Finance Partner - Project Profitability & Cash Flow

Heidi Wright Recruitment Limited; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Heidi Wright Recruitment is recruiting a Finance Business Partner for an established infrastructure group. This hands-on role works with operational leaders to understand contract performance and support decisions on costs, margins and cash flow.

You will lead budgeting and forecasting, including cash flow, and identify opportunities to improve cash collection. You will also improve project reporting so teams can see what drives performance and where action is needed.

Qualifications

• Qualified by experience, fully qualified accountant with experience in project accounting, job costing or contract profitability.
• Background in infrastructure, construction, engineering or other project-led environments.
• Comfortable with forecasting details and explaining implications to delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Review contract performance with project managers, challenge costs to complete and flag profitability risks early.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting, including cash flow and opportunities to improve cash collection.
• Improve project reporting so operational teams can see what drives performance and actions needed.
• Support capital investment appraisals and analysis of asset costs and utilisation.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cash flow

Project accounting

Job costing

Contract profitability

Financial reporting

Job description

Heidi Wright Recruitment is recruiting a Finance Business Partner for an established infrastructure group. This hands-on role works with operational leaders to understand contract performance and support decisions on costs, margins and cash flow.

You will lead budgeting and forecasting, including cash flow, and identify opportunities to improve cash collection. You will also improve project reporting so teams can see what drives performance and where action is needed.