Finance Business Partner

1 week ago

Leatherhead, United Kingdom AtkinsRéalis Full time
Job Description

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' problems head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world-class talent knows no distinctions.

We know that different people have different priorities, which is why we're here to support you. Flexible and remote working is a central part of our culture. So, talk to us about what's ideal for you - from reduced weeks to buying more leave over school holidays. And if you're returning from a career break, ask us how we can help you transition back into work with us.

Read more about how you can thrive with us: Equality, diversity & inclusion in the UK & Europe (atkinsrealis.com)

Connect Plus Services is a Joint Venture project with Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis, and Egis. We operate and maintain the M25. The M25 is the busiest section of motorway in Europe and requires careful and efficient planning of work in order to deliver over 100m of annual investment in the highway infrastructure each year, in addition to planned and reactive maintenance activity.

CPS has an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join our growing team in and around the M25.

As a Finance Business Partner you will:
  • Have overall financial management responsibility for the supporting the Financial Controller, to include the provision of meaningful and accurate financial information, with insightful interpretation and analysis.
  • Partner with appropriate Directorates and cost centres to support them in achieving their financial objectives.
  • To communicate wider business objectives to the operational directorates via the budgeting process, and to achieve ownership of those objectives by the cost centre leads through education, participation in target setting, and their involvement in the monthly review of financial performance.
  • To work as part of the senior team managing the relevant directorates / cost centres.
  • To embrace and lead change as the key to continuous improvement and help to embed a cultural shift from solely delivery, to delivery of both programme and financial performance.
  • Ensuring robust cost capture at project level which is fully reconciled to business management accounts.
  • To represent the relevant directorates / cost centres at SMT and Finance SLT levels.

What you'll be doing:

Management Duties:
  • Responsible for budgeting and forecasting and, reporting of the financial performance of the relevant cost centres.
  • To coach and support cost centre managers, through a process of education and participation, to own delivery of their budgets.
  • For each significant deliverable, to challenge the quality of inputs to ensure the integrity of the directorates/ cost centres financial reporting.
  • Where appropriate, overall management of WIP for the directorates, ensuring prompt conversion of work performed to cash.
  • To maintain the Risk & Opportunities schedule for the directorates.
  • Responsible for tracking and control of Finance related queries.
  • Lead the monthly internal financial review with the directorate / cost centre leads and represent the directorates / cost centres at the Senior Management Team Finance Review.
  • Support cost centre leads with finance related issues.
  • Assist with the financial management of each project, aid in ad-hoc detail drill down on key variances and transfer identified misallocation through cross charging to other Directorates.
  • Undertake an annual review of processes and procedures. Review applicability and eliminate waste.
  • Work with the Commercial Managers to validate sub-contract costs across all projects and activities including robust accrual management.
  • Support the development of skills and competency across the wider Finance team as required.

Reporting Processes:
  • To produce monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and supporting narrative.
  • Responsible for all internal Financial Reporting, including Directorate reports detailing current performance, opportunities and threats anticipated by the cost centres in meeting budget targets.
  • To support cost centre managers in the run up to, and during, the monthly Finance SLT meeting. Production and management of the Staff Utilisation process, undertake a monthly review of staff time recovery and reconcile staff time capture to budget estimates and targets set.
  • Identify, investigate and resolve anomalies arising in the course of monthly reporting.
  • Production of ad-hoc financial reports

Wider Finance Duties:
  • Maximise directorate profitability through effective time recording and recovery.
  • Minimise miscoding of transactions through education and review.
  • Oversee the opening and closing of task numbers to ensure the application of a consistent methodology and avoid duplication.
  • To own the process for the reciprocal invoicing / invoicing of applications from Connect Plus Services to Connect Plus to maximise our cash flow and minimise our WIP.
  • Live and demonstrate the CPS Values.
  • Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm.
  • Support the delivery of CSUKs Sustainability activities.

Who we're looking for:

Qualifications/skills/experience:
  • CIMA / ACCA / ACA qualified.
  • An understanding of information requirements at different levels of stakeholders.
  • Proven track record of producing high quality internal financial reports.
  • Ability to work both within a team and independently, and with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to manage and implement change, LEAN processes or similar experience.
  • Articulate and confident with people at all levels. Persuasive and influential.
  • Team building skills.
  • Develop relationships and engender trust at all levels of the organisation.

Personal attributes:
  • Good communication skills at all levels.
  • Influencing skills.
  • Ability to work both independently and within a team.
  • Ability to take overview and then focus on specific detail as required.
  • Commercial focus / awareness.
  • Ability to make decisions.
  • Develop self and others.
  • Technical ability.
  • Innovative.
  • Self-starter.
  • Delivery focused.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment. You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organisation, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same.

Meeting your needs:

To help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we offer employees "Total Reward." It's a package that can be tailored to your changing lifestyle, career and personal needs. You'll enjoy benefits such as partner discounts, leadership training, professional, accreditations, and career planning for any stage of your career. Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview. And let's talk through any adjustments you might need.

New name, new era. We are AtkinsRéalis. It will take some time for all our information to update - you can still refer to our fantastic benefits via the link below:

YourReward at AtkinsRéalis (atkinsrealis.com)

More about us:

AtkinsRéalis, is a leading global consultancy with over 100 years of design and engineering expertise. With us, you'll be surrounded by the skills, knowledge, and support to help you succeed. Together, we can deliver projects which have a positive, sustainable impact on the world.

Check out some of our recent, most exciting projects: AtkinsRéalis Projects (atkinsrealis.com)

Training:

AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual's abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

Additional Information:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

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