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Compass Group, North America Vice President of Finance - Remote in Wayne, Pennsylvania

ESFM

Salary: $225,000 - $255,000 / year

Pay Grade: 19

Other Forms of Compensation: Annual bonus potential

ESFM is the corporate Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) division of Compass Group USA and a Keystone member of the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).

Rooted in hospitality, ESFM elevates the workplace experience as the single source of innovative FM solutions that ensure a safe, healthy, and sustainable environment. ESFM’s clients include many household names from Life Science, Technology, Oil & Gas and Manufacturing markets.

ESFM self-performs 80% of all IFM solutions provided to clients. Their portfolio of service categories includes Environment, Health & Safety, Facilities Maintenance & Engineering, Sustainability, Janitorial & Industrial Cleaning, Laboratory Support and Workplace solutions. This self-performance model creates a consistent hospitality experience for clients, resulting in higher engagement and productivity from their employees.

In 2020, ESFM (formerly Eurest Services) won the George Graves Award for Facility Management Achievement from the International Facilities Management Association (IFMA).

Job Summary:

The Vice President of Finance position provides functional oversight and leadership that supports ESFM in driving growth and efficiencies, including:

  • Facilitating the sector's planning and analysis

  • Fostering a high-performance culture through continuous improvement and innovation

  • Building and leveraging effective customer relationships to achieve business objectives

  • Championing our safety culture & performance

  • Partnering with President / Division Presidents / RVPs / Finance Directors and Corporate functions to improve financial results, taking a lead in business strategy and all commercial matters

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide support to the President in all financial matters, while assisting in driving Sector strategy and growth plans

  • Cover all commercial and client matters in relation to the sector, understanding the intricacies of key contracts while working with the Finance Directors to increase value

  • Proactively highlight and manage risks and opportunities associated with the sector, ensuring these are given the appropriate attention by operations

  • Thorough attention to detail and being highly analytical, alerting CFO of key issues on a timely basis and maintaining regular communication.

  • Drive efficiencies working across finance / commercial teams through system and process improvements

  • Support Finance Directors and Controllers in month end reporting / training and reporting

  • Assist in new business reviews while challenging key assumptions and complete post project appraisals to review actual vs estimates

  • Completion of Adhoc Analysis and look for P&L and BS opportunities to drive profitability

  • Responsible for ensuring accurate and timely corporate reporting, including coordinating of Budgets, Forecasts and 3 year plan process for the sector

  • Cultivate productive working relationships at all levels, which support the nurturing of internal and external relationships, facilitates collaboration trust and respect, values differences and diversity

Strategic Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with the VP Finance to develop long-term plans, including the annual 3-year planning process.

  • In collaboration with the President, challenge the markets focus and business models adopted in the business, identifying opportunities for growth and efficiency.

Commercial Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with the VP Finance to develop long-term plans, including the annual 3-year planning process.

  • In collaboration with the President, challenge the markets focus and business models adopted in the business, identifying opportunities for growth and efficiency.Commercial Responsibilities:

  • In consultation with the Finance Directors / Controllers, delivery of the management accounts, budgets, forecasts and 3-year plans for the country

  • Ensure that the month end process is as efficient as possible, and collaborate with Central support and to finalize processes

  • Be responsible for the production of benefit analysis of operational and financial metrics as well as provision of insights to key customers

  • Support new business process and review of models for group approval while ensuring adherence to the group approval manual.

  • Provide insightful, timely, accurate and relevant analysis to the business

People Responsibilities:

  • Champion a Safety culture, whereby ownership of the wellbeing and safety of our employees is adopted by all.

  • The ability to earn trust and deal with highly confidential information

  • In conjunction with the Finance Teams, embrace the Finance Community, and proactively encourage the training and development of team members across the whole of Finance and elsewhere in the business.

  • Collaborate with Finance peers to drive efficiencies and improvement across the function

Qualifications and Experience:

  • CA / CPA Qualified with 7-10 years’ experience

  • Experience in a Financial leadership (or similar) role within a large and complex business, either stand alone or division

  • Exposure to services or consumer facing businesses, ideally with a dispersed operating model. i.e. site based

  • Ability to travel approximately 30%

  • Experience in a finance role within facilities management strongly desired

  • Experience supporting financials of at least $500 million annually

Functional/ Technical Skills & Competencies:

  • Excellent communication and personal skills well suited to building business relationships internally and externally at a senior executive level

  • Ability to research key target markets and new opportunities, combined with sophisticated evaluation, reporting and decision-making skills with a results-driven focus

  • Proven experience in driving efficiencies in transactional processes

  • Demonstrated experience in delivering analytical tools and efficient reporting to Operations

  • Direct immersion in task delivery, creating and delivering content and a willingness to balance strategy with practical implementation

  • Confident in presenting solutions and continuous improvement initiatives

  • Ability to understand and apply existing and potential technologies to support business performance outcomes

  • Ability to work independently with general direction from leadership

  • Good time management skills

  • Strong work ethic

  • Resilient, robust and driven individual

Apply to ESFM Services today!

ESFM is a member of Compass Group USA

Click here to Learn More about the Compass Story (http://www.compass-usa.com/our-story/)

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Eurest services maintains a drug-free workplace.

Associates at Corporate are offered many fantastic benefits.

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life Insurance/ AD

  • Disability Insurance

  • Retirement Plan

  • Paid Time Off

  • Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)

  • Associate Shopping Program

  • Health and Wellness Programs

  • Discount Marketplace

  • Identity Theft Protection

  • Pet Insurance

  • Commuter Benefits

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here (https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023_WageTransparency_ESFM.pdf) for paid time off benefits information.

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