Finance Transformation Partner

Balfour Beatty plc; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Finance Transformation Partner in Newcastle upon Tyne. This hybrid role focuses on leading strategic finance transformation initiatives to boost efficiency, insight, and agility within the finance function.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders across Finance, Technology and the wider business to drive durable change, streamline month-end close, and deliver measurable value through automation and digital tools.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and stakeholder management across Finance, Technology and wider business.
• Experience delivering finance transformation and process improvements.
• Familiarity with finance processes (R2R, P2P, O2C) and digital finance tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance workstreams across major transformation and change programmes.
• Ensure finance requirements are embedded into solutions to meet business needs.
• Partner with stakeholders to shape future finance processes and investments.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Excel

Finance transformation

Process improvement

Digital tools

Automation

RPA

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Finance systems

Job description

About the role

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join Balfour Beatty as a Finance Transformation Partner in Newcastle upon Tyne and build something to be proud of. Please note this is a full-time, permanent position that operates a hybrid model and requires a minimum of 3 days a week in the office.

To support the Head of Finance Transformation by leading and delivering strategic finance transformation initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, financial insight, and business agility. This role bridges finance and technology, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and regulatory standards.

What you'll be doing

You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of finance at Balfour Beatty. Working closely with senior stakeholders across Finance, Technology and the wider business, you’ll lead key transformation initiatives that drive efficiency, innovation and lasting change.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading finance workstreams and helping to deliver major transformation and change programmes across the business.
• Ensuring finance requirements are embedded into solutions, delivering outcomes that support both business needs and strategic objectives.
• Partnering with stakeholders to shape future finance processes, contributing to strategic planning, investment decisions and implementation activities.
• Building strong relationships across Finance and wider business functions to identify opportunities for improvement and drive meaningful change.
• Championing long-term thinking and helping to enhance team performance, capability and effectiveness.
• Managing the idea intake and triage process, ensuring initiatives are prioritised appropriately and governance requirements are met.
• Driving the adoption of automation, digital tools, AI and robotic process automation (RPA) to improve finance operations.
• Identifying process inefficiencies and delivering improvements across key finance activities, including month-end close and balance sheet controls.
• Gathering, analysing and documenting business requirements to support successful project delivery.
• Supporting benefit tracking, baselining activities and ensuring transformation initiatives deliver measurable value.
• Leading stakeholder engagement activities and developing effective communication strategies that support successful change adoption.
• Helping to build a culture that embraces continuous improvement, innovation and new ways of working.
• Simplifying complex information and acting as an advocate for transformation at all levels of the organisation.
• Creating a collaborative environment where teams can thrive, barriers are removed, and shared success is achieved.

Who we're looking for

We're looking for a proactive and solutions‑focused individual who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and is passionate about driving positive change. Whether your experience comes from finance transformation, process improvement or broader business change initiatives, you’ll be excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of finance at Balfour Beatty.

You’ll bring:

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to manage multiple priorities while working effectively across teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a keen eye for identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, ensuring high‑quality delivery in a complex environment.
• A willingness to learn, adapt and embrace new technologies, systems and ways of working.
• Experience supporting or delivering finance transformation, process improvement or systems implementation projects.
• An understanding of project management principles and methodologies.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and confidence using a range of business systems and digital tools.
• A curious mindset with a passion for innovation, continuous improvement and challenging the status quo.
• An awareness of digital technologies, automation, AI and robotics within finance, which would be advantageous.
• A recognised finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) is desirable but not essential.
• Experience working within a finance or business support environment, with an understanding of core finance processes such as Record to Report (R2R), Procure to Pay (P2P) and Order to Cash (O2C), would be beneficial.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]