Business Controller

4 weeks ago

Southampton, United Kingdom Ramboll Full time
Job Description

Are you excited about using your financial knowledge, experience and capabilities to provide effective financial planning and analysis support to management? Do you want to grow your career in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? 

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Finance department as our new Business Controller and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

You will be part of our Finance team, where you will work closely with the business colleagues positively challenging them to achieve further financial success in this highly rewarding business.

The key focus areas of the role include:

Business Controlling​ / Enhanced Business Advisory

  • Applies mindset of proactive, forward looking and value creation in daily activities
  • Attends management meetings and presents financial results
  • Proactively flags risks and opportunities to management and follows up on actions
  • Working Capital – including WIP Analysis, Risk & Opportunities/Contingency management

Reporting & Analysis

  • Oversee Income Statement reporting (including Income Statement analysis)
  • Perform root cause analysis (including Staff Costs, Margins, Billing Ratio/Non Productive time)
  • Prepare management reporting commentary for relevant stakeholders
  • Ad hoc financial reporting as required (including year end audit)
  • Project analysis and reporting including – customer/project profitability/project mix vs. targets and potential risks and opportunities

Planning & Forecasting

  • Manage the budgeting/forecasting process through consultation and review with management
  • Ensure the budget and forecast is accurate and is bought into by business leaders

Continuous improvement

  • Take an active lead in the identification and implementation of improvement initiatives

About you

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. Whilst we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

  • Strong academic background with a 2.1 or better in a relevant degree, ideally Qualified ACA/CIMA or another relevant professional qualification in finance
  • Proven commercial finance / business partnering experience within a consultancy (engineering consultancy experience is beneficial but not required) 
  • Good understanding of project accounting/financial/management accounting principles
  • Robust analytical & modelling skills particularly using Excel
  • Experience with Group ERP systems
  • Flexibility and adaptability to engage with relevant stakeholders at all levels of the Business; remaining objective and preserving a strong sense of commercial awareness
  • Able to build positive business relationships and work collaboratively

What we can offer you

  • Investment in your development
  • Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
  • Be valued for the unique person you are
  • Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
  • The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realise their full potential.

Ready to join us?

Please submit your application. Be sure to include all relevant documents including your CV, cover letter, etc.

Thank you for taking the time to apply We look forward to receiving your application.

Ramboll in the United Kingdom

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. Ramboll has a proven track record of sustainable and responsible business and is a top ten engineering and environmental and sustainability consultancy in the UK, with more than 1,500 employees across 16 offices working towards a more sustainable future. Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health, and Energy. Strong values guide what we do and drive an inclusive, collaborative, and highly flexible culture that values people and ideas. Explore and nurture your own passion, expertise, and creativity at Ramboll through work that benefits our people, partners, nature, and society.

An equal opportunity employer

Equality, diversity, and inclusion is at the heart of what we do. At Ramboll, we believe that diversity is a strength and that different experiences and perspectives are essential to creating truly sustainable societies. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment, where everyone is able to flourish and reach their potential. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds and characteristics, in addition to the Protected Characteristics as set out in the Equality Act, (2010). As a Disability Confident Committed employer, Ramboll ensures opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please reach out to our recruitment team to discuss any adjustments that you might require during the application process. We also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when, and how much you work. When you join Ramboll, you’ll have the ability to work your hours flexibly through our positive and inclusive approach to work. 


Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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