Finance Business Partner: Project & Portfolio Finance

Stantec; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is hiring a Finance Business Partner to provide proactive financial and commercial support to the UK Water business, partnering with operational leaders, PM Leads and project accountants to improve portfolio performance and budgeting accuracy.

You'll lead month-end close, prepare budgets and quarterly forecasts, explain assumptions and risks, and identify actions to improve financial performance through forward-looking analysis. Hybrid role with UK office travel.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or actively progressing towards a recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA/ACCA) with finance business partnering or project accounting experience.
• Understanding of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, project accounting, controls and cash or working-capital management.
• Knowledge of revenue recognition principles, experience of IFRS 15 or project-based accounting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Finance Business Partner for assigned Business Centres, building trusted relationships with operational and commercial stakeholders.
• Assist in the preparation of the month end results and communicate monthly performance to the operational teams, including concise commentary and variance analysis.
• Work with the business to prepare the annual budget and quarterly forecasting for the assigned Business Centres, clearly explaining assumptions, sensitivities, risks and opportunities.
• Work with Project Management Leads to identify actions that improve financial performance, including forward-looking analysis.
• Ensure compliance with Stantec's accounting policies, in particular IFRS 15 and Stantec's revenue recognition policies.
• Maintain a strong understanding of key client contracts and translate relevant commercial terms into sound financial analysis.
• Partnering with the Project Accountants, support cash and working-capital performance, including timely preparation and analysis of DSO information and actions to improve collection outcomes.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring timely completion of agreed actions.
• At all times, ensure you work within the Stantec risk and control framework, which operates under SOX standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting, controls and processes, using digital tools and advanced Excel capabilities where these improve quality, consistency and efficiency.
• Promote a positive safety, wellbeing and inclusive culture in day‑to‑day work and stakeholder interactions.

Skills

Finance partnering

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

IFRS 15

Stakeholder management

Project accounting

Excel

Power BI

Education

CIMA/ACCA

Tools

Oracle ERP

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Stantec is hiring a Finance Business Partner to provide proactive financial and commercial support to the UK Water business, partnering with operational leaders, PM Leads and project accountants to improve portfolio performance and budgeting accuracy.

You'll lead month-end close, prepare budgets and quarterly forecasts, explain assumptions and risks, and identify actions to improve financial performance through forward-looking analysis. Hybrid role with UK office travel.