Contract financial controller

Job Description

Who are we:

Ringway Jacobs is a leading highways service provider, working in partnership with local authorities to design, build, and maintain safe, sustainable transport networks. Good transport networks are essential for connecting people with goods and services whatever the mode of travel.

We manage some of the busiest road networks in the country, and we don’t just fix potholes (although we do fill plenty of them!). Our work is diverse, and so are the people who make it happen.

When you join Ringway Jacobs, you become part of an award-winning business that values diversity, prioritises safety, offers flexibility, and provides opportunities for growth and development. Whether you’re out on the network or working in the office, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of highways and see the positive impact of your work in your local community every day.

Purpose of the role:

This role is responsible for overseeing financial management and reporting for the Cheshire contract while supporting the central Head Office function, ensuring financial operations run efficiently, sustainably, and in line with objectives. It involves providing financial guidance and oversight, managing reporting and forecasting for senior management, and maintaining strong client relationships to ensure confidence and satisfaction. The position also includes leading the finance team, maintaining regular communication with the Finance Director on financial and administrative matters, and building effective working relationships with the Contract Director and wider Senior Management Teams.

What you will be responsible for:

• Supervision of the day-to-day management of the financial function at Divisional/Contract level (of the Area covered)
• Financial Responsibility of the full process of payment application to the client
• Supervision of the contracts monthly financial figures
• Through strong leadership, ensure that your objectives are adequately cascaded and supported by your team
• Ensure the reporting is produced in line with Company rules & tight deadlines
• Support the Contract Director to deliver the service for the Contract taking an active role in projects
• Support the wider company finance and operational functions by taking a leading role in strategic projects as requested
• Support the Company through Risk Assessment and Risk and Opportunity Management
• Assist Company Financial Controller and Head of ICT on both finance questions and ICT systems/procedures and issue resolution
• Strong management accounting skills including job/project reviews, performance analysis, cost controlling, revenue recognition
• To attend and play a leading role at the Contract Management Meetings
• To supervise the Budgeting & Forecasting process in line with Company Rules
• Report on regular basis to the Finance Director and Company Financial Controller
• Liaise with Shared service centre support team on both finance and systems
• Support local Contract, Operational and Commercial Managers with financial information contributing to senior contract meetings
• Liaison with External & Internal auditors

What you will need:

This role will be a good fit for you if:

• CIMA, ACCA, or ACA Qualified Accountant - Essential
• Strong first experience in Management Accounting – Essential
• Demonstrated knowledge of accounting principles and processes – Essential
• Good IT application knowledge – essential
• Pragmatic approach, open mind, curiosity, risk management attitude
• Self-dependent working style, pro-active and good organisational skills
• Ability to communicate financial information to the Finance Director and also non-finance personnel and to be comfortable working in a large, decentralised company
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Patience and ability to build trust and interact with people from different cultural backgrounds
• Motivation to develop a career across the Company and wider Group

At Ringway Jacobs we believe in nurturing potential and value the diverse experiences people bring. If your skills are transferable but don’t quite match every requirement, we’d still love to hear from you, so please apply and we can have a conversation.

Fairness, Inclusion, & Respect:

At Ringway Jacobs we believe that Fairness, Inclusion, and Respect are key to the organisation’s success. For us, it's about embracing everyone’s differences so that we can all contribute to a culture where people feel respected and empowered to make the right decisions, enabling employees to be more creative and innovative when seeking solutions for our clients. We recognise that we have more work to do to meet our aspirations and we are committed to moving our company and industry forward.