Business & Financial Modelling (BFM) Consultant / Senior Consultant

Steer; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Do you enjoy delivering robust financial advice on transactions and investment decisions in the transport and wider infrastructure sector? Do you enjoy developing best-in-class spreadsheet models? Do you have a passionate interest in infrastructure, a highly analytical mindset, strong communication skills, and an ability to challenge assumptions?

We are seeking to recruit a Consultant/Senior Consultant to work within the Business and Financial Modelling (BFM) practice area based in our Infrastructure and Asset Advisory practice in London.

Steer’s Infrastructure and Asset Advisory group provides commercial, technical, regulatory, and policy advice to a range of transport operators, investors, governments, and regulators around the world. Steer’s advice is underpinned by the highest standards of research, forecasting, and analysis. Typical advisory projects include advising on transactions involving transport assets including airports, major rolling stock deals, rail contracts, and other strategic business planning assignments.

The successful candidate will work within the BFM practice area undertaking advisory commissions for transport and wider infrastructure clients to build and assure operating and financial models, together with delivering projects involving the funding/financing of infrastructure development. This role will work closely with colleagues in other disciplines and geographies.

Candidates will have the technical skills, management experience, and understanding of the market required to lead and direct varied, challenging projects for public and private sector clients in the UK and in international markets.

With a strong forward workload of high-profile project opportunities, we are delighted to be growing our team to support a range of exciting workstreams, helping our clients achieve successful outcomes worldwide.

We believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. Being an employee-owned company means that our people are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and it is the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry. We are always looking to find new colleagues that share these values.

What we'd like from you:

The successful candidate will enjoy working as part of our BFM team and will be required to:

• Support financial workstreams within projects, ensuring that best practice techniques are applied consistently and full integration with Steer project teams.
• Specify, develop, and assure a range of business and financial models, underpinning Steer’s advice to clients.
• Develop models that involve the integration of operating models into financial models to produce forecast integrated financial statements and key performance indicators.
• Understand and model key accounting and tax calculations employed in financial models.
• Support the review and assurance of a range of operating and financial models for clients within the transport and infrastructure sectors.
• Conduct internal reviews of business and financial modelling work undertaken by others as part of Steer’s quality management procedures.
• Support the BFM practice lead to identify opportunities and support the production of proposals to win new work and engage in business development in the UK and overseas.
• Support the development of team members.
• Transfer knowledge through formal training, seminars, and workshops to promote staff development.

What you'll be great at:

• Experience of developing robust, user-friendly, best-practice and flexible operating and financial forecasting models, including sourcing inputs and providing senior management with an analysis of key outputs, ideally including transport (rail, aviation, or infrastructure) models.
• Experience gained in a consulting environment, multi-disciplinary transport practice, or in a business with a clear role in supporting commercial/financial evaluations, although candidates from other backgrounds will be considered.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, coupled with the confidence to explain technical details clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with clients and potential clients and play a role in the development of the business.
• Good team player, able to work collaboratively with colleagues in other disciplines to provide the best solution for the client.
• An appreciation of the policy, regulatory, and commercial aspects of the rail and/or aviation sector would be beneficial.

What you may also have to offer:

• Experience in undertaking model assurance.
• Experience in other transport or non-transport infrastructure transactions.
• Experience in regulated industries.
• Professional Accounting or Finance qualification.
• Foreign language skills (in particular, Spanish, Italian, French, German).
• Experience with data analysis and visualisation software.
• VBA for Microsoft Excel.

Steer is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all candidates regardless of race, color, ancestry, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Any other human expressions and experiences not mentioned here are equally welcome. If you require an accommodation, now or throughout your employment, please let us know.

Benefits:

• We offer a competitive benefits package including:
• private medical insurance and health screening
• life assurance and group income protection
• company pension scheme
• EAP and mental health first aiders
• 25 days annual leave and ability to buy and sell annual leave days,
• Season Ticket Loan/ Cycle to Work,
• a group Share Incentive Plan,
• up to 5 days for volunteering activities
• a discretionary bonus scheme based on annual compensation (dependent upon individual and company performance).

Ready to apply? Just complete our brief online application form and attach your CV and covering letter.