Jacobs is committed to offering a career within one company and recognize the exceptional talent we have in our people. As Jacobs evolves, we want to inspire and empower you to deliver your best work, so you too can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Your impact Jacobs has a fantastic opportunity for a motivated, financially and technically savvy leader to join our Buildings & Infrastructure Americas business as Finance Senior Manager. You will provide strategic insights and support to drive business performance and achieve financial objectives in a fast-growing business unit. You’ll be a finance partner to a Senior Vice President and Executive Director of Operations for a geography within the Buildings & Infrastructure Americas Business Unit. You’ll be responsible for ensuring the success of annual business planning, quarterly forecasting, along with timely and accurate weekly, monthly and quarterly financial reports and analysis, financial presentation preparation and ad-hoc analysis for your leadership team. You’ll highlight business trends, develop KPI’s and provide insights to help drive improvement in financial metrics. More than financial leadership, you will be a true strategic partner to your stakeholders. Stakeholder management, being a true strategic partner and ability to synthesize and effectively communicate key aspects to the Americas leadership team will be key. You will prepare detailed financial models, ad hoc analysis and forecasts to support data-driven decisions and long-term planning, moving further towards predictive modelling. Part of your role will be to develop and implement an improvement plan to standardize, simplify and where possible automate key processes consistently with Jacobs’s tools and processes to make better use of our existing tools and drive next stage improvements. This position can be aligned to a Jacobs office based in the US Here’s what you will be doing: Financial Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting * Deliver timely, relevant, and accurate weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial analysis to Finance Stakeholders and Operations partners. * Ensure accuracy of revenue recognition, cost accruals, and overhead charges when finalizing the P&L each month. * Lead and own collaboration efforts for quarterly forecasts and annual budgets, challenging assumptions, suggesting improvements, and implementing corrective actions. * Approve and deliver on-time forecast submissions, backlog, budget/forecast slide decks, and supporting analysis. Finance Business Partnering * Partner with Senior Vice Presidents, Heads of Operations, and other senior stakeholders to analyze trends, develop KPIs, and challenge assumptions to drive improvement. * Focus on profit improvement and cash flow enhancement, including DSO reduction. * Ensure projects are reported in line with best practices and that revenues/margins comply with policy. * Identify risks and opportunities in project portfolios, escalating as appropriate. * Collaborate with peers to standardize processes and provide cross-coverage during absences. * Partner with Sales teams on bids/proposals to ensure financial risks are identified and mitigated. Corporate Governance * Provide timely and accurate information to auditors; support SOX and IFRS compliance. * Ensure risks are identified, escalated, and managed appropriately. * Maintain best practices aligned with corporate requirements and regulatory developments. * Deep Functional Knowledge: Significant experience in operational finance within a complex, global professional services organization (Buildings/Infrastructure sector experience a plus). In-depth expertise in finance, with awareness of related disciplines such as operations and compliance. * Business Expertise: Strong understanding of financial and operational drivers in a global business; proven ability to anticipate challenges and propose improvements to support growth and profitability. * Leadership & Influence: Demonstrated passion for inclusive, inspirational leadership. Experience coaching and mentoring others, building capability, and influencing senior stakeholders to drive systematic change. Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and foster teamwork. * Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Expert-level analytical ability, capable of moving beyond descriptive reporting toward predictive insights and scenario planning. Adept at resolving complex financial and business challenges with innovative solutions. * Communication & Collaboration: Strong presentation skills and ability to simplify complex financial information for non-financial audiences. Proven record of executive-level partnership, advisory support, and relationship-building across diverse teams. * Strategic Agility: Track record of driving modernization of finance tools, automation, and ERP implementation. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution to deliver improvements in profitability, efficiency, and cash flow. * Organizational Agility: Highly organized and proactive, able to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accountability and delivering results. * Systems Knowledge: Proficiency with Hyperion Financial Management, Oracle Planning, or similar systems; experience with automation and ERP implementation processes (a plus). Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. 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