Finance Project Controller

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

This Finance Project Controller role support Project Delivery Managers to ensure Arcadis projects are set up, forecast, billed, monitored,  and closed in a timely manner as set out in the Arcadis Way Principles. Work closely/report to Business Unit Controller to ensure accurate reporting of performance, minimize working capital and escalate risks identified. 

Role accountabilities:

  • Build trusted relationships with Business Directors to ensure appropriate quality and service
  • Drive working capital improvements through timely billing, proactive support for cash collection, and close              collaboration with Credit Control and operational teams to resolve issues quickly.
  • Support Project Delivery Managers on Oracle where required
  • Advise Project Delivery Managers on efficient project set-up structures, ensuring revenue recognition in                 compliance with IFRS 
  • Strong knowledge/Understanding of IFRS/IAS rules
  • Identify continuous improvement and encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing across the wider                 finance team
  • Support Project Delivery Managers to reforecast projects as required; identify and challenge project                         performance changes to drive accuracy of month end executive reporting
  • Support on project reviews as required; report any risks identified to management
  • Lead robust project forecasting and review cycles, challenging assumptions and ensuring movements in                 forecast and backlog are understood, realistic, and well supported.
  • Use financial and operational insight to challenge performance, improve predictability, and support stronger           commercial outcomes.
  • Responsible for delivering timely & high quality financial support to the business
  • Acts as a key finance contact and trusted business partner for Business Directors
  • Work collaboratively with other Finance Project Controllers  to support the wider business and drive                         continuous improvement

Comply with Arcadis Way policies and procedures

Qualifications & Experience:

  • 8 years of Project accounting, Finance, Forecasting, IFRS guideline experience
  • Relevant experience of working in a medium/large organisation handling projects over $50M in value
  • Excel and Oracle to an advanced proficiency
  • Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance
  • CPA designation is a plus
  • Strong stakeholder management skills 

Why Arcadis?

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’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, 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.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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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. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.