Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a diligent finance professional looking to continue their career within a FTSE listed construction business with a track record of delivering high profile infrastructure projects.


This is a critical role within the R2R function that involves collecting, processing, validating and presenting accurate financial data. Whilst also providing strategic, financial and operational feedback on the performance of the company to senior management.


The role will have responsibility for the management of the financial analysis for the main group companies, assisting in the management of the working capital reporting.


As part of the R2R team, the role will also include preparation of the reconciliations for balance sheet accounts and resolving related queries and issues.


The role includes exposure to project teams and other finance functions in particular the FP&A team, providing an excellent opportunity for a varied role with regular challenges. It provides the ability to work with a wide variety of teams from different functional backgrounds and the opportunity for continuous improvement.



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Within the team you will be a source of subject matter expertise relating to the bank, cash and debtors and provide support to the Finance Manager - O2C in a broader range of record to report controls.


You will continue to provide bank, cash and debtor information to a broad range of business unit owners supporting them to ensure timely collection of amounts owed, identifying and resolving issues arising to ensure the debtors ledger remains an accurate reflection of the business position.

The primary responsibilities of this role are:

Assist the Finance Manager - O2C with the daily cash reporting ensuring all the payments and receipts are identified. Assist with the posting of the Costain bank statements each day, ensuring all the transactions on the cashbook are accurately cleared and matched to the relevant payments made and/or received. Resolve queries, to ensure the JV debtors' ledgers for the group continue to reflect an accurate representation of the debtor position. Maintain the central reporting of the debtor position and risks within the JV debtor balances for reporting. Prepare the WIP and group debt reporting. Assist with the balance sheet reconciliations, resolving any queries arising to ensure balances are controlled and include only justifiable entries. Work with project teams and with the treasury team in setting up or removing bank accounts when projects are set up or finish. Support Ad-hoc projects including system developments where necessary

Qualifications

Part Qualified Chartered Accountant or Certified Practicing Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Experience

Experience in a finance role Experience of process and systems optimisation. Collaboration with stakeholders and identifying financial anomalies. Desirable experience in managing cashflows and working capital management. Working with Oracle Enterprise One, or similar ERP system desirable.

Skills

Understands the importance of resilience in facing challenges. Adapts quickly to change in project plans or unexpected issues. Demonstrates persistence in completing tasks despite challenges. Encourages resilience in others, providing support and fostering a positive work environment. Can prepare basic management reporting, can make basic interpretations of management information and reports and provide simple comments and insight, accurately interpret basic financial reports. Able to interrogate and explain cost entries. Can prepare and present management reporting and explain financial themes and relevant insights under supervision/guidance, can communicate financial results to non-finance communities and articulate results, challenges and risks, can identify trends within the numbers and takes appropriate action or communicates to management. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of accounting records and systems including nominal ledger coding structures. Can review ledgers to ensure accuracy. Understands requirement for separation of duties and able to identify potential areas of risk. Understands the purpose of internal controls and ensures they are followed. Excellent communication skills, with confidence to present to senior stakeholders. Ability to think strategically, challenge current processes and introduce improvements.

Personal Attributes

Willingness to learn from the team and how it interfaces with other disciplines. Identifies simple problems and asks questions to understand the situation better. Applies basic logical reasoning to tasks and challenges. Follows established procedures and seeks help when facing unfamiliar issues. Listens and respects the ideas and contributions of others. Shares relevant information with team members in a timely manner. Seeks help from colleagues when needed and provides assistance when asked. Demonstrates a positive attitude towards working with others.

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.



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