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We are seeking expressions of interest for the role of Joint Venture Financial Analyst for the Americas. You’re following your purpose and there’s still more to come. We have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated, financially savvy, emerging leader to join our Americas team. This role reports to the Finance Director - Strategic Partnerships. In this role, you’ll collaborate with the Operations teams, internal and external business partners as well as Finance peers.

Bring your initiative, passion for innovation, and talent for multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment, and we’ll help you grow and pursue what fulfills you. You’ll thrive in this challenging environment, collaborating with business partners to understand and explain JV business trends and performance and develop enhanced reporting and analysis.

Specifically, you will be responsible for:

· Preparing weekly and/or monthly reports as well as insightful analysis to be presented to management and finance teams

· Identifying business trends to support decision making

· Weekly, monthly and quarterly analysis of Joint Ventures

· Deep dive into JV results and be able to draw conclusions

· Assisting in the control and consolidation of annual budgets, quarterly forecast, hit list, backlog files

· May be involved in budgeting and forecasting for the assigned PUs

· Ensuring best practice is implemented and maintained in line with company requirements, audit requirements, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), US GAAP / International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

· Reviewing monthly financial adjustments and assessing areas for improvement

· Working to improve standardization of reporting and processes

· Preparing ad hoc analysis as required

· Assisting wider finance teams with analysis of project related data

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· Solid working experience in a finance role, understanding Joint Ventures is essential

· Strategic thinking combined with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills by proactively reviewing financial data to make recommendations

· Working knowledge of ERP systems (Oracle) and advanced Excel skills with the proven ability to analyze large data sets. Knowledge of VBA, Power Query and/or Power BI will be a very strong asset

· Ability to engage stakeholders and to build appropriate partnerships

· Excellent time management skills to manage a complex workload, prioritize and set deadlines and cope with conflicting and changing demands

· Ability to effectively handle change and work in a fast-paced environment to meet tight deadlines

· Willingness to work in global team, with various time zones including frequent overlap with the US

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