Sustainability that means business
Who we are:
Sustainability software specialist, AMCS, is headquartered in Ireland, with offices in Europe, the USA, and Australasia. With over 1,300 highly-skilled employees across 22 countries, we specialize in delivering technology solutions to facilitate a carbon neutral future.
What we do:
Our innovative SaaS solutions increase efficiency and boost sustainability in resource-intensive industries. Over 5,000 customers across 23 countries already benefit from our Performance Sustainability software, ensuring we deliver practical solutions for improved profitability and environmental resilience across the globe.
Our people:
AMCS offers team members more than just a job, but an opportunity to map out a career with a company that is growing, evolving and setting out new ways of working that are having a positive impact on the world around us. AMCS was established in Ireland and holds onto those local roots and ‘start-up’ mentality with a culture of connection. Connection to our work, our customers, our colleagues and our community that creates a working environment that fosters openness, collaboration and creativity.
AMCS are looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join the Global Finance team based in Limerick.
This is a highly visible commercial role providing strategic, analytical, and operational support to the Leadership Teams across the Global Product Business Units. Reporting to the Head of Finance Business Partnering, the role will also act as a bridge between the business and centralised finance teams ensuring alignment and execution.
As a key driver of change and improvement, this senior role will operate as a strategic partner and provides an opportunity to influence key investment decisions and support the delivery of business goals.
Key responsibilities:
Accountable for the global R&D Budget.
Develop partnerships with the product leadership teams providing strategic support and financial guidance thereby informing decision making and driving business performance.
Lead all product financial and commercial business modelling providing insights beyond numbers.
Filter complex data into actionable insights and leverage data-driven approaches for decision-making and problem-solving.
Provide financial advice to enable the execution of business priorities and drive accountably.
Manage the investment forecast process for the Product and Development teams, driving best in class operations and a Return-on-Investment focused culture.
Lead the analysis, reporting and reviews of product portfolios to ensure they remain competitive, fit for purpose, and meet customer needs (growth, margins, volumes).
Preparation, analysis, and review of monthly cost of goods reports for all products identifying margin performance and trends.
Close collaboration with Dev Ops and Project teams around the performance of customer Cloud costs to ensure optimal structure and margin improvement over time.
Close strategic partnership with procurement and accounts payables teams around Vendor management leading negotiations with all technology accounts (priority account Microsoft Azure).
Global responsibility for the reporting of “Paid Development” revenues and partnering with business leaders in expansion programs for customers with funded roadmap initiatives.
Partnership with Sales Ops and Product teams to ensure that all product portfolios are ‘priced’ appropriately and on a commercial basis.
Working cross functionally with Tax and R&D teams to ensure that R&D grants are maximising globally.
Organisational support for R&D leaders globally as business structures evolve ensuring industry best practices are followed and budget/funding levels are appropriate
M&A activity (technology/customer due diligence and post-acquisition integration).
Key Characteristics:
Build strong relationships, foster collaboration, and contribute to a results-driven and impact-oriented culture.
Continuously identifying areas for improvement and work collaboratively to deliver any recommended changes.
Self-motivated and proactive in taking initiative whilst also levering cross functional resources and people across teams to achieve outcomes.
Continuous strategic mindset, capable of describing the bigger picture and aligning business objectives with a forward-thinking approach.
Engage with other business partners and collaborate with finance colleagues
Influence operating structure and decision-making framework and continue to evolve our approach of finance partnership.
Key Relationships:
Senior Leadership (C-Suite)
Product Management Leadership
Development Teams (Platform & Legacy)
Dev Ops and Cloud
Sales Ops and Pricing Teams
Support & Delivery Leads
IT & Other leadership
Senior Finance Leads
Procurement, AP & Accounting
Required Experience:
7+ years working in a senior and responsible role within a finance function.
FP&A / management accounting experience is desirable.
Experience working in a multinational and SAAS organisations an advantage.
Business partnering mindset is critical.
Familiar with analytical tools such as Power BI, advanced excel and ERP systems