Finance Manager (Digital Finance)

Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Listed on three major stock markets: Nasdaq (US), Euronext Amsterdam (Netherlands) and IBEX 35 (Spain), we are also member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 24,000 professionals worldwide.

Ferrovial’s activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.

Why Ferrovial?

• Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
• Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.    
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
• Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
• Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

About the Role:

The Finance Manager plays a pivotal role in driving the digital transformation and optimization of financial processes across Cintra’s financial team and its portfolio of assets, with a strong focus on value creation, process automation, and continuous improvement of the financial function and systems. This position acts also as a key liaison between corporate headquarters and the concession companies, ensuring that the Finance function plays an impactful role within Cintra organization and business. This role reports to the Head of Finance North America and the Head of Digital Finance Transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate finance transformation initiatives, including process redesign, automation, and the implementation and improvement of financial systems and tools.

• Support Cintra’s digital businesses by helping monitor business performance and guiding teams through relevant corporate processes and procedures.

• Assess and challenge technology investment initiatives by evaluating their business impact, profitability, strategic fit, and contribution to value creation.

• Coordinate, monitor and participate in finance and digital related projects throughout their lifecycle, providing oversight and support to maximize business impact and operational efficiency.

• Project management and/or ad-hoc analysis of country or global initiatives that require business and finance team coordination in relation to any financial, accounting, tax and business process with a value creation, simplicity, automation and cost-effectiveness focus.

• Lead change management efforts and provide training and support to finance teams partnering with IT, Data, Innovation and business teams.

• Promote best practices and process standardization by enabling knowledge sharing and supporting the rollout of innovative solutions.

• Stay current on emerging technology trends and finance digitalization best practices, proactively identifying opportunities to introduce innovative solutions.

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

What We Offer:

• Professional growth in a digital finance role within the infrastructure industry

• Participation in high-impact transformation technology driven projects

• International and collaborative environment

• Flexibility and potential for mobility

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or similar required

• 6 to 8 years of experience in finance roles with at least 3 years in transformation or systems-related projects

• Experience with AI solutions (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Copilot…) in a professional environment with a track record of real impact and value delivery is a must.

• Experience with low data transformation and automation tools (Power Automate, Power Apps, Copilot Agent Builder, UiPath, n8n, Airtable, Zapier, etc.) is highly desirable.

• Experience with reporting tools such as Power BI, SAC, or Qlikview is a plus.

• SAP experience required, with strong preference for S/4HANA exposure is highly desirable.

• Strong digital skills and ease working with technology-driven environments and high performing teams

• Strategic mindset with strong results orientation

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Proven project management and cross-functional leadership capability

• Strong communication and change management skills

• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, multicultural environment

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

• Willingness to travel as needed

• Meet in-person work requirements

• Willingness to relocate within the US or Canada, with potential global mobility

Computer Skills:

• Must be able to demonstrate computer proficiency, especially within Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point, as well as PC based programs

• SAP knowledge a plus

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This role can be based in Austin, TX or Madrid, Spain. Travel between both offices will be required.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet

• Some travel required; may include occasional domestic and international air travel

• Must be comfortable spending large periods of time speaking over the phone

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus, as necessary to use a computer

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear

• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk and sit

Seize the challenge. Move the world together! Innovative, creative, respectful, and diverse are some of the ways we describe ourselves. We are motivated by challenges, and we collaborate across our business units to move the world together. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here!

Ferrovial is an equal opportunity employer.  We treat all jobs applications equally, regardless of gender, color, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, covered veteran status or protected genetic information (each, a “Protected Class”), or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws.

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