Finance Business Partner

APM Terminals

APM Terminals play an important role in enabling the global Maersk Ocean and Logistics network as well as serving other Shipping Lines, Beneficial Cargo Owners, Freight Forwarders, intermodal logistics providers and integrating with a wide variety of local port authorities, customs and government bodies across our global network of transshipment, import and export gateway terminals.

In support of the broader Maersk strategy, we are accelerating the transformation of our business from a portfolio of independently operated terminals into a safer, better, bigger global terminals operator

We Offer
This is an exciting career opportunity in an international, challenging business setting known for diversity and high-paced environment. You will get to focus on creating valuable relations with current and new customers and work with highly professional teams in an environment where you will be valued, recognized, and well rewarded.

Purpose:
· Ensure reporting of monthly financial performance is reviewed and validated before submission.
· Ensure Rolling Forecasts are reported timely and correctly, and are based on well-founded and well documented assumptions, and clear targets are defined for main operational KPI’s.
· Own and drive the terminals performance management process, thereby challenging and influencing decision makers through relevant and timely performance discussions. · Provide meaningful and relevant data-based insights into terminal performance to enable strategic and operational decision making.
· Drive future business decisions by building and implementing models for decision making.
· Act as business partner for other functions at the terminal, especially Operations and Asset Management, to create better understanding of link between operational and financial performance.
· Ensure main drivers for achieving financial and non-financial targets are well understood by all relevant stakeholders and relevant actions are identified and followed up on in case of under- performance.
· Support wider organization with the resolution of open audit observations.

Key responsibilities:
Financial Planning and Analysis:
· Define and coordinate quarterly planning process, in line with instructions communicated by HQ, including alignment with Terminal COO, West Med MD, West Med CFO and other functional partners.
· Ensure detailed plan is prepared, communicated, and executed safeguarding that deadlines and deliverables are met. Plan must ensure that draft forecast figures are presented to West Med MD and West Med CFO for approval well in advance of submission deadline, so potential revisions can be performed.
· Coordinate alignment with other functions around link between underlying business drivers and financial performance. · Drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy, both for Opex and Capex.
· Estimate up- and downsides for presented forecasts.
· Prepare and circulate standard Rolling Forecast presentation outlining assumptions made and financial performance for the relevant forecasting period.
· Prepare presentations as requested by HQ for discussion and approval of prepared financials.
· Coordinate identification of possible cost saving initiatives and the subsequent periodical follow-up on realization with relevant business owners.
· Follow up with functions on deviations versus forecast and ensure understanding of underlying reasons and that corrective actions are taken by relevant business owners.
Capital Employment Management
· Lead investment decision process in line with latest communicated APMT investment policy.
· Validate strategic fit of proposed investments, challenge business owners on necessity, timing, and scope.
· Evaluate proposed investments and suggest alternatives like process optimization, discontinuation of activities, or lease.
· Develop sound business understanding to challenge presented operational and financial assumptions.
· Validate business case assumptions and perform risk analysis on those and translate that into an IRR and NPV range.
· Challenge timing of investments considering internal approval process, licenses, front end loading, executability, and resources.
· Develop necessary skills to use available standard valuation models and build supplementary ones, including high/low scenarios, and sensitivity analysis. Strategic Business Partnering · Be an active member of relevant business teams, meetings, and committees.
· Sit with the business, be available, build relationships, take ownership and responsibility. · Improve short and long-term performance through relevant, accurate and timely reporting and analysis. Responsible for business intelligence and analytics to support decision making.
· Understand different stakeholder needs and challenges, offer support with implementation of possible changes, and maintain an open mind for confronting ideas. · Work with Business Analyst team in GSC around support for the terminal for recurring reporting needs.
· Participate in cross-functional teams, combining the understanding of the business with a financial perspective, with emphasis on value, risk, sustainability, and compliance. · Provide financial advice in projects and large tender processes, e. g. through clarification of commercial conditions and their impact on profitability, support in contract structuring etc.
Efficient Finance Processes:
· Support month end closing: o Close collaboration with ATR Team on ensuring correct accruals, by providing input for and approval of calculated amounts. o Review and validate monthly financial reporting figures before submission by AtR Team in OneStream, to confirm that presented figures are representative for the financial performance of the terminal.
· Prepare high quality standard monthly reports:

• financial management report.
• Capex update
• Functional cost reports
• TPR report · Ensure that process is defined and executed for quarterly review and update of terminal’s Enterprise Risk Management state.
• Coordinate the preparation of Board files for semi-annual Board Meetings.

We are looking for:
· Master’s degree in finance, Accounting or Business Economics.
· 7+ years of experience with Financial Business Partnering or Controlling.
· Strong analytical skills
· Strong communications (in English), advising and influencing skills.
· Excellent skills of BI tools, MS Office and especially Excel
· Inquisitive, pro-active, builds relationships quickly.
· Quality and detail oriented.
· Driven to be ‘best in class’.

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