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GHD

Premium hair styling tools for professionals

Finance Manager

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent years of experience, and seven years of experience in accounting or business administration.
  • Demonstrated success in a finance leadership position, with confirmed leadership skills in financial systems and data analysis.
  • Commercial strategic thinking, strong financial acumen, and the ability to challenge assumptions.
  • Strong communication and analytical skills, including presenting financial data accessibly to non-specialists and serving as a liaison between functional and strategic teams.
  • Fluency in French and English to communicate effectively with staff and stakeholders in both languages.
  • Ability to influence others and strong negotiation skills.
  • A customer-service-oriented approach and ability to build relationships with operational staff and demonstrate the value of partnerships with the finance team.
  • Results orientation and ability to manage business results by planning and prioritizing workload.
  • Strong project management, analytical, and advisory skills, including interpreting data and presenting it persuasively.
  • Ethical, dynamic, visionary, and creative leadership that sets a positive, collaborative example.

Responsibilities

  • Explain key commercial and financial drivers to help operational teams make informed strategic decisions.
  • Promptly report major business risks and develop and implement actions to mitigate them while optimizing business performance.
  • Review and analyze regional financial reports and key performance indicators, including project financial performance in consultation with business group directors and project managers.
  • Recommend measures to improve project and regional financial performance and implement corrective measures as needed.
  • Monitor short- and long-term business trends, identify operational improvement needs, and make recommendations for improvements.
  • Contribute to managing and achieving business plan objectives and align operations with company strategy as a member of the regional leadership team.
  • Provide in-depth analysis and strategic advice on business issues, including commercial guidance for tenders, framework agreements, and major projects, and participate in negotiations and preparation of procedures and reports as needed.
  • Meet working-capital objectives by supporting timely billing and effective accounts-receivable collection in collaboration with the collections team.
  • Participate in revenue-recognition audits at the ends of half-year and financial-year periods.
  • Identify and implement cost-saving and operational-efficiency measures.
  • Prepare the region's annual financial budgets and key performance indicator targets, and adjust forecasts with operational teams.
  • Present key performance indicator results and performance in different formats and settings, analyze their impact on results, and identify improvement opportunities for stakeholders.
  • Increase commercial awareness among leaders, leadership teams, business group directors, and project managers, independently and with GHD's Project Management Office leads as appropriate.
  • Support business development through pricing and commercial reviews, generally as part of the service-proposal review and approval process.
  • Provide finance support to the country chief financial officer and other stakeholders as needed.
  • Own regional billing results and work with the project services business group director, project services analyst manager, and analyst team to support effective billing processes; help business group directors and project managers identify cost overruns so change requests can be submitted and billed on time.
  • Continuously monitor project progress to ensure projects remain within budget and generate acceptable profit margins.
  • Assist the regional general manager and Americas facilities lead with property and other lease contracts by analyzing financial impacts and communicating them to decision-makers.
  • Conduct due diligence analyses for potential mergers and acquisitions as needed and contribute to integration planning and systems transfer.
  • Share knowledge and collaborate with finance directors from other regions.
  • Ensure compliance with the organization's financial procedures.
  • Lead and direct the finance team, set and manage performance measures, and lead, train, develop, and motivate the team to collaborate with stakeholders and provide understandable financial support, guidance, and advice.
  • Contribute to implementing and improving GHD's financial procedures and initiatives.

Desired Qualifications

  • CPA designation or MBA.
  • Experience in the professional services sector in architecture or engineering.
  • Experience with BST project accounting system.

About the Company

GHD

Premium hair styling tools for professionals

ghd, a brand under Coty, makes premium hair styling tools for professional and home use, including straighteners, hair dryers, and curling irons. The devices are designed to deliver salon-quality results and rely on premium build and performance across its product lines. ghd sells through multiple channels, such as its own website, luxury retailers like Nordstrom, and online platforms like Amazon, creating a direct-to-consumer and luxury retail presence. Unlike many brands, it focuses on a niche of high-performance tools with a strong brand reputation, targeting consumers who want professional-grade results. The company aims to grow its market share in beauty by offering reliable, high-quality tools that are familiar to professionals and consumers alike.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$300K
Headquarters
Warrington, United Kingdom
Founded
1927

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