Job Description

General information

City/town:

Watford

Job field:

Business Support and IT

External closing date:

Monday, May 26, 2025

Type of contract:

Permanent

ID:

5138

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an


inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.


As the Finance Manager you will be Responsible for accurate and timely financial reporting while providing expert technical accounting support to operational teams. This role involves statutory accounts preparation, enhancing reporting processes, and ensuring full compliance with external audit requirements

What you'll do:

Support the monthly financial reporting process, including reporting key figures to head office and ensuring Oracle to HFM uploads are completed and reconciled Be first point of contact for operational finance teams on technical accounting queries. Group finance lead on Fixed Asset and IFRS 16 accounting, working closely with the FSD lease accountant. Assist with the quarterly forecasting and reporting process ensuring deliverables are achieved within the required timescales. Be a HFM super user, providing support and training to the wider finance function. Prepare statutory accounts for several legal entities and support the preparation of the Group's main consolidated accounts. Continuously improve processes and reporting to manage risk and deliver efficient and effective practices. Support the group reporting manager in ensuring the requirements of the annual external financial audit are completed on time to a high standard. Support the group reporting manager in providing technical accounting updates to the business. Lead on supplementary monthly processes such as ONS returns, headcount reporting, exchange rates and share scheme accounting. A-hoc projects as required by the Group reporting manager.

What you'll bring to the role:

Qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA) with experience in audit or a financial reporting role in a medium-large sized company. Strong technical knowledge of group consolidations and statutory reporting. Advanced Excel skills. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Detailed and analytical self-starter, proactive approach. Previous experience with HFM and Oracle

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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