Reporting to The Managing Director,
Facilities Services vacancy.
Partner with the Divisional Managing Director – Facilities Services (MD), providing assurance that all financial and commercial matters are properly controlled in line with a £160 Million Turnover Business.
Essential:
• Professionally qualified accountant or commercial manager (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, RICS, CIOB)
• Extensive experience working in a Business Services environment.
• Strength of character, a strong demeanour, and the ability to challenge leadership when necessary in the best interest of the business.
• Ability to gain respect from and adeptly communicate confidently with professional consultants, clients, and legal teams.
• Strong understanding of the UK market in terms of current and future opportunities. Ideally, have a network of contacts that can be utilized from a business development perspective to build on such opportunities.
• Demonstrable track record of progression within a construction, engineering, or facilities services-related organization.
Competencies:
The core leadership competency framework for the position includes:
• Strategic Leadership – develops and establishes a clear vision for the business.
• Cultural Awareness – understands the impact that culture has on the business and ensures that boundaries are addressed/overcome.
• Creative Thinking and Innovation – able to create new ideas and concepts, being entrepreneurial in driving the business forward.
• Analysis and Judgement – investigates and interprets data, issues, and situations, weighing up options, including the risks, to make sound business decisions.
• Setting Business Direction – implements operational business drivers and critical success factors key to the development of the business.
• Operational Leadership – analyses, utilizes, and develops available resources, providing direction, motivation, and support to others in pursuit of business objectives; applying the principles of continuous improvement.
• Leadership of People – leads by example, inspiring and motivating people, creating a positive business environment.
Additional Qualities:
• Energy and Drive – demonstrates high levels of energy, drive, and determination to achieve outstanding performance.
• Results Orientation – makes a difference through the focused application of skills and experience.
• Self-Leadership – effectively manages self, setting examples to others to achieve realistic work goals, showing awareness of the impact on self to others, and awareness of others’ feelings, needs, and concerns (interpersonal awareness).
Aims and Objectives:
• To provide leadership to the Facilities Services Commercial/Financial team.
• To provide accurate financial information on a timely basis as required.
• To be a champion for the proactive management of risk within the Division.
• To drive improvements in the management of cash within the business.
• To develop and monitor business controls to highlight deviations from expected operational performance and to work with the MD to correct them.
• To ensure that contracts are properly administered throughout their operation.
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