Finance Manager

Role Overview

• Assisting the Senior Finance Manager to work with key staff and teams across the contract to successfully manage the financial performance of the contract.
• Project accounting, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial and cost information on the contract.
• Preparation of Monthly Financial Reports as part of the Month End process.
• P&L Balance Sheet Reconciliations and Cash Management
• Management of the TEFA Timesheet system to ensure all costs are captured accurately and controls are in place where required.
• Assisting the wider contract and team members with processing purchase orders, goods receipting answering general queries, such as supplier payments.
• Supporting the monthly application process through the production of financial and cost reports and dealing with transactional queries.
• Supporting the Management of E1 Finance systems to ensure that costs and timesheets can be reported in line with the contract as well as internal and external reporting requirements.
• Contribute to the commercial objectives of the contract to achieve value for money and support the cost-effective delivery of work.
• Support with Internal and external Audits.
• Month End Requirements & Processes Assisting the Senior Finance Manager to deliver all the requirements involved in the month end reporting requirements and processes.
• Preparing and posting accurate Journals, Accruals and Prepayments in line with Accounting Policies and accurate cost allocations.
• Reviewing and scrutinising all financial transactions and challenging where appropriate ensuring the integrity and accuracy of revenues and costs.
• Producing actual cost reports for Commercial and supporting with Cost Value Reconciliations.
• Support Projects and teams to under the financial performance of their areas
• Ensuring that financial controls are adequate and in place, and all processes are performed in accordance with The Costain Way and Costain financial procedures.
• Responsible for the preparation of sales invoices, ensuring the accurate entry of invoices and corresponding cash entries in Costain’s financial systems and take a key role in the timely collection of cash.
• Assist with the recording and recharging of Staff costs, including IT, Company Vehicles, Company Mobile Phones, HO Professional Service staff, training charges etc.
• At all times proactively engage with and adhere to company procedures with regards to all aspects of QHSE

Requirements

• Degree qualified
• Newly Qualified Accountant with recognised professional body
• Excel – competent in the use of spreadsheets / wider Microsoft packages
• Systems – ability to work with finance and timesheet systems.
• Accounting and Finance experience / Qualifications – qualifications are desirable but not essential must have a strong background of solid financial roles.
• Collaboration – ability to work with others and clients, with effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience Desirable – NEC contracts, commercial procedures.

Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangements – 3 days per week on site.