Finance Business Partner – UK Water Projects (Hybrid)

Stantec; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus schemes

Enhanced pension plan

Annual leave with option to buy/sell

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Stantec seeks a Finance Business Partner to provide proactive financial and commercial support to designated areas of the UK Water business. You will partner with operational leaders to improve project portfolio performance, budgeting, forecasting and cash management.

The role requires progression toward CIMA/ACCA and strong communication skills to convey financial insights to non-finance stakeholders, with hybrid working and travel to UK offices as needed.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or actively progressing towards a recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA/ACCA), with relevant 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.
• Credible and constructive communicator who can explain quantitative information clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Able to build trusted relationships, influence outcomes and provide appropriate challenge while maintaining professional integrity.
• Comfortable working independently under broad guidance, managing competing priorities and delivering to recurring reporting deadlines.
• Strong systems capability. Oracle ERP experience is desirable, alongside advanced Excel skills; experience of Power BI or similar reporting tools would be beneficial.
• Experience in professional services, consulting, engineering or another project-based environment would be advantageous.
• Willingness to travel to other Stantec UK offices.

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

Variance analysis

Forecasting

Advanced Excel

Education

CIMA/ACCA

Tools

Oracle ERP

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Stantec seeks a Finance Business Partner to provide proactive financial and commercial support to designated areas of the UK Water business. You will partner with operational leaders to improve project portfolio performance, budgeting, forecasting and cash management.

The role requires progression toward CIMA/ACCA and strong communication skills to convey financial insights to non-finance stakeholders, with hybrid working and travel to UK offices as needed.