Ness Digital Engineering is a global digital engineering and technology services firm that works with enterprises to modernize technology estates, develop cloud-native platforms, and deliver data, AI, and software products. Founded in 1999, the company brings more than 25 years of engineering experience to a consulting-led delivery model focused on building and operating technology solutions.
Its work includes cloud, data, AI, and enterprise workflow automation, supported by the ATONIS AI-powered engineering platform. Ness collaborates with providers such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Snowflake, Databricks, Confluent, and Salesforce, serving organizations across financial services, manufacturing and transportation, media and entertainment, retail, private equity, and healthcare.
Senior Business Finance Controller
Lead FP&A, project financial control, and profitability analysis for Ness Digital Engineering’s CEE operations. Partner with delivery teams and leaders, with a focus on public sector projects.
Description
- Build budgets, forecasts, and monthly outlooks for business units, projects, and cost centers.
- Track actual performance against budget and forecast.
- Analyze variances and recommend actions to management.
- Contribute to long-range financial plans and strategic initiatives.
- Assess revenue, gross margin, utilization, operating expenses, and profitability.
- Assist with month-end and year-end close.
- Work with global business finance colleagues and management on performance reporting and analysis.
- Oversee financial performance across customer and internal projects.
- Track project revenue, costs, margins, and resource utilization.
- Maintain accurate project setup and records in SAP S/4HANA.
- Help project managers with financial analysis, profitability reviews, and forecasts.
- Flag project risks and opportunities and support corrective measures.
- Schedule recurring financial reviews with project managers.
- Oversee project close tasks, including POC calculations, revenue recognition, accruals, provisions, contract assets, work in progress and unbilled balances, margin reviews, and reporting accuracy.
- Lead end-to-end financial control for public sector projects.
- Serve as finance lead and partner to management, delivery teams, and project managers throughout project lifecycles.
- Support POC methods, revenue recognition, forecasting, governance, and adherence to corporate standards.
- Review contracts, amendments, and commercial terms.
- Assist with audits, contract reviews, variance analysis, and ad hoc management requests.
- Advise on financial considerations for operational and strategic decisions.
- Take part in business reviews and management discussions.
- Provide financial analysis and business case assessments for presales and business development.
- Set up and oversee internal business development, presales, and strategic initiative projects.
- Record billable and non-billable activity in SAP S/4HANA.
- Open, close, and maintain projects using SAP S/4HANA Project Builder.
- Follow corporate finance policies and internal controls.
- Improve reporting workflows, data quality, and financial transparency.
- Standardize and automate financial reporting activities.
Requirements
- Bring around 10 or more years of experience in business finance, FP&A, project controlling, and management reporting.
- Demonstrate strong FP&A expertise.
- Have practical experience in project financial control.
- Apply sound commercial finance judgment.
- Have partnered with senior stakeholders, project managers, delivery teams, business leaders, and management.
- Bring experience in IT services and project-based business models.
- Have experience with POC revenue recognition.
- Use Excel at an advanced level for financial analysis.
- Have SAP S/4HANA experience, including project setup, maintenance, and Project Builder.
- Know project accounting and operational tools.
- Understand revenue recognition, accruals, provisions, contract assets, work in progress and unbilled balances, and margin reviews.
- Be able to support financial governance, compliance, audits, and internal controls.
Benefits
- Access learning resources, certifications, and practical experience opportunities.
- Choose from flexible remote work options.
- Use professional development resources.
- Join an inclusive workplace that supports employee well-being and career development.