Finance Cash Manager

ACCA Careers; Dartford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international engineering firm based in Dartford is looking for a finance professional to oversee cash management and provide financial insight for major construction projects. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with experience in liquidity management, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence financial success across significant UK projects.

Qualifications

• Ability to interact with Senior leadership across functions.
• Experience managing multiple demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong standards of accuracy and organization.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily cash management within existing funding facilities.
• Manage and report on daily and weekly cashflow forecasts.
• Provide decision support through financial analysis.

Skills

Qualified Accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Experienced in liquidity management and reporting

Ability to work under pressure

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or equivalent

Tools

Advanced Excel

Python

Power BI (PBI)

Job description

Are you ready to join a high-impact Finance team?

We're looking for a forward-thinking finance professional to play a central part in our global operations, collaborating across Group Finance, European and Australian teams, and interfacing with functional leads from all corners of the business.

This is more than a typical finance role—it's a fast-paced, evolving environment where your adaptability and strategic insight will drive meaningful outcomes. You'll lead short-term cashflow scenario planning, oversee weekly payment processes, and deliver daily and weekly forecasting with precision and clarity.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily cash management within existing cash funding facilities
• Oversee, review and manage daily and weekly short term rolling UK forecast
• Produce internal and external reporting on cash and liquidity including weekly reporting requirements
• Liaise with wider internal operational teams to ensure cashflow forecasts reflect latest information
• Where required create financial models in order to evaluate multiple scenarios
• Provide decision support, including financial analysis to support cashflow forecasting decision making

Are you able to think innovatively around business process, structure and systems? Then we need your ability to understand the importance of a financially controlled environment. Being able to navigate finance IT systems and information will be key to your success.

Essential Experience

• Qualified Accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Bachelor's Degree or similar training / qualifications
• Ability to interact with Senior leadership both finance and non-finance
• Experience in liquidity management and reporting
• Evidence of working in a fast paced, high change environment and able to manage multiple demands effectively whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy, quality and attention to detail
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organised
• Capable to work within a team, but also able to deliver work on own merit
• Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills including inspiring trust and influencing; communicating technical financial information in a clear and commercial manner; adapting style and content for different audiences; and demonstrating a confident, credible and accomplished presentation style
• Ability to think creatively, highly-driven and self-motivated

Desirable skills:

• Advanced Excel, including data automation tools (Python / PBI)
• Previous construction industry experience

This is an opportunity to shape how financial insight supports operational success on some of the UK's most significant construction projects. You'll be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team where your expertise makes a real difference.

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

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