Job Description
This is a commercially focused finance role which will report directly to the Senior Finance Manager for Costain. The role will play a leading role in the management and processing of financial transactions on the contract, ensuring accurate record keeping and reporting. The successful candidate will have a can‑do flexible approach, an aptitude to meet deadlines, and the ability to use various systems to support the wider business. The candidate will also support the monthly Application process and the wider teams on the contract.
Responsibilities
* Assisting the Senior Finance Manager to work with key staff and teams across the contract to successfully manage the financial performance of the contract.
* Project accounting – ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial and cost information on the contract.
* Preparation of monthly financial reports as part of the month‑end process.
* P&L, balance‑sheet reconciliations and cash management.
* Management of the TEFA timesheet system to ensure all costs are captured accurately and controls are in place where required.
* Assisting the wider contract and team members with processing purchase orders, goods receipting, answering general queries such as supplier payments.
* Supporting the monthly application process through production of financial and cost reports and dealing with transactional queries.
* Supporting the management of E1 finance systems to ensure that costs and timesheets can be reported in line with the contract as well as internal and external reporting requirements.
* Contributing to the commercial objectives of the contract to achieve value for money and support the cost‑effective delivery of work.
* Supporting internal and external audits.
* Month‑end requirements & processes – preparing and posting accurate journals, accruals and pre‑payments in line with accounting policies and accurate cost allocations, reviewing and scrutinising all financial transactions and challenging where appropriate, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of revenues and costs, producing actual cost reports for commercial and supporting with cost‑value reconciliations, supporting projects and teams to understand the financial performance of their areas, ensuring that financial controls are adequate and all processes are performed in accordance with The Costain Way and Costain financial procedures.
* Cash management – preparing sales invoices, ensuring accurate entry of invoices and corresponding cash entries in Costain’s financial systems, and taking a key role in the timely collection of cash.
* Staff costs and recharges – recording and recharging staff costs, including IT, company vehicles, company mobile phones, HO professional service staff, training charges, etc.
* Quality, Health & Safety and Environment (QHSE) – at all times proactively engage with and adhere to company procedures with regard to all aspects of QHSE.
Essential Requirements / About You
* Excel – competent in the use of spreadsheets and wider Microsoft packages.
* Systems – ability to work with finance and timesheet systems.
* Accounting and finance experience / qualifications – qualifications are desirable but not essential; must have a strong background of solid financial roles.
* Collaboration – ability to work with others and clients, with effective communication and interpersonal skills.
* Experience desirable – NEC contracts, commercial procedures.
* Hybrid working arrangements – 3 days per week onsite.
Qualifications
* Degree qualified.
* Newly qualified accountant with recognised professional body.
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