Job Posting Title Project Finance Manager

Lumanity; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary + annual bonus

Private health insurance + dental &amp

Generous pension

25 days holiday

Enhanced parental leave

Mortgage advisor service

Group income protection

Life assurance 4x base salary

EV car scheme

Résumé du poste

Lumanity in London is seeking a seasoned Project Finance Manager to provide forward-looking financial insight across a defined portfolio, oversee EAC, revenue, margin and utilization, and partner with Delivery, Project Management and Business Operations.

You will lead and develop a team of Project Finance Analysts, ensure adherence to enterprise Finance standards, and drive continuous improvements in forecasting, reporting and governance to support profitable project delivery.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years in project finance or FP&A or related finance roles.
• Strong understanding of project economics, EAC, revenue, and margins.
• Excellent analytical and business-partnering skills.
• Proven ability to identify issues and drive corrective action.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience coaching Finance team members preferred.

Responsabilités

• Own financial performance and governance across the portfolio.
• Oversee project status vs budget, revenue, margin, and utilization.
• Review forecasts and challenge assumptions.
• Identify risks and opportunities and drive actions with teams.
• Lead remediation of overruns and margin leakage.

Connaissances

Project finance

Commercial finance

FP&A

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Forecasting

Analytical thinking

Description du poste

Overview / About us

Lumanity is dedicated to improving patient health by accelerating and optimizing access to medical advances. We partner with life sciences companies around the world to generate evidence to demonstrate the value of their product, translate the science and data into compelling product narratives, and enable commercial decisions that position these products for success in the market. We do this through strategic and complimentary areas of focus: Asset Optimization and Commercialization, Value Access and Outcomes, Medical Strategy and Communications, and Real-World Evidence.

Responsibilities / Position overview

The Project Finance Manager partners with Delivery, Project Management and Business Operations to provide forward-looking financial insight, identify risks and opportunities, and drive actions that improve project and portfolio performance. Additionally, the Project Finance Manager provides leadership and development to Project Finance Analysts and supports consistent application of enterprise Finance standards.

The role partners with Delivery, Project Management and Business Operations to provide forward-looking financial insight, identify risks and opportunities, and drive actions that improve project and portfolio performance. The role also provides leadership and development to Project Finance Analysts and supports consistent application of enterprise Finance standards.

Finance Managers typically manage larger or more complex portfolios, operate with greater independence, and have broader team and stakeholder responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project & Portfolio Performance

• Own financial performance and governance across the assigned portfolio.
• Oversee EAC (project financial status vs budget), project health, revenue, margin, backlog, utilization and project profitability.
• Review and challenge forecasts, project assumptions and performance drivers.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and drive appropriate actions with Delivery and Project Management.
• Lead remediation of overruns, overservicing, margin leakage and other project performance issues.

2. Business Partnership

• Serve as the primary Finance partner for assigned business and Delivery leaders.
• Translate financial performance into clear insights, recommendations and actions.
• Partner with Business Operations on utilization, capacity, resource allocation, project readiness and backlog conversion.
• Support pricing, staffing and commercial decisions with appropriate financial analysis.
• Escalate material risks, opportunities and decisions to the Practice Finance Director.

3. Team Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop Project Finance Analysts, as applicable.
• Establish clear expectations for quality, timeliness and financial discipline.
• Review and challenge analysis prepared by the team and ensure appropriate follow-through.
• Develop team capabilities in project finance, analytics, systems and business partnership.

4. Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure consistent application of enterprise Project Finance processes, controls and reporting standards.
• Maintain strong forecast, close and data discipline across the assigned portfolio.
• Support Project Velocity priorities including EAC, Project Health, Delivery Readiness, utilization and margin improvement.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize and automate Finance activities.
• Partner with Enterprise Finance and Business Operations to resolve recurring process and data issues.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of experience in project finance, commercial finance, FP&A or professional services finance.
• Strong understanding of project economics, EAC, revenue, margin, backlog, utilization and forecasting.
• Strong analytical and business-partnering capabilities.
• Ability to identify performance issues, challenge assumptions and drive corrective action.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience coaching or managing Finance team members preferred, particularly at Senior Finance Manager level.
• Professional services or other project-based industry experience preferred.

Benefits

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on what matters to you – health and well-being, personal finances, professional development, and a healthy work/life balance:

• Competitive salary plus annual bonus scheme
• Private health insurance plus enhanced dental and optical cover
• Generous pension scheme
• 25 days paid holiday
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay for employees with 2+ years of service
• Access to comprehensive Mortgage Advisor Service
• Group income protection
• Life assurance coverage at 4x base salary
• EV car scheme and more