Financial Controller – Business Partnering
At Hareket, we are looking for a Financial Controller – Business Partnering to join our Finance Department.
About Hareket
Hareket is a well-established company specializing in heavy lifting, project transportation, heavy and oversized cargo transportation, crane rental, and engineered lifting solutions. With its strong engineering capabilities, operational expertise, and international project experience, Hareket delivers high-value solutions for complex and mission-critical projects across various industries and geographies.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a strategic finance business partner to Operations, Commercial, and Project teams, supporting the improvement of financial performance and project profitability.
- Provide robust financial analysis, cost analysis, and scenario modelling to support effective business decision-making.
- Evaluate pricing, margins, contractual risks, and financial implications within commercial processes and negotiations.
- Conduct profitability analyses by project, customer, equipment, business unit, and legal entity.
- Monitor gross profit, EBITDA, operating margins, and overall project financial performance.
- Identify profit leakage, cost overruns, margin erosion, and financial risk areas, and recommend corrective actions.
- Analyze direct and indirect operating costs, including equipment operating costs, fleet utilization, personnel expenses, transportation and logistics costs, subcontracting, yard and workshop costs, and administrative overheads.
- Contribute to cost optimization, efficiency improvement, and financial performance enhancement initiatives.
- Lead monthly forecasting processes and support annual budgeting and budget-versus-actual analysis activities.
- Prepare monthly management reports, KPI reports, financial dashboards, and insightful performance commentary for senior management.
- Monitor revenue recognition, billing, unbilled revenue, claims, collections, and receivables in close coordination with the Accounting team.
- Support the preparation of weekly and monthly rolling cash flow projections.
- Analyze DSO, working capital performance, and cash conversion efficiency.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of financial reporting, business analytics, ERP enhancements, and finance process optimization.
- Promote financial discipline, cost awareness, and data-driven decision-making across the organization.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- 8–10 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, business partnering, controlling, or a similar finance role.
- CPA, ACCA, CMA, ACA, CIMA, or an equivalent professional qualification is preferred.
- Prior experience in heavy lifting, construction, logistics, engineering, energy, oil & gas, or project-based industries is highly desirable.
- Strong expertise in financial analysis, cost control, profitability analysis, and financial modelling.
- Solid commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with operational, commercial, and project teams.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, presentation, and influencing skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and ERP systems.
- Experience with IFS is considered an asset.
- Analytical, proactive, result-oriented, and solution-driven mindset.
- Strong ability to prepare and present clear, concise, and insightful reports to senior management.
We are looking for a finance professional who will act as a strategic business partner, contribute directly to financial performance, and support sustainable growth within Hareket's expanding organization.
