Management Accountant

EQUANS; Lewisham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Life Cover 1.5x salary

Employee discounts

Gym membership discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Equans is seeking a Management Accountant to join the Lewisham team on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role (40 hours per week) with a competitive salary and benefits package, reporting into the Finance department.

You will produce timely monthly results (P&L and balance sheet), forecasting, analyze costs, manage invoicing and debt, provide variance analysis to site management, and support contractual risk and pricing decisions.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyse complex data.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Strong communicator.

Responsibilities

• Produce timely, accurate monthly financial results (P&L and balance sheet) for service lines.
• Conduct budgeting and re-forecasts; monitor operational expenses and identify efficiencies.
• Present trends and variance analysis to support informed decision making.
• Prepare monthly core service fee invoices and other invoices per contracts.
• Monitor and chase debt to optimise cash flow in line with agreements.
• Analyse budgeting and operations to assess resources and performance vs. benchmarks.
• Support site management to minimise penalties and address root causes.

Skills

Analyse complex data

Strong Excel skills

Strong communicator

Education

Working towards CIMA, ACA or ACCA

Job description

Equans is looking for a Management Accountant to join the team in Lewisham on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.

The Management Accountant is responsible for delivering professional, timely and accurate financial reporting & forecasting, for a range of business units within Equans E&S. This is a broad role, which encompasses financial management, contractual support and risk management.

The Finance department at Equans E&S is regarded as a trusted and strong partner. We support business leaders to effectively manage, and shape the future of the business by providing smart financial information, contractual analysis, and advice.

What will you deliver?

• Take responsibility for producing timely/accurate/compliant monthly financial results (P&L and balance sheet), for each of the service lines within your scope. Produce forecasting exercises (budget and re-forecasts). Monitor, track and analyse the operational expenses in the month and recommend efficiencies where possible
• Presentation of meaningful trends and variance analysis to enable your customers to make informed decisions. Provision of internal and statutory audit justifications as required
• Take responsibility for the production of key financial indicators. Analyse and provide recommendations to site management, to optimise the Company’s position (i.e. supplier payments, debtor days, etc)
• Preparation of the monthly core service fee invoice and other invoices based on contractual information and operational records on non-core activity
• Monitoring and chasing of debt with clients with a view to optimising cashflows in accordance with contractual arrangements
• Evaluate and challenge - using appropriate data and analytics - the budgeting and operations of each site and service line: resource levels, performance vs. output specifications and suitable benchmarks
• Support general managers to minimise performance penalties. Analyse root causes /recommendations
• Liaise with relevant staff to improve paper flow and cash flow, making suggestions where appropriate
• Assist with analysing / auditing contractual compliance and risks, to provide sound support to site management, and ensure that the business is gaining full entitlement of contractual arrangements
• Provide support to your manager and business leaders when pricing contractual variations and tendering for new opportunities (pricing, modelling, etc)
• Play a key role with the Operational team reviewing the monthly Performance Management System with a view to minimising risk to the business
• Take an active part in the optimisation of our management systems and reporting suite – to provide meaningful financial information to our customers, in the most effective way

What can we offer you?

• 24 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• Working towards CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualification
• Ability to analyse complex data
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong communicator

This role includes a DBS Basic check therefore ability to pass is essential.

Who are we?

Equans is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

Equans’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

Equans is a Bouygues group company.

What's next?

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you'll find a welcoming and open workplace where you're supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.

You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.