Programme Finance Manager

Mace; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Greater London is seeking a Finance Business Partner to manage operational financial systems and ensure cost control across projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in joint ventures and a strong understanding of budgeting and forecasting. Responsibilities include financial reporting, managing accounting systems, and collaborating with various teams to enhance financial disciplines. The company values diversity and offers flexible working options.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Diverse workplace

Employee referral scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in joint ventures and cross company accounting.
• Working knowledge of budgeting, planning, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Ability to create reports and project statements.

Responsibilities

• Managing operational financial management systems and finances.
• Ensuring good cost control and management behaviour.
• Communicating and reporting key information to the team.
• Managing the oracle accounting system.
• Completing month-end reporting and producing financial reports.

Skills

Joint ventures accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Accounting software expertise

Commercial acumen

Highly IT literate (Excel)

Education

Degree in finance or accounting

Chartered status (higher qualification)

Tools

Oracle accounting software

Job description

Position status: This opportunity is for a secured role that is due to commence in November subject to approval. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult and construct business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project deliveryconsultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first -Going home safe and well
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity -For our people to excel

You’ll be responsible for:

• Managing the operational financial management systems and manage all aspects of the project finances.
• Supporting operational financial management.
• Ensuring good cost control and cost management behaviour on projects. Promote good financial disciplines (oracle coding, understanding of schedule of cost components).
• Investigating opportunities as well as high risk and material financial issues, or problem areas, on the projects. Support the proposal and development of solutions and options to resolve / progress concerns to a satisfactory outcome.
• Statutory accounts preparation.
• Assisting with the yearly Mace audit, client audits and tax returns where necessary.
• Communicating and reporting of key information to programme team and JV.
• Adhering to the programme finance policy.
• Liaising with commercial teams, treasury and purchase ledger to establish robust accounting processes for expenditure on a “cost recoverable” project to guarantee application costs are auditable by the client to ensure there are no disallowable costs which cannot be recovered.
• Assisting Mace tax team with statutory financial reporting.
• Supporting treasury with submissions for VAT returns.
• Completing the month-end reporting and produce financial reports.
• Managing the oracle accounting system as the Finance Business Partner.
• Managing the programme bank account.
• Managing individual accounts for the JV and Mace for staff and other charges.
• Issuing invoices and credit notes (as necessary) for the works to the client.
• Oversighting of payments for suppliers and subcontractors.
• Liaising with the finance department to ensure finance arrangements align with requirements.
• Reconciling various balance sheet accounts, as well as sub ledgers.
• Reviewing and reporting overheads each month and accruing costs where necessary.
• Internal, external and client audit requirements.
• Facilitating collaboration between various teams through sharing information and collaborating on decision making.
• Amending, maintaining and reviewing of project financial plans, budgets and forecasts on oracle cloud.

You’ll need to have:

• Experience in joint ventures and cross company accounting.
• Working knowledge of budgeting, planning, forecasting and management reporting and analysis.
• Expertise in accounting software systems.
• Highly IT literate (Excel).
• Degree in finance or accounting or other similar, recognised qualification.

You’ll also have:

• Commercial acumen and understanding of NEC contracts.
• Ability to identify, manage, and implement process improvements.
• Knowledge in oracle accounting software and systems.
• Ability to create reports and project statements.
• Used to working with multiple disciplines (e.g. commercial, project controls).
• Higher qualification such as chartered status.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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