Bu Controller

As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.

Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

**Objective of the Role**:
Act as a trusted business partner to support the development of a GBA from a GEC perspective (i.e. across all GEC Locations).

Be the trusted business partner and leading performance analysis and improvement. Utilising our regionalised functions in areas such as accounting and reporting.

Work closely with stakeholders to ‘attract’ work from the GBA’s and facilitate growth of the GECs.

**Role description**:

- Extensive professional experience working in finance.
- Full accounting and/or controlling qualification.
- Strong commercial acumen and experience.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder relationship building skills.
- Experience of working in a medium/large organization.
- Excel & ERP to a medium proficiency. Oracle experience a preference.
- Ability to operate within a complex (multi-dimensional) operational structure.
- Good leadership and management skills.
- Able to think and act in a proactive and independent manner.
- Able to ensure decisions are made in contentious areas thereby ensuring timely closure.
- Able to manage relationships with senior stakeholders.
- Able to work to deadlines and adapt to changing conditions.
- Experience in a similar industry desirable.

**Role accountabilities**:

- Span of control - P&L ownership of a Cost Centre c.€32m.
- Act as a trusted business partner for Mobility from a GEC perspective. Forge strong external relationships with the global business. Providing guidance, control and insights on external performance.
- Work with the GEC Mobility Director and Global Design Financial Director to deliver the agreed financial targets of the business, with a ‘no surprise’ culture.
- Develop strong relationships with GBA, BA and GEC leaders to understand their business needs, and encourage / attract regional colleagues to work with the GECs and GSSC.
- Provide an effective spotlight on key financial issues including billable hours, billability, indirect costs and overheads.
- Support and challenge business initiatives and investments.
- Understand business operations to help drive improvements in our processes, procedures and oracle system.
- Ensure compliance with the Arcadis Way and Global Design processes.
- Support the delivery of the People & Culture plan to enable a People First culture that progresses the business towards being an employer of choice and a great place to work.
- Lead the Mobility annual budget/plan and regular forecast process through close collaboration with the GBA’s / BA’s and GEC operations, ensuring outputs are robust and completed in a timely manner, to provide an accurate picture of GEC financial performance, matching demand and supply for the GEC services world-wide.
- Develop and deliver a mid/long term strategy to effectively manage (at or below benchmark) the major cost items of People, Housing & IT.
- Ensure effective communication with stakeholders of the GEC pricing and charging system.
- Proactively manage risks and opportunities with cost accountability for Mobility GEC to minimize risk and maximize value.
- Take responsibility for financial performance & work with shared resources to deliver on statutory, legal and tax compliance.

**Qualifications & Experience**:
Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark; on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

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 equality and inclusion is at the forefront of all our activities. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer; women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, caste, creed, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.