Finance Manager

Vercity; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Enhanced pension

Fantastic development opportunities

Job summary

Vercity is seeking an ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified accountant to join as a Finance Manager. You will oversee financial management across renewable infrastructure projects, acting as the project-level Finance Director with boards and senior stakeholders.

Expect high governance, deep modelling, and strong stakeholder engagement. The role offers genuine ownership, clear progression, and hybrid work with 1–2 days in Leeds, London, Swanley, or on project sites, plus 30 days leave and a robust pension.

Qualifications

• 4+ years post-qualified experience.
• Strong technical accounting and financial modelling skills.
• Able to communicate confidently at senior and Board level.

Responsibilities

• Owning financial management, governance and statutory compliance for complex SPVs.
• Leading covenant, debt, budgeting, forecasting and financial model management.
• Presenting to and advising Boards, funders and senior stakeholders.
• Managing audits, tax, cash flows and shareholder distributions.
• Playing a key role in assessing and reporting the financial impact of commercial activity.

Education

ACA

ACCA

CIMA

Job description

Are you an ACA or ACCA qualified accountant with a practice background, ready to step into a senior, commercially focused role with real responsibility?

For nearly 30 years Vercity has been the leading provider of Asset and Infrastructure projects in the public sector in the UK & Canada with over £30 billion of privately-funded (PE-backed), public sector assets under management in the UK alone.

We're recruiting a Finance Manager to join our team providing financial management across a portfolio of renewable infrastructure projects. This is a high‑impact role where you'll operate as the equivalent of Finance Director at project level, partnering closely with senior stakeholders and Boards.

What you'll be doing

• Owning financial management, governance and statutory compliance for complex SPVs
• Leading covenant, debt, budgeting, forecasting and financial model management
• Presenting to and advising Boards, funders and senior stakeholders
• Managing audits, tax, cash flows and shareholder distributions
• Playing a key role in assessing and reporting the financial impact of commercial activity

About you

• ACA , ACCA, CIMA qualified (practice trained preferred but not essential)
• 4+ years post‑qualified experience
• Strong technical accounting and financial modelling skills
• Comfortable operating in a high‑governance, compliance‑driven environment
• Able to communicate confidently at senior and Board level
• Experience in infrastructure, PFI or asset management is beneficial but not essential — high‑calibre candidates from practice looking for a step into industry are encouraged as are commercially minded, finance professionals with strong technical and stakeholder-management skills.

Why this role?

• Genuine ownership and autonomy
• Clear progression and exposure to senior decision‑making
• Complex, interesting projects with long‑term impact
• Hybrid role requiring 1-2 day per week in one of our main offices in Leeds, London, Swanley or on project
• 30 days annual leave, enhanced pension and fantastic development opportunities

If you're a qualified accountant looking to move into a strategic finance role where your are exposed to PE but working on projects that have a meaningful impact on your community, this is a compelling next step.