Finance Manager

The Finance Manager will be the custodian of all financial information for the project and collaborate with the framework leadership team to drive performance both for Costain and the client.

The role will work closely with the wider Natural Resources finance team, including the Sector Finance Business Partner and Divisional Finance Director, to provide insight and confidence and deliver outputs according to the business reporting cycle.

Responsibilities

• Support the contract team in managing the financial performance of the contract
• Own the process for managing and generating high quality and reliable financial information and support other functions, including commercial, with generating joined up project report
• Support the preparation of the monthly contract leaders report and project performance pack, including explaining both financial and non-financial performance
• Ensure financial control, governance, segregation of duties & process flows are fit for purpose and in line with Group guidelines
• Ensure that all cash book, accounts receivable, accounts payable and general ledger books of entry and processes are administered in an accurate and timely manner work closely with the Costain Finance Shared Service Centre
• All aspects of cost and time management with process flows to client invoicing and payment
• Analyse, track, report and forecast revenue generate from professional services type activities including rates, utilisation and profit / margin
• Maintain accurate records of all hours worked by all directly employed labour by setting up and maintaining appropriate systems and procedures, ensuring accurate timesheet generation and cost allocation on a weekly basis
• Maintain monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations with actions plans
• Finance point of contact for internal, external and client audits
  
   

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential

• Qualified accountant with a recognised professional body (or near qualified)
• Commercially aware and able to provide data-led insight and convey financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, able to relate in a confident manner to people at all levels, both verbal and written
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and an ethical approach to data including respecting the confidential nature of information and the associated decision making
• Developing and implementing new processes, tools, controls and reporting
• Hands on capability to use new systems and processes

• Microsoft Office suite of software with expertise of Excel

   

   

Desirable 

• Experience in a similar role partnering with leaders to drive performance (desirable)

   

   

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