Financial Controller - Business Partnering

About Hareket

Hareket is a seasoned company specializing in heavy lifting, project transportation, crane rental, oversized cargo shipment, and engineered lifting solutions. The company leverages strong engineering capabilities, operational expertise, and extensive international project experience to deliver high-value outcomes for complex and critical projects across diverse industries and locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic financial business partner to Operations, Commercial, and Project teams to enhance financial outcomes and project profitability.
• Conduct comprehensive financial analyses, cost assessments, and scenario modeling to facilitate sound business decisions.
• Assess pricing strategies, profit margins, contractual risks, and financial impacts within commercial negotiations and processes.
• Perform profitability evaluations segmented by project, customer, equipment, business unit, and legal entity.
• Track key financial metrics such as gross profit, EBITDA, operating margins, and overall project financial health.
• Detect profit leaks, cost overruns, margin declines, and financial risk factors, recommending corrective measures accordingly.
• Analyze both direct and indirect operating expenses including equipment operation, fleet usage, personnel costs, logistics, subcontracting, yard/workshop, and administrative expenditures.
• Contribute to initiatives aimed at cost optimization, efficiency enhancement, and financial performance improvement.
• Lead monthly forecasting initiatives and aid in annual budgeting as well as budget-to-actual variance analyses.
• Compile monthly management and KPI reports, financial dashboards, and insightful performance commentaries for senior leadership.
• Oversee revenue recognition, billing processes, unbilled revenue, claims, collections, and accounts receivable coordination in partnership with the Accounting department.
• Support weekly and monthly rolling cash flow forecasting efforts.
• Analyze Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), working capital effectiveness, and cash conversion cycles.
• Drive continuous enhancements in financial reporting, business analytics, ERP system use, and finance process efficiencies.
• Champion financial discipline, cost awareness, and decisions grounded in data throughout the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 8 to 10 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, business partnering, controlling, or similar financial roles.
• Professional certification such as CPA, ACCA, CMA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience in sectors like heavy lifting, construction, logistics, engineering, energy, oil & gas, or project-driven industries is highly valued.
• Strong background in financial analysis, cost management, profitability assessment, and financial modeling.
• Excellent commercial insight with the capability to translate financial data into practical business strategies.
• Proven collaborative skills working with operational, commercial, and project teams.
• Effective communication, stakeholder management, presentation, and influencing abilities.
• Skill in influencing stakeholders without formal authority.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and ERP systems; familiarity with IFS software is advantageous.
• Analytical, proactive, results-focused, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Capability to prepare and deliver clear, concise, and meaningful reports to senior management.

Opportunity

We seek a finance expert who will function as a strategic business partner, making significant contributions to financial performance and aiding Hareket in achieving sustainable growth amid its expansion.