Job Description

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The Opportunity

This role offers a unique opportunity to step into a commercially focused finance position within a major construction business. As the key support to the Finance Business Partner, you will be involved in shaping financial performance across a growing regional business unit. You will gain hands-on experience working with project teams, develop your commercial acumen, engage with senior finance and wider business leaders while playing a vital role in supporting strategic decision-making.

Role Objectives

Financial Performance & Reporting

- Partnering with the FBP to deliver accurate and timely monthly management reporting, financial planning, and robust forecasting, supporting business decision-making.

Standardisation & Compliance

- Uphold consistency in accounting practices and financial processes, ensuring adherence to internal policies and regulatory requirements.

Operational Insight & Transparency

- Support robust financial evaluation of project performance through the CVR process, identifying risks and opportunities.

Strategic Business Partnering

- Provide financial insight to support operational and commercial teams in driving business performance. Support the Finance Business Partner by managing core financial processes and assisting where applicable on strategic initiatives.

Process & Efficiency Improvements

- Identify and implement improvements in financial processes to enhance financial governance and operational efficiency.

Growth & Development

- In case of absence and as part of general development, deputise for the FBP acting as point of contact for the MD and Senior Leadership Team within the region and the wider business/finance team.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Reporting

- Prepare monthly management accounts and variance analysis, ensuring accuracy and insight. Support the budgeting and forecasting cycles across each of the regions, consolidating the inputs from the commercial teams. Provide support and insight on the weekly cash forecasting.

Performance Management

- Assist in the monthly regional CVR meetings and performance reviews. Track and Analyse key financial performance indicators (KPIs), highlighting any trends and underlying variances.

Risk & Opportunity Management

- Support the identification, analysis, and monitoring of financial risks and opportunities across the region's project portfolio, contributing to the monthly risk review process.

Operational & Commercial Support

- Work closely with operational and commercial teams to align financial insights with strategic objectives.

Cost Control & Cashflow Management

- Manage overhead budgets and quarterly forecasting, providing key financial insight. Assist in managing working capital by tracking project WIP and accruals, supporting the weekly cash forecasting cycle. Monitor project cost performance ensuring all costs are aligned and provide a true reflection of current trading performance.

Process Optimisation

- Drive efficiency through financial process improvements and best-practice sharing. Support the automation and streamlining of reporting tools.

Audit & Compliance

- Ensure all financial activities adhere to company policies and regulatory standards. Support the FBP in driving compliance and managing the external audit process. Ensuring all key relevant documentation is aligned with trading performance reported.

Ad-hoc Financial Support

- Provide financial assistance and analysis to local teams and leadership as required. Assist in supporting response queries from Group finance and other key stakeholders in Central Services.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Qualifications

- Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with at least 2 years post-qualification experience.

Experience

- Proven record of working alongside a FBP or senior finance stakeholder. Construction industry experience would be beneficial however not a core requirement. Highly beneficial would be a working knowledge base of IFRS 15 and Familiarity with key project accounting processes such as Cost Value Reconciliation, WIP and Revenue & Margin recognition.

Financial & Strategic Expertise

- Proven ability to deliver accurate management accounts, financial reporting, and variance analysis. With strong forecasting, budgeting, and cost control skills.

Systems & Analysis

- Proficiency in financial systems, data analysis, and reporting tools to drive efficiency. Experience of using construction finance systems (e.g. COINS) would be beneficial.

Governance & Compliance

- Experience in supporting budgets, controlling overheads, and ensuring financial compliance.

Person Specification

High Standards

- Committed to accuracy, attention to detail, and continuous improvement.

Collaborative & Communicative

- Engages effectively across finance and operational teams, clearly articulating financial insights. While also being able to partner and engage with non-finance stakeholders.

Intellectually curiosity

- Always challenging and questioning. Not simply taking someone's word and being prepared to push for answers in a professional manner.

Resilient & Adaptable

- Thrives in dynamic, demanding environments and embraces change. *

Mobility & Flexibility

- Willingness to travel to engage with Site/Commercial Teams. Adaptable to meet business needs and varying workload cycles.