Finance Manager

Vantage Recruitment; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the infrastructure sector seeks a Finance Manager (Systems & Control) for a 4-month contract. This role involves overseeing finance system integrity, managing a Finance Assistant, and contributing to financial data governance within a hybrid setup. Ideal candidates will have experience with ERP systems such as Oracle and strong communication skills, enabling them to interact with senior stakeholders effectively.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a finance systems role.
• Strong working knowledge of financial controls.
• Experience mentoring junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Managing the budgeting and reporting system (Mercur).
• Overseeing financial systems administration.
• Supporting the Senior Finance Manager with ERP administration.

Skills

Financial controls

Data governance

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Tools

Oracle

Mercur

Job description

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Finance Manager – (Systems & Control) EC3A 3BP — Hybrid working, 4-Month Contract Sector: Construction / Infrastructure / Finance Rate: £350 – £450 per day (Inside IR35)

An excellent opportunity has opened up for a Finance Manager (Systems & Control) to join a FTSE-listed infrastructure business initially on a 4-month contract.

This is a key position within the central finance team, responsible for overseeing finance systems, maintaining data integrity, and supporting key reporting platforms — with direct exposure to senior stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Doing
As Finance Manager, you’ll play a lead role in managing the organisation’s budgeting and reporting system (Mercur) and internal timesheet platform. Your duties will include:

• Acting as the primary contact for users of the budgeting and timesheet systems, ensuring queries are resolved promptly and accurately.
• Managing and developing a Finance Assistant, supporting their day-to-day workload and professional growth.
• Overseeing daily, weekly and monthly financial systems administration, ensuring data flows are accurate and reports are reliable.
• Monitoring exception reports and coordinating data cleansing activities to maintain consistent and usable information.
• Defining and documenting best practices, standardising procedures and maintaining compliance with finance policies.
• Performing system access audits to ensure controls are in place and adhered to.
• Supporting the Senior Finance Manager with the administration of the wider enterprise resource planning (ERP) system (Oracle), deputising as needed.
• Contributing to finance system improvement projects and driving process enhancement across the function.

To be successful as a Finance Manager, you will bring:

• Prior experience in a finance systems role, ideally with exposure to reporting and budgeting tools.
• Strong working knowledge of financial controls, data governance and system access policies.
• Experience with enterprise systems such as Oracle, mercur or similar ERP platforms.
• Experience working within a company that focusses on contractors and temporary workers
• An organised and analytical mindset, with excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work confidently with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring or managing junior team members in a structured environment.

Why Apply?
This Finance Manager position offers a unique opportunity to shape how financial data is captured, controlled and utilised across a large, complex organisation. You’ll work in a hybrid setup, reporting to senior finance leaders, and gain exposure across both project and central finance functions. It’s a high-impact contract role with real visibility and the potential to extend or lead to longer-term opportunities.

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