Finance Systems Manager

Laing O'Rourke; Dartford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and construction company in Dartford is seeking an experienced Finance Systems Manager. This role requires overseeing the maintenance and development of finance systems to support business needs. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience with finance systems like Tagetik and COINS, is a qualified accountant, and possesses strong problem-solving skills. You will be pivotal in ensuring data integrity, leading enhancements, and supporting finance operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience with finance systems.
• Administration or super-user experience of an EPM system.
• Qualified accountant status is essential.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, including MS Access.
• Advanced Excel skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Become a subject-matter expert in Tagetik configuration.
• Lead finance transformation projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure data integrity and reconcile key data interfaces.
• Support monthly management accounts, forecasting and budgeting.
• Assist with annual financial accounts preparation.

Skills

Experience with finance systems

EPM system administration

Strong problem-solving ability

Proactive approach to process improvement

Confident communication skills

Education

Qualified accountant

Tools

Tagetik

COINS

Microsoft Office

SQL

Power Apps

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Finance Systems Manager to join our Group Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping our finance systems landscape, leading improvements, and ensuring our EPM (Tagetik) and ERP (COINS) platforms support the business effectively.

In this role, you will take ownership of the maintenance, development and optimisation of our Group EPM application (Tagetik) and the GL and Costing ledgers within COINS. You will work closely with finance, IT and external partners to deliver system enhancements, lead transformation initiatives and ensure data integrity across all platforms.

What You'll Do

• Become a subject-matter expert in the configuration and workings of Tagetik.
• Lead finance transformation projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Align finance applications with changing business needs.
• Build and maintain system reports.
• Ensure data integrity and reconcile key data interfaces.
• Provide high-level end user support and escale issues where needed.
• Support monthly management accounts, forecasting and budgeting.
• Assist with annual financial accounts preparation across finance and tax.
• Act as the key link between finance and IT.
• Maintain and develop data structures across multiple systems.
• Support and guide the Finance Systems Administrator.
• Lead system upgrades and work with IT/external partners to resolve system issues.
• Produce and maintain detailed systems documentation.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum 3 years’ experience working specifically with finance systems (e.g., Tagetik, COINS, or similar EPM/ERP tools).
• Administration or super-user experience of an EPM system (essential).
• Qualified accountant (essential).
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, including MS Access (essential).
• Advanced Excel skills (preferred).
• Basic understanding of SQL, data models and Power Apps (desirable).
• Strong problem‑solving ability and logical thinking.
• Proactive approach to process improvement.
• Confident communicator who can work well with technical and non-technical teams.
• Self‑motivated, capable of working independently and building strong stakeholder relationships.

About Us

Laing O'Rourke is an international engineering and construction company delivering state‑of‑the‑art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. At Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Our story is one of energy, passion, ambition and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long‑term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt‑in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.

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