Finance Manager

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is currently looking for a Finance Manager to fill an 18 month contract with our Canadian Operations Team.

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The Role

The role has dual reporting responsibilities to the Americas Finance Vice President, and to the Canada Operational Vice President. Business partnering is a key element of the role in providing finance and decision-making support through building relationships and promoting close links with operational leadership. The business partner element to the role is to provide analysis, insight and views in respect of the financial performance of the business, be a trusted advisor and to add value that will assist in decision making. The role carries profit and loss and working capital responsibility, and in certain cases, will also involve further balance sheet responsibilities for the applicable business. The other main aspects of the role include governance, financial control, internal and external reporting, financial forecasting and cash collection.

The role will include responsibility for an office-based team of eight people, and therefore team management and development will be essential elements. This role has responsibility for ensuring that all Group requirements are adhered to and that any financial risks are understood and mitigated as appropriate

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood’s Operations business delivers solutions to an ever-broadening range of clients across the energy and materials industries globally. We deliver operations, maintenance, modifications, brownfield engineering, asset optimization and management, supporting our clients through the asset lifecycle. We are focused on developing strategic relationships with our clients, providing solutions that deliver efficiency, integrity and reliability.

What we can offer

- Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors

- Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team, and individual needs

- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice

- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market

- Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle

- Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests

- Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession

In our recruitment and hiring process at Wood Canada Ltd., we want to emphasize that we do not employ artificial intelligence or automated systems to screen or select candidates. We are committed to ensuring fairness and inclusivity by relying on the expertise from a team of professional recruiters for the application reviews, interviews, and qualification assessments.

- Full responsibility for all financial matters including accurate and timely completion of monthly reporting, optimizing financial performance

- Report on the financial performance to senior management including variance analysis, accounts receivables, DSO, accruals and unbilled analysis

- Ownership for annual budget, forecasts and rolling forecasts in conjunction with senior management, including validation/challenge over backlog, inputs from BD and operations

- Ensure forecasting accuracy and predictability through the rolling forecast v monthly actual result process

- Ownership of monthly customer billing to ensure invoices are prepared in accordance with the commercial terms of the contract

- Responsible for driving sustainable working capital improvements and/or maintaining performance working with operational management, project managers, supply chain and other relevant areas to optimize cash collection and minimize DSO, including customer relationships and reporting

- Management of the finance team including recruitment, staff development, performance management and the setting of objectives

- Ownership of implementation and financial adherence with the finance operating model

- Assisting during client audits and dispute management

- Engagement with commercial team on the pre-award phase in terms of bids, rates, and relevant analysis and a key contact and team participant for such, including input to financial terms contained in contracts and bids where appropriate

- Engagement with commercial team on post contract award phase in terms of margin analysis looking for opportunities to drive improvements and commercial efficiencies, and attending key project reviews to ensure that reported financials are appropriate

- Engagement with external and internal auditors to successfully complete relevant audits

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

- Responsibility for relevant project accounting, including monthly reviews, analysis and project set up, accounting judgements and provisioning while working with relevant functions such as Commercial, Legal and Tax

- Work with Operations and serve as a conduit between the business and Legal, Tax and Treasury, IT, Shared Services and Supply Chain

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

- Currently authorized to lawfully work in Canada without sponsorship is required

- CPA Qualified accountant

- Minimum of 10 years relevant accounting / commercial experience

- Commercial experience with good understanding of cost models

- Previous experience of managing and developing teams

- Track record in people management

- Good IT / Systems knowledge

- Experience of business partnering

Personal attributes:

- Ability to form and maintain strong working relationships

- Strong people skills and ability to develop team

- Deadline driven

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.