Finance Transformation Partner - Newcastle upon Tyne
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Job summary
Balfour Beatty is seeking a Finance Transformation Partner in Newcastle upon Tyne. You will lead strategic finance initiatives bridging finance and technology to boost efficiency and insight, aligning with regulatory standards.
This full-time, permanent role operates a hybrid model with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office and involves collaborating with senior stakeholders across Finance, Technology and the wider business to deliver measurable value.
Qualifications
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Collaborative approach and the ability to manage multiple priorities across teams.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for improvement opportunities.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail in a complex environment.
- Willingness to learn, adapt and embrace new technologies and ways of working.
- Experience supporting finance transformation, process improvement or systems implementation projects.
- Understanding of project management principles and methodologies.
- Strong Excel skills and confidence with business systems and digital tools.
- Curiosity for innovation, continuous improvement and challenging the status quo.
- Awareness of digital technologies, AI and robotics within finance is advantageous.
- Finance qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) desirable but not essential.
- Experience in core finance processes (R2R, P2P, O2C) is beneficial.
Responsibilities
- Lead finance transformation initiatives delivering efficiency, insight and agility.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Finance, Technology and the wider business.
- Embed finance requirements into solutions and govern delivery for measurable value.
- Support strategic planning, investment decisions and implementation activities.
- Build relationships across Finance and business functions to drive change.
- Champion long-term thinking and enhance team performance and capability.
- Oversee idea intake, triage and governance to prioritise initiatives.
- Drive automation, digital tools, AI and RPA to improve finance operations.
- Identify process inefficiencies and deliver improvements in month-end close and controls.
- Document business requirements and support successful project delivery.
- Lead stakeholder engagement and communication strategies for adoption.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
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Job description
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.
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.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
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.
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…
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.
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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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