Turner & Townsend is hiring a Commercial Finance Director to lead the financial and commercial agenda for the Global Enterprise Accounts Project Management business. This role carries significant influence in shaping financial outcomes and guiding the long-term commercial success of the global enterprise portfolio, serving as a trusted partner to executive and regional leadership teams.
What You'll Do
- Own the commercial financial performance of the business, partnering with executive and regional leadership, FP&A, and finance executives for consistent insight and unified outcomes.
- Lead the development and delivery of commercial budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
- Build a strong partnership with CBRE to ensure shared, consistent, and reliable financial analysis.
- Ensure executive decision-making is guided by high-quality analysis, scenario modeling, and forward-looking insight.
- Act as a senior point of advice for commercial decision-making across the business.
- Collaborate with operations teams to review contractual requirements pre-bid, elevate pricing quality, and secure full value from the existing portfolio.
- Drive global and local initiatives to improve profitability, efficiency, pricing discipline, and cash performance.
- Support and challenge business leaders through clear, actionable financial insight, ensuring alignment between commercial priorities and financial strategy.
- Lead and manage the regional Finance Business Partner teams and partner with regional and global FP&A.
- Represent the Enterprise business in global and regional finance discussions, ensuring local perspectives are reflected.
- Act as the escalation point for significant financial or contractual issues.
- Develop and mentor Finance Business Partner team members, building leadership capability.
- Promote collaboration and best practice sharing across regional finance leaders.
What We're Looking For
- Strong strategic finance leadership experience, with significant exposure to commercial decision‑making.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to provide clarity and direction in complex or ambiguous environments.
- Proven ability to influence senior executives and shape organizational strategy.
- Proven experience delivering high-quality executive reporting so the business is visible, understood, and well managed.
- Exceptional leadership skills, with experience managing high‑performing teams across multiple layers.
- Strong analytical and presentation skills, translating financial information into compelling insight for senior leadership.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to work cross-functionally and influence both operational and strategic decisions.
Nice to Have
- CPA optional, MBA or strong business background preferred.
- Experience in professional services project-based business or complex contracting preferred.
Team & Environment
You will lead a team of Finance Business Partners and Finance Analysts. The role reports through the North American region with a strong connection to the global Turner & Townsend finance organization.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
