Finance Coordinator Team Lead (Project Accounting).

Hoare Lea; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Stock options

25 days annual leave (increasing with service)

Job summary

Hoare Lea is seeking a team leader for their London project accounting team. This role involves managing a small group of Finance Coordinators, ensuring accurate project financial data, and delivering core financial responsibilities across projects in London and beyond. Candidates should possess strong Excel skills and experience in sales ledger management. The position comes with an extensive benefits package, including private medical care, stock options, and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• A people person, confident approaching and connecting with stakeholders in a proactive way.
• Self-awareness, an open mind, and a spirit of generosity.

Responsibilities

• Line-manages a small team of Finance Coordinators, supporting day-to-day queries.
• Delivers core Finance Coordinator responsibilities for the regional project portfolio.
• Ensures accurate and consistent data entry across finance systems.

Skills

Strong Excel and data reporting skills

Experience in sales ledger and managing data

Ability to manage priorities and maintain attention to detail

Comfortable leading small teams

Confident challenging the Status Quo

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for someone to lead our London project accounting team. This covers two business units delivering multi‑discipline projects in London and other locations with line reports located in our Bristol, Plymouth and Bournemouth offices.

Our finance coordinators act as finance partnering support to the project. Along with being a key member of the project team they promote the importance of quality project data, ensuring project margins and revenues are stated correctly and that our client requirements are met for billing purposes.

Reporting directly to the Finance Co‑ordinator Manager this role will balance a portfolio of projects while managing the rest of the South team.

Role Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Line‑manages a small team of Finance Coordinators, supporting day‑to‑day queries and workload balance.
• Provides training and support to up‑skill new or developing team members.
• Acts as the first point of contact for resolving project finance issues within the region.

Regional Delivery

• Delivers core Finance Coordinator responsibilities for the regional project portfolio, including project setup and maintenance, invoicing, purchasing and fee tracking, forecast support, financial reviews and KPI tracking.

Process Consistency and Quality

• Ensures accurate and consistent data entry across finance systems.
• Supports the implementation of standard processes and tools across the team.
• Liaises with the Finance Coordinator Manager to escate systemic issues or risks.

About You (Qualifications & Skills)

• A people person, confident approaching and connecting with stakeholders in a pro‑active way.
• Strong Excel and data reporting skills.
• Experience in sales ledger and managing data.
• Comfortable leading small teams and providing coaching and support.
• Ability to manage priorities and maintain attention to detail.
• Confident challenging the “Status‑Quo”.
• Self‑awareness, an open mind, and a spirit of generosity.

Benefits

We also offer an extensive benefits package, including private medical cover, an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, stock options, and 25 days of annual leave (increasing with service), alongside flexible and hybrid working.