Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious finance professional looking to progress their experience 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 be involved in assisting in the set up and development of the R2R processes, supporting the Senior Finance Manager & providing delivery of day-to-day finance activities.
The role includes exposure to senior management of the group and other central finance functions, providing an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your ability for further advancement.
Responsibilities
You will provide financial information to a broad range of business unit owners & functional areas supporting them to understand their reported financial actuals, identifying balance sheet risks and opportunities.
It is essential that you can convey financial information to non-financial stakeholders at a senior level.
The Primary Responsibilities Of This Role Are
- Preparation of the first line reviews of the Transport, Central Shape and Win business unit results
- Work with the Project Managers to ensure all the completed contracts close out correctly. Ensure the clear down of the Balance sheet, cash, legal obligations, sub accounts and returns.
- Assist in the collation of support for cost query resolutions for the HS2 project so that the appropriate costs can be charged to the client. Ensuring they adhere to the costs allowable per the contract.
- Assist in the collation of support for cost query resolutions for specified projects so that the appropriate costs can be charged to the client. Ensuring they adhere to the costs allowable per the contract. Preparation of any correction journals.
- Assist in the balance sheet reconciliations for transportation that will support the project control, ensuring any adjustments are rectified on a timely basis.
- Preparation of the work winning bid accruals.
- Preparation of sweep journals, moving costs from overheads to the appropriate cost of sales code.
- Support Ad-hoc projects including system developments where necessary.
- Experience in a finance role +2 years.
- Experience of process and systems optimisation.
- Collaboration with stakeholders and identifying financial anomalies.
- Working with Oracle Enterprise One, or similar ERP system desirable.
Qualifications
Part Qualified Chartered Accountant or Certified Practicing Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) + 2 years’ experience in a finance role
About Us
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.
Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.
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