Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities:
Ownership of implementation and financial adherence with the finance operating model in Canada.

Ensure that an effective control environment exists through compliance with all Group control frameworks, policies, and procedures as relevant.

Supervision and leadership of finance team based in Canada.

Produce a Consolidated Monthly Financial report pack which provides robust commentary to all variances across the Canadian businesses.

Supervise the Canada Finance team reporting deliverables to the business, which include but are not limited to:

Project report

Gross Margin Analysis

Detailed backlog analysis

Billability and Utilisation analysis

Bridges direct and indirect project reports

SGA Analysis

DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) reporting

Other KPI\xe2\x80\x99s that may develop over time

Working Capital Management with the aim to improve DSO and optimize cash collections

Monthly review of balance sheet reconciliations prepared by local team and Houston Central Finance

Responsible for the preparation and consolidation of all budgeting and forecasting for Business Operations in Canada. This will involve working across the service lines and supporting Service Line Leads, often translating their business strategies into financial terms

Contribute to the development of Service line strategy across all areas of the business, challenging assumptions and decision-making as appropriate and providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets and business drivers

Support the client bid process, providing costing information and input into sales pricing

Further input on financial terms obtaining input from commercial and contracts where appropriate

Work with Operations identifying trigger points where tax input is needed and work with our colleagues in tax to find the most compliant and cost-effective solution

Compliance with local tax obligations and filings along with tax team

Identify profit generating initiatives and opportunities that improve financial outcomes

Be the focal point for internal and external audits as directed, ensuring accurate and timely information upon request

Provide financial external compliance support to other areas of the Wood business when the need arises

Where dormant entities exist within the business and it is under your remit to eliminate these entities as part of the company entity rationalisation plan

High level of decision influence particularly:
Using experience, qualification and judgement around the application of policies and IFRS requirements

Senior Operational Leadership, Finance and Team meetings

Good level of persuasion needed when providing financial input and advise to support the business

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QUALIFICATIONS
BS/BA Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting

Certified Accountant (CPA preferred)

10+ years of continuous experience in a similar position

Min of 8 years experience leading a team and managing change

Ability to manage conflicting priorities

Solid commercial knowledge

Advanced user of excel (Pivot tables, formulas, graphs, v-lookups, links between spreadsheets)

Advanced knowledge of Oracle, Quickbooks, Deltek Vision, Hyperion and Smartview

Ability to build Smartview ad-hoc analyses

Experience implementing ERPs

Strong analytical background

Self starter, Proactive and Positive

Ability to work proactively to analyse problems/issues and identify solutions

Highly energetic, good problem-solving skills and flexible to change

Presentation to Senior management expertise is required

Must be a Canadian citizen or authorized to work lawfully in Canada without sponsorship from Wood