built into the forecast.
• Provide advice and guidance throughout the project lifecycle including WBS best practice, reviewing CTC, etc.
• Undertake training for sector Project Managers' in the ERP and Arcadis Way best practice, particularly focusing on project finance.
• Develop, lead, coach and mentor Project controllers, Project Administration, Billing specialists and Credit Control teams; ensure a learning and continual development culture throughout the finance team.
• Ensure a close partnership with the wider finance teams, in particular Accounting, Risk, Tax and GSSC.
• Develop key relationships and networks both internally and externally (Key clients and Partners); participate with industry and professional bodies to gain business and industry knowledge.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree or higher in Accounting / Finance or other related discipline
• At least 10 years working experience in similar position with projects and accounting
• Capacity to use and/or to learn applicable software
• Knowledge of management of information and control systems
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills
• Reliability and endurance
• Proactive attitude and accurate work
• Agility and focus to support management
• Good communication skills (oral and written)

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.

Transform Your World

ARCADIS is the leading global Design & Consultancy firm for natural and built assets. Applying our deep market sector insights and our cost and project management services, collective design, consultancy, and engineering skills,  we work in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes throughout the lifecycle of their natural and built assets.

We are 27,000 people active in over 70 countries that generate more than €3 billion in revenues. Within Asia we can call upon the skills and resource of almost 5000 professionals based throughout the region. We support UN-Habitat with knowledge and expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world. 

www.arcadis.com.