Finance Business Partner

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of advisors and experts working across 34 countries with over 19,000 employees. Headquartered in London, providing design engineering, architecture, planning, and advisory services across every aspect of the built environment. Founded to be both humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigour to shape a better world.

 The Opportunity 

Working closely with the Group and Portfolio business. and collaborating with the Portfolio Finance Business Partners in developing, delivering, evaluating and operationalizing the overall sub-region and Portfolio strategy. Challenge and influence the Group leadership in growing their respective market share within the addressable market.

Includes a blend of strategic advisory, financial oversight, and business collaboration at the country level. This role acts as the key liaison between country operations and regional/global finance teams, ensuring alignment of  Arup’s financial goals with business strategy.

Your role in our team

• Act as a trusted, visible and accessible point of contact to Manila Group Leader and Business leaders, providing financial and commercial decision support. 

• Leading the Annual Business Plan (ABP) and forecasting process within the Group such that the submissions reflect challenging but realistic forecasts with key assumptions and supplemented with “what if” scenarios and potential risks, opportunities and trade-offs. 

• Implement forward looking executive reports, insightful analysis, metrics and exception reports which support the Group Leaders and Team Leaders in making informed decisions, optimize business performance and drive long term business growth. Sharing key information from the exec reports with Regional Finance. 

• Develop action plans action plans on monthly and quarterly results with the Group Leadership Team where results are not in line with expectation. Present clear and concise options to the Group Exec on income, profitability, margin and KPI trends.

• Challlenge the status status quo. Promote a culture of continuous improvement, standardization and simplification. Work in partnership with Finance Operations, Shared Services Centre (SSC), Regional Finance and Global Finance. 

• Provide training when when applicable to finance and non-finance staff on financial matters. 

• Participate in Bid reviews (where applicable) and supporting the Group leaders with financial contract advice.

• Responsible overall for planned project outcomes  

• Explicitly sets standards and defines quality for the outcomes and checks work of team. 

• Able to link detail to implications for big picture 

• Identify, establish, monitor and nurture key relationships – internal and external.

• Contributes significantly to internal client relations. 

• Communicates confidently to varied audiences in flexible styles. 

• Receptive to and supportive of change.

• Seeks creative and innovative solutions 

• Understands the Arup values and applies to own work

• Requires some supervision and direction from more senior colleagues

• Plans continuing professional development for self

   

   

  Candidate Requirements

   

   

• At least 7 years of relevant experience, including a minimum of 1 year in both managerial and post-qualified roles within a sizable corporation or MNC. Experience with Big 4 firms and hands-on experience in SEA/APAC countries is a plus.

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration

• Professional accounting qualification, CPA qualified or equivalent qualification desirable (CIMA, ACCA)  Confident, capable and credible with effective communication, influencing and persuasiveness skills dealing with both peers and senior colleagues 

• A strong leader who acts decisively and brings people on the journey 

• Team Player with positive “can-do” and proactive attitude, solution orientated, and goal driven 

• Agile and adaptable to change 

• Consultative and collaborative approach 

• Confident in challenging existing processes and status quo 

• Ability to build lasting relationships with business leaders and managers 

• Technically and managerial competent with impact awareness of specialist areas including accounting, controls and governance, audit, ethics and risk management 

• IT literate – Microsoft, finance and management accounting systems, Power BI (desired) 

Not ready to apply just yet or have some questions? Contact Ivy at ivy.baguis@arup.com

What We Offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. 

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.  

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities.

Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts. We offer competitive renumeration package commensurate with qualifications and experience to the right candidate including HMO, Group Life and Accident Insurance, medical reimbursement, government standard benefits, 15 days VL and SL, hybrid work arrangement and long-term career development opportunities. 

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits) gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.  

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at Your life at Arup - Arup

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Ivy Baguis at ivy.baguis@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

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