Finance Manager

Vercity; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Enhanced pension

Development opportunities

Job summary

Vercity in the UK is seeking a Finance Manager to lead financial management across a portfolio of renewable infrastructure projects. The role acts as the project-level Finance Director, partnering with senior stakeholders and boards.

You are ACA/ACCA/CIMA with 4+ years post-qualification, strong technical accounting and modelling skills, and comfort operating in a high‑governance environment. Hybrid role with days in Leeds, London, Swanley or on project.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with 4+ years post-qualification experience.
• Practice trained preferred but not essential, with industry exposure.
• Strong technical accounting and financial modelling skills.

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.
• Reporting on the financial impact of commercial activity.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Financial modelling

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Job description

Are you a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), technically capable, ready to step into a senior, commercially focused role with real responsibility?

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.