Global Finance Business Partner

Head of Finance – Global Clients

Location : Remote until further notice (South Africa Only)

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role will be the finance partner for a number of our large, critical global clients. Each of these clients has the scale of a medium‑sized business and requires excellent financial oversight and leadership. The role will oversee forecasting and reporting at a global level, focus on interpreting results, and identify and lead value‑added workstreams to improve client performance. The role will also participate in all commercial pricing and negotiations with our largest client. This is a senior role; the holder reports into the Global Clients Finance Director / Commercial Director.

Responsibilities

• Act as a true finance business partner to the client leadership teams.
• Monthly and weekly reviews of forecasts and actuals for the assigned clients, providing informative understanding and commentary.
• Work closely with local finance teams across the globe to ensure that the client reporting is accurate and understood.
• Ownership of complex business planning models.
• Preparation of monthly Client Board Packs and Commentary incorporating all client entities.
• Presentation of results and forecasts to senior leadership and the group directors.
• Identify opportunities and trends that may help to improve client performance.
• Supporting the implementations of new market rollouts.
• Identify and actively drive forward process improvements and monitor the control environment.
• Work on all types of ad‑hoc analysis and projects that will support the growth of the clients or business.
• Work with the commercial team in support of any bids or re‑pricing of client services including all negotiations with the client.
• You will be open and willing to attend sustainability training relevant to your role and soak up recommended research and reading about sustainability issues.
• The role will oversee that all functions run smoothly end to end from work estimation, through contracting and work authorization, resourcing and development, all the way to acceptance, invoicing and collections. It will also play a role in reporting to both the client, account team as well as various layers of Oliver management. You must be very hands on with the ability to work effectively with globally distributed teams and take responsibility to get things done on time even when systems and processes are at times stretched or insufficient.
• You must be able to partner closely with and collaborate effectively with the client leadership team, various internal departments and the clients. You must be an excellent communicator and able to expertly convey data, abstract concepts, points of view and escalations to senior management efficiently and effectively.

Qualifications

Our Values Shape Everything We Do

Brandtech+, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

Brandtech+ has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science‑based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.

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