Finance Manager, Construction & Infrastructure

McAllister; Battle; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vortex Companies, LLC is seeking a Finance Manager to take full ownership of the day-to-day finance function for the Southeast (Southeast) division, based at Ruskin House, Battle, and for the new Wessex division. You will drive financial health, statutory compliance and commercial insight across high-volume job costing.

Essential qualifications include ACCA/CIMA/ACA with 2+ years post-qualification experience, strong UK tax knowledge, advanced Excel, Power BI and ERP software.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with 2+ years post-qualification experience.
• Experience owning month-end close, WIP and management accounts.
• Experience in contracting or high-volume job-costing environments.
• Experience leading year-end audits.
• Private equity-backed or group reporting experience.
• Strong knowledge of UK tax (VAT and CIS).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver divisional month-end close with central/offshore teams.
• Oversee purchase invoice coding, supplier reconciliations, payment runs, invoicing and fixed asset registers.
• Lead annual year-end audit and act as main contact for external auditors.
• Own weekly and monthly WIP and accruals assessments; supervise stock valuations.
• Prepare and present monthly management accounts with variance analysis and KPIs.
• Analyse cost against value at job/contract/divisional levels and support budgeting/forecasting/cash.
• Lead the annual budget for Southeast and Wessex divisions; support wider budget process.
• Support monthly application cycle with the commercial team and subcontractor payment certification.
• Oversee VAT returns and CIS submissions.
• Drive data capture improvements, automation and streamlined reporting.

Skills

Month-end close ownership

Financial analysis

Budgeting and forecasting

Stakeholder communication

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified

Tools

Power BI

ERP accounting software

Advanced Excel

Job description

The Vortex Companies, LLC is seeking a Finance Manager to take full ownership of the day-to-day finance function for the Southeast (Southeast) division, based at Ruskin House, Battle, and for the new Wessex division. You will drive financial health, statutory compliance and commercial insight across high-volume job costing.

Essential qualifications include ACCA/CIMA/ACA with 2+ years post-qualification experience, strong UK tax knowledge, advanced Excel, Power BI and ERP software.