finance manager Birmingham, England
IPS-Integrated Project Services
Full Time
Birmingham, England
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
Position Responsibilities:
This position will be responsible for the complete oversight of EMEA Financial Operations; which includes working capital management and management of the entire Project Accounting function and staff. It will also include the following:
Key Activities and Responsibilities
Specialties
At IPS, we apply our knowledge, skills, and passion to make a difference in the lives of people, solving complex challenges related to life sciences. We are looking for an experienced Head of Finance to join our office located in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
This position will be responsible for the complete oversight of EMEA Financial Operations; which includes working capital management and management of the entire Project Accounting function and staff. It will also include the following:
- Job Cost Accounting and Reporting
- Revenue Recognition
- Contract and Rate Administration
- Accounts Receivable/Billing
- Accounts Payable
- Purchase Order/Commitment Administration
- Project Administration as required.
Key Activities and Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and regularly issue standard weekly financial operations reports and KPI’s.
- Analyze reports as required and interface with Senior Divisional leadership to drive solutions to mitigate deviations or forecasted risk.
- Lead and manage day-to-day project accounting activities including, but not limited to:
- Job Costing and Reporting
- Revenue Recognition
- Contract Administration
- Rate Administration
- Accounts Receivable/Billing
- Accounts Payable
- Purchase Order/Commitment Administration
- Manage the Month-End Billing and Revenue Recognition Process to ensure deadlines are met in accordance with the Company’s Financial Close Calendar.
- Management and oversight of the project forecasting process to ensure cost forecasts are produced in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures and revenue recognition is in accordance with GAAP.
- Ensure that project accounting teams are functioning well from an accounting and business support standpoint.
- Ensure that suitable procedures are in place and functioning at job sites, regional offices and corporate office for all Project Accounting functions.
- Resolve individual and team performance issues and coordination problems between Operations and Project Accounting team.
- Interface with Client as necessary to accomplish the above.
- Ensure compliance with Corporate Accounting and Project Accounting Policies and Procedures including QA/QC audits for compliance with internal policies, compliance with contract terms and client requirements.
- Coordinate financial kick-off meetings for new job sites and major accounts.
- Provide financial management oversight of major accounts, under/over billings and compliance with contract and client requirements.
- Support Business Development Function with RFP and Qualification Submissions.
- Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university, Finance or Business Management concentration.
- MBA or Financial graduate degree preferred.
- 10+ years’ experience in the construction industry preferred.
- Ability to manage time and meet deadlines.
- Highly reliable with strong organization skills to manage a large number of documents and information.
- Very strong analytical skills, knowledge of general accounting principles.
- Advanced expertise with Microsoft Excel as well as fundamental skills with other Microsoft Products.
- Familiarity with accounting software packages such as Oracle preferred.
- Ability to manage time and meet deadlines. Highly reliable with strong organization skills with the ability to manage a large number of documents and information.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to efficiently interact with both internal and external contacts.
- Preferred Skills include:
- Ability to Effectively Prioritize
- Ability to Multi-Task
- Conflict Resolution
- Excellent Customer Service Skills
- Effective Time Management
- Persuasion/Influencing Skills
- Sense of Urgency
- High attention to detail.
IPS-Integrated Project Services is a global leader in developing innovative and cost-effective solutions for the engineering, construction, commissioning and qualification of complex pharmaceutical and biotech research and manufacturing facilities. With technical expertise spanning R&D to pilot-scale to large-scale production, our team specializes in the technology, trends and regulatory environment to successfully deliver capital projects and improve operations. For over thirty years, we have applied unique LEAN methodologies throughout the project life cycle, continually finding ways to do things better and more efficiently, delivering higher quality and controlling costs. Headquartered in Blue Bell, PA, IPS is a multi-national company with over 1,700 professionals worldwide and offices in California, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and four locations in India. Visit our website at www.ipsdb.com.
Specialties
Process Architecture, Process Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Qualification, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program/Project Management, Operations/Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCMV and Staffing Services, Risk & Opportunity Management, Project Sponsorship.
IPS-Integrated Project Services
www.ipsdb.com
Blue Bell, United States
Dave Goswami
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Private
Biotech & Pharmaceuticals
1989
