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The Finance Manager is the day-to-day finance lead for a large, complex, and strategically important global client relationship. Reporting to the Client Finance Director, this role will primarily support the U.S., Canada, and Latin America and will coordinate closely with finance leads in EMEA and APAC to support global forecasting, month-end close, and financial reporting.
This is a hands-on client finance role responsible for strong financial management, commercial discipline, and effective partnership with account leadership.
The Finance Manager will own the daily financial rhythm of the account, identify risks and opportunities early, and help ensure the business is financially well managed while the Client Finance Director retains overall global finance leadership, executive-level finance relationships, major commercial negotiations, and strategic oversight.
Key Responsibilities
Client Finance Leadership & Business Partnership
• Serve as the day-to-day finance lead for the account across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, partnering closely with account leadership and project teams on financial and commercial matters.
• Coordinate forecast and close activity with finance leads in EMEA and APAC and provide a consistent global view of financial performance to the Client Finance Director.
• Provide clear financial insight to account leaders, identifying risks, opportunities, and actions related to revenue, margin, staffing, scope, billing, and cash.
• Participate in regular leadership, forecasting, staffing, scoping, and business performance discussions and escalate material issues with appropriate context and recommended actions.
Forecasting, Budgeting & Financial Performance
• Own forecasting, budgeting, and monthly financial reporting for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, with oversight and support from the Client Finance Director.
• Lead month-end close for assigned markets, including revenue, costs, accruals, intercompany activity, and project financials, while coordinating global close deadlines with international finance leads.
• Analyze actual performance versus forecast and budget, explain key variances, and drive follow-up actions.
• Monitor project and portfolio profitability, staffing mix, utilization, burn rates, fee and OOP performance, contribution margin, profit margin, and other key financial indicators.
Commercial, Contract & Scope Management
• Review scopes of work, change orders, pricing, rate cards, staffing plans, fee structures, and related commercial assumptions for financial accuracy and alignment with approved terms.
• Support quarterly scoping and ongoing scope management, ensuring staffing, pricing, purchase orders, and financial expectations are complete and commercially sound.
• Monitor contract compliance and client-specific requirements, including purchase order coverage and Proof of Execution (POE) requirements.
• Identify scope creep, under-recovery, pricing gaps, staffing inefficiencies, or other financial exposure and work with account teams to address issues promptly.
• Support the Client Finance Director on larger commercial negotiations, pricing decisions, and material contract or scope changes.
Billing, Balance Sheet & Financial Controls
• Maintain oversight of billing, accounts receivable, work in progress, unbilled revenue, purchase orders, and open financial transactions across the account.
• Partner with Financial Shared Services and other operational finance resources to ensure invoices are accurate, supported, submitted on time, and aligned with contractual and client requirements.
• Review revenue recognition, aged AR and WIP, project close status, and other financial controls; drive timely…