Sr. Finance Business Partner

At Keolis Commuter Services (KCS), we give every team member—and their ideas—a seat for the journey. We are a diverse team made up of different backgrounds, stories, and perspectives, which is our strength. If you’re looking for a career with a company that invests in your future, KCS is the place for you. We Imagine. We Care. We Commit!

Since 2014, Keolis Commuter Services has been entrusted with operating and maintaining the Commuter Rail network on behalf of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).  During this time, we have worked to deliver a safe and reliable service, thanks to the knowledge and dedication of our team, and our experience operating transit networks around the world. Today, we're proud of the progress we have made together to deliver a best-in-class service for the Greater Boston community.

We believe our people are what make us great. That is why we demonstrate a commitment to a safe, healthy, and inclusive culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. Your future starts here.

At Keolis Commuter Services, LLC we provide a competitive compensation package that is designed to be flexible and comprehensive to meet the needs of our hard-working employees and their families.

Benefits Package Highlights:

• Generous Medical & Rx plan
• Dental & Vision Plan
• Railroad Retirement Benefits – a federal program that administers retirement, survivor, unemployment, and sickness benefits to U.S. railroad workers and their families.
• Fidelity 401K Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Reimbursement Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Sponsored Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefits
• Education Assistance
• Short- & Long-term Disability Benefits
• Voluntary Benefits Plan options including
  • Supplemental health plans for accidents, critical illness, hospital stays
  • Pet, Home, Auto insurance

Knowledge and Skills

• Develops and maintains strong working relationships with business leaders and key stakeholders and is seen a trusted advisor and "go-to-person" on all financial matters.
• Provides actionable insights and decision support across a wide range of activities including forecasting, financial modeling, scenario analysis, and trend analysis.
• Develops, measures and analyzes performance against operating plans, KPI's, and communicates results to help drive greater accountability.
• Collaborates with teams from the division to analyze trends and develop accurate forecasts based on planned initiatives and strategic business decisions.
• Conducts monthly performance reviews with budget owners to review opex budgets, enhance forecast accuracy, and drive disciplined expense management.
• Prepares and leads financial aspects of the operating planning process.
• Provides support as needed on strategic initiatives including modeling and due diligence as required
• Leads special projects and provides ad hoc analysis as required.

Experience

• Master’s degree in Business Administration
• Must have a minimum of 3-7 years of business partnership experience, preferably with an FP&A or Professional Services background;
• Requires excellent written and verbal communication skills at executive level, plus demonstrated ability to develop a clear message to stakeholders;
• Requires a strong understanding of financial statements / excellent corporate finance knowledge (financial analysis, PnL, cash flows and balance sheet);
• Must have a strong work ethic with demonstrated work history in roles that required a highly motivated and driven professional, able to manage multiple high priority projects simultaneously.
• Must have advanced Excel skills;
• Capacity to work with large sets of data;
• Project accounting is a plus;
• Experience working with anaplan is a plus; 
• Prefer specific experience in working with companies with a focus on Union / Labor workforce and/or in the Transportation industry; either of these experiences is desirable but not required.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where you must manage multiple projects simultaneously and work collaboratively with senior leaders.
• Builds strong relationships and displays a solid understanding of stakeholder needs and priorities.
• Proactively reaches out to the business leaders to find solutions and deliver outcomes.
• Comfortable working with various technologies including PowerBI, QlikSense, Jedox.
• Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills.

Key Accountabilities

• Financial Planning and Analysis
  • Ensure accurate, meaningful and timely reporting of financial trends.
  • Make visible risks and opportunities in the operations.
  • Develop new KPI’s to make visible the underlying operational performance.
  • Develop driver-based forecasting and financial analysis.

• Business Partner
  • Focus on Value Creation and profitability of the departments.
  • Develop and mentor strategy discussions.
  • Trusted Partner connecting strategy with execution.
  • Scenario planning.
  • Building relationship and trust.
  • Participate in business decisions.

• Reporting
  • Develop monthly reporting package.
  • Ensure financials are accurate recorded.
  • Accountable for monthly closing of the department / analytical review of trends and P/L.

Additional Statements

Drug and alcohol screening: Employment contingent upon passing pre-employment drug and alcohol screen. Also, contingent upon receiving a favorable background check. Must pass a physical examination.

Safety commitment: Safety is a way of life at Keolis. By placing safety first, we ensure the wellbeing of our employees, customers, and communities. Together we can become the most successful transportation company in the world.

Environmental commitment: Keolis is committed to protecting the environment by minimizing the impact of operations to our people and the communities in which we operate.

EEO statement: Our policy is to afford Equal Employment Opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or gender identification. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

ADA Reasonable Accommodation:  Keolis CS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Keolis CS will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please contact Elizabeth Weber, Director Diversity, Inclusion, Title VI & ADA at elizabeth.weber@keoliscs.com or 617-352-0799.

Disclaimer and closing statement: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job. Keolis is committed to offering our employees competitive compensation and benefits, opportunities for development and growth throughout an exciting and rewarding career, and the safest work environment possible.

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