Our newest opportunity is for a talented Commercial Manager – Infrastructure to join our award-winning team based in Amman, Jordan.

The market in the Middle East is a challenging market to operate in, and the Commercial Finance function supports the technical business operationally and financially to obtain the best commercial outcome of the activities it undertakes.

•  Providing financial support and guidance to KEO Middle East’s leaders and Project Directors.
•  Engaging actively throughout the entire lifecycle of a project, from initial stages through to final closeout, ensuring a seamless and efficient process.
•  Promote best practice in project and bid management by assisting Project Directors in line with what is defined by QMS and Project Life Cycle.
•  Supporting projects based in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and potentially other locations within the GCC so occasional travel may be required.
•  Preparing and contributing to deliver P&L Business Unit annual budgets and half yearly forecasts.
•  Working with the leaders in managing the month-end revenue recognition process along with production of related monthly performance reports to Senior Management.
•  Ensuring Project Directors are accurately reflecting progress made in month and forecasting revenue in line with the latest and best information available at the time of completion.
•  Assisting Project Directors in completing and managing their costs to complete forecasts to ensure there is a clear and accurate data to support the future performance of their projects and the Business Units can accurately assess resource requirements.
•  Attending project review meetings, including the preparation of financial data and any relevant commercial finance actions.
•  Assist in the preparation and delivery of Commercial Finance related training material to the business.
•  Ensuring working capital reports reflect the latest information available and that all actions are complete on a monthly basis by the relevant Project Director to Improve working capital position.
•  Providing support with regards to the financial build-up of resource and lump sum pricing items for Bids as required.
•  Providing ad-hoc reporting and reconciliations as required by Project Directors and Operations teams.
•  Reviewing and approving all internal and external sub-consultant project and Business Unit overhead related invoices.
•  Preparing and supporting reports for transparent and sustainable financial performance for the business unit.
•  Improving profitability.

•  To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include a Bachelors degree in Accounting & Finance or any related Commercial Discipline with at least 15 years experience working with a similar role within a global engineering consultancy. Chartered ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.