Senior Finance Manager

Tarmac; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the aggregates and asphalt sector is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to oversee regional financial information and reports. The role involves business partnering with teams, managing budgets and forecasts, and providing key financial advice. The ideal candidate will be ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with experience in operations and strong finance skills. Competitive salary and extensive career development opportunities offered.

Benefits

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Access to Tarmac Reward website

Employee Assistance helpline

Employee Communities networks

Qualifications

• Experience in operations is essential.
• Background in manufacturing, engineering, or construction preferred.
• Willingness to learn and use new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage regional financial information and reports.
• Lead leadership on month-end results reporting and forecasting.
• Provide financial advice and support to improve business performance.

Skills

Exceptional communication skills

Collaborative approach

First-class finance skills

Ability to present, influence, and persuade

Education

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified

Job description

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The Senior Finance Manager for Aggregates & Asphalt will manage the provision of regional financial information and reports as part of the regional finance team.

It's a varied role where you will play a key part in the delivery of financial performance, through business partnering with regional teams. This includes leading on the completeness of month end results reporting, including the business planning cycle, annual budgets, and monthly forecasts. You will support the Head of Finance, providing financial advice, insight, support, and challenge to improve overall business performance.

Main Responsibilities

Senior Finance Manager regular activities will include:

• Playing a key role, working closely with senior management team as a business partner, providing critical support as part of the decision-making processes including tactical planning and decisions, importantly providing an impartial conscience acting with integrity
• Leading and driving value chain analysis alongside contract margin reviews, for complete end-to-end understanding of customer profitability
• Leading the provision of accurate, timely, and SOx compliant accounting information in support of the senior regional team and ensure controls and governance are adhered to and in compliance with company accounting policies
• Ensuring robust and accurate forecasts and budgets through review and challenge, presenting financial performance, full-year forecasts, and budget variances including risks and opportunities
• Supporting CAPEX schedules including capital expenditure authorizations, project evaluations, and forecasts
• Working closely with business and other finance colleagues to ensure clarification and understanding of business performance & consistent application of accounting policies and procedures.
• Providing effective support to the A&A Commercial and Operations Directors as well as the broader regional senior management team
• Building partnerships and credible, lasting relationships with all senior managers and their teams and providing financial support to commercial decision-making
• Mentoring, coaching, and developing assistant finance managers

The Ideal Candidate for Senior Finance Manager

We're looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience of working in operations. We're seeking an individual who can partner with the business, providing sound strategic financial advice on how to improve performance. The skills and behaviors you'll demonstrate include:

• Exceptional communication skills, able to work with people at all levels across the business
• Collaborative approach. We want relationship builders
• First-class finance skills, ideally in a manufacturing, engineering, or construction environment. Experience in other industries that produce and manufacture products is also relevant
• An appetite to further learn, explore, and develop new ways of working, using new technologies to drive process automation and value attainment
• The ability to present, influence, and persuade

In addition to the role of Senior Finance Manager, we offer extensive career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives, and benefits including:

• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to our Employee Communities (employee networks), including nine communities: REACH (Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage), LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice, and Menopause