Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

The Global Business Analyst is part of a Global Business Analyst sub-team within the Global FP&A team. The Global Business Analysts work together closely in a dynamic environment responding to changing business needs to provide high quality reporting and insights for the Group Controller, ELT and Investor Relations team. 

Reporting directly to the Global Business Analyst Director, the successful candidate will support in providing value adding insight and analysis of group performance. The candidate will work in collaboration with our high performing local and global finance teams, including Business Areas, GBAs, Enabling Functions, BI&A and project management evaluating core business performance, addressing business needs and supporting in data quality across internal reporting platforms.

The dynamics in Arcadis are big. The company has ambitious growth plans, both 

organically and via acquisitions. This dynamic environment challenges the financial 

department to combine day-to-day business with continuous process improvement, 

integration of new entities and due diligence of potential acquisitions. The Global Business Analyst will become part of a dedicated team of finance professionals supporting senior management in successfully moving Arcadis into the next growth phase.

Role accountabilities:

Support the Global Business Analyst Director with analysis of monthly and quarterly results and contribution to monthly and quarterly decks.  Supports with validation, review and analysis of performance including value-adding insights for the Business Areas (BAs) and subject matter assigned. Works closely with BAs to review and understand performance including submission requirements to ensure timely reporting and consistent approach across BAs and Global Business Areas (GBAs). Works closely with the GBA and Global FP&A with monthly/quarterly reporting, forecasting, and planning cycles. Supports Global FP&A and GBA teams in improving the quality of management reports and business analysis. Supports review of accuracy of reports to be issued including External press release. Supports with validation to ensure consistency of financial information across reporting platforms (OneStream, Power BI, Oracle). Performs reporting platform tests (OneStream) to support updates and improvements on process workflows. Responsible for organizing Group reporting calendar, reporting memo and planning activities for Group FP&A. Supports in identifying areas to increase efficiency and automation of processes. Support the quarterly Forecast and annual Budgeting cycles led by the Global FP&A team. Supports Global FP&A with ad hoc analysis as required

Qualifications & Experience:

The candidate ideally is qualified accountant or equivalent by experience, relevant experience working in medium/large global organization is preferred.

Other required experience and competencies for this role:

Very strong data skills and reporting (BI / excel) capabilties Attention to detail and consistent high standards. Self-starter with excellent time management skills and strong collaboration and team skills Enthusiastic, pro-active, innovative and result driven attitude. IT literate with ERP experience and strong MS Excel skills including pivot tables and lookup functions Excellent communication skills Resilient and willingness to work flexible hours based on business needs Native language: unspecified, but fluency in English is a must.

Aligned to the Arcadis Leadership model we seek Arcadians with a strong fit to our leadership success profile, to build and drive our culture of inclusion, accountability, human-centricity, and sustainability. Successful Arcadians will possess strong learning agility, combined with a balanced mix of being curious, driving success and igniting passion. 

 

Be curious: 

Demonstrate and develop curiosity in oneself and others, bringing clients and Arcadians on a journey of discovery and co-creation. Have a global, strategic, and future thinking mindset. Are digitally-savvy, entrepreneurial and innovative.  Build organizational networks that are value-adding, engaging and purposeful. Incorporate a human-centric, experimentation-led and continuous learning mindset to lead innovation and transformation. Actively engage diverse points of view and manage healthy issues-based conflict. 

 

Drive success:

Create a sense of shared ownership and accountability balancing this with decisiveness and holding others to account for delivery.  Take ownership for own responsibility, creating clarity and motivating and aligning others.  Internalize organizational goals, making them one’s own personal stretch goals.  Are outcomes focused and tackle challenges head-on. Demonstrate commercial acumen in general, and specifically with regards to sustainable solutions.  Actively shape the future of the organization. 

 

Ignite passion:  

Personally, role model own commitment to improving quality of life and putting sustainability at the core. Apply an adaptive style to engagement that is culturally sensitive and appeals to the personal needs of others. Bring clarity and manage anxiety in others, through clear communication and inspiring storytelling.  Integrate their work, helping others make the connection between their work and the bigger picture.  Maintain personal resilience and rebound from setbacks and help others to do the same.  Build trust through authenticity, demonstrating integrity and courage regarding own convictions.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. At Arcadis, you will have the opportunity to build the career that is right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations, their own career goals. And, as a ‘people first’ business, it is why we will take the time to listen, to understand what you want from your time here, and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions.