External App and Reporting Lead

Balfour Beatty VINCI; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure joint venture is seeking an External App & Reporting Lead based in Birmingham. This role involves strategic oversight and collaboration with finance teams to ensure effective project delivery. Candidates should have strong management experience, knowledge of ERP systems, and proficiency in Power BI among other skills. The company offers flexible working options and an inclusive workplace culture. This position promises an exciting challenge in a dynamic environment focused on critical infrastructure projects.

Benefits

Flexible working available for some roles

Free parking

Travel allowance for eligible candidates

Family friendly leave policies

Excellent pension contributions

Healthcare

Health risk assessments

Access to employee assistance programmes

Access to annual flu vaccinations

Qualifications

• Demonstrated people management experience.
• Previous experience in system or ERP management.
• Strong understanding of payroll systems and time-tracking software.
• Proven proficiency in Power BI (3+ years preferred).
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• A strong continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight and collaborate closely with the finance team.
• Lead the development of comprehensive reports to track progress.
• Evaluate and enhance existing business processes.
• Oversee the consolidation of data from various sources.
• Act as the senior subject matter expert for TiPS and TSP systems.
• Direct the day-to-day management and performance of TiPS and TSP.
• Lead and mentor the TiPS/TSP Data Analysts.

Skills

People management experience

Experience in system or ERP management

Understanding of payroll systems

Proficiency in Power BI

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Continuous improvement mindset

Job description

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as an External App & Reporting Lead within the Finance and Systems Function. This role will be based on site in Birmingham.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight and collaborate closely with the finance team to ensure effective project delivery and robust cost‑monitoring practices.
• Lead the development of comprehensive reports to track progress, analyse performance, and surface key KPI trends for decision‑making.
• Evaluate and enhance existing business processes, identifying and driving opportunities for automation and operational efficiency.
• Oversee the consolidation of data from ERP systems, Excel, and cloud platforms into integrated, centralised reporting solutions.
• Act as the senior subject matter expert for all TiPS and TSP‑related matters, ensuring accurate guidance and informed decision support.
• Direct the day‑to‑day management, performance, and continuous improvement of TiPS and TSP systems.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the TiPS/TSP Data Analysts to ensure high performance, accountability, and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated people management experience.
• Previous experience in system or ERP management.
• Strong understanding of payroll systems and time‑tracking software.
• Proven proficiency in Power BI (3+ years preferred).
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem‑solving skills.
• A strong continuous improvement mindset.

Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Benefits

• Flexible working available for some roles
• Free parking
• Travel allowance for eligible candidates
• Family friendly leave policies
• Excellent pension contributions
• Healthcare
• Health risk assessments
• Access to employee assistance programmes
• Access to annual flu vaccinations

About Balfour Beatty VINCI

Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long‑established joint venture between two powerhouses for the delivery of critical infrastructure across rail, transport and other iconic projects in the UK and beyond. We started working together over 30 years ago to deliver the Channel Tunnel, as members of the TransManche Link consortium. In the Midlands, it is Balfour Beatty VINCI's role to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.

Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:

• 9.3km of viaducts
• 62 overbridges
• 35 cuttings
• 56 culverts
• 62 embankments
• 2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels
• 28 underbridges and 11 underpasses

Diversity and Inclusion

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities and neurodiversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.

Flexible Working

We recognise and respect that people work in different ways and we are open to discussing what flexibility you may need during the recruitment process, balanced against our project requirements.