Role overview
Location: Mobile with travel to EMCOR UK offices and sites mainly across the South of England
Salary: Competitive + Car Allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00
Benefits: Car Allowance, Private Healthcare, Company Sick Pay, 25 days holidays + Bank holidays, Health Cash Plan, Discount Shopping, Gym, Days Out, Learning & Development opportunities, Paid Volunteering Days, plus many more.
About EMCOR UK:
At EMCOR UK, we revolutionise facilities management by combining our engineering heritage and innovation capability. We prioritise people in everything we do, collaborating closely with our customers to understand all their needs, from the big picture to day-to-day operations. Our purpose is to “create a better world at work”. Using our unique insight platform, "One Data World," we harness data-driven intelligence to make informed decisions, adapting our services to meet our customers’ evolving requirements. This allows us to cultivate an enhanced workplace experience for their teams whilst optimising efficiency, meticulously managing every asset, and minimising their impact on the planet. All supported by our commitment to safety, compliance, and assurance. Our partnering approach empowers our customers to shape a better future. Whether guiding their path to net zero or redeveloping their facilities for enhanced efficiency, we create better places for work whilst taking away the burden of facility operations, freeing up our customers to concentrate on their business.
Role Overview: The primary responsibility of the Finance Manager (FM) is to ensure that the Company financial policies and procedures are rigorously applied within the contracts under remit. This will include acting as a business partner to the operational management teams to enable maximum financial performance whilst also ensuring risks are minimised. To provide guidance and support to existing account-based finance resource to manage the financial performance of each account, under the guidance of the Senior Finance Manager. What you'll do:
1. Production of accurate, transparent, and timely management accounts including: Trading (Profit recognition, project performance, overhead reporting) Variance analysis of key drivers effecting revenue & GM performance
2. Management and improvement of monthly MI pack, review with site SLT to discuss performance, future projections, opportunities and risk
3. Preparation of EMCOR UK Budgets and Forecasts, management of process, variance analysis
4. Monthly major project reviews with operational teams, identifying opportunity/risk to ensure project performance is accurate and up to date
5. Preparation and analysis of monthly spend. Items outside of Budget, overspends/underspends, tracking against client/contract Budgets. Payroll analysis.
6. Audit pack prep for both internal and external auditors
7. Production and analysis of Contract reviews fully reconciled to WIP
8. Preparation of contract underbill/overbill reconciliation with full transparency and support for monthly position.
9. KPI costing and full understanding of contract liability
10. Ownership of Service and Extras client invoicing and submission to central billing team.
11. Conduct analysis of invoiced works to ensure contract margin is achieved.
12. Management and reporting of WIP and Debtor positions.
13. Ensuring that financial controls are in place
14. Oversee financial and commercial change notice trackers for the accounts.
15. Undertake ad-hoc projects as required by the Senior Finance Manager and complete any other reasonable requests as instructed by the management and leadership teams.
16. Support the Account teams with all financial activities, including managing the fixed fee, timesheets, goods receipting, supplier invoice queries and approval of expense claims.
17. Work closely with the customer finance teams and EMCOR UK credit control, ensuring all invoicing is carried out in line with contract requirements and timely payment is received.
18. Ensure the Senior Finance Manager and Account Directors are fully appraised of any areas of concern in a timely manner.
19. Support the Account teams with the management of annual purchase order raising to ensure orders are raised in a timely manner with all appropriate records stored correctly.
20. Successfully complete any training required within target timescales.
21. Always promote the image of EMCOR UK and maintain good working relationships with clients, suppliers and other external parties.
22. Lead by example and behave consistently, in line with EMCOR UK’s values.
About the role
Who you'll be: Professional Requirements
23. To be self-motivated and to be able to motivate others, to be reliable and to be able to act with responsibility
24. Ideally CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified or QBE and experienced in working in fast moving, dynamic and challenging environments.
25. Experience within the FM sector would be advantageous.
Personal Requirements
26. A high level of understanding of the key financial drivers of a services business
27. Highly motivated, collaborative, enthusiastic and a strong team player.
28. Good IT skills including Word, Excel (Advanced) and PowerPoint
29. Commercially focused and highly organised
30. Ability to prioritise workload within tight deadlines and to a high standard
31. Adjust rapidly and effectively to changes in work demands or business needs
32. To be able to communicate at all levels, with excellent written and oral skills
EMCOR UK benefits
33. Industry leading maternity & paternity policies
34. Refer a friend scheme – worth £500 per referral
35. GEMS – Internal recognition scheme with vouchers for Amazon and retail/dining
36. Extensive learning & development opportunities, including opportunities for progression
37. Discount shopping, gym, mobile, family activities, insurance, dining experiences, car leasing and breakdown cover
38. Bike To Work Scheme
39. Health cash plan - Benefits covered include optical, physiotherapy and a health & wellbeing
40. Dental scheme
41. Access to health assessments
42. Employee Assistance Programme - Offering guidance and advice on Personal, Health, Legal and Financial queries
At EMCOR UK, we embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes you unique. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce fosters creativity, innovation, and better problem-solving.
We encourage applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and growth, supported by our inclusive policies and practices.
Join us in our endeavour to build a culture of mutual respect and equity, a place where every voice is heard, and every individual is championed.
Join us in building a better world at work.