Finance Manager

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated finance professional who enjoys business partnering, project finance, and influencing operational outcomes.

You'll be joining a collaborative and forward‑thinking finance team that plays an integral role in major site and digital transformation initiatives. This is a role where you can add real value, influence programme outcomes, and shape financial decision‑making within a dynamic environment.

We're excited to be partnering with a leading engineering organisation undergoing significant site and digital transformation. They're seeking a Project Finance Manager to play a pivotal role in driving financial performance across major transformation programmes.

Finance Manager responsibilities include:

• Deliver project finance support across major site and digital transformation initiatives, ensuring reporting is accurate, timely and aligned to business requirements.
• Partner with project leads to shape, review and challenge financial plans, forecasts and underlying assumptions, offering insight‑driven recommendations to improve overall programme performance.
• Establish and uphold strong financial governance in accordance with internal control frameworks, supporting successful internal and external audit processes.
• Produce financial analysis and commentary to guide decision‑making, including tracking project profitability and working capital performance.
• Manage financial activities throughout the full lifecycle of each project—from initial setup and forecasting through to trading, reporting, performance analysis and final closure.
• Collaborate across multiple teams to ensure financial processes and actions reinforce wider programme goals.
• Provide leadership and direction to a small finance team, supporting their development and ensuring high‑quality output.

• Experience in Project Finance, including planning, monitoring and reporting on complex projects. (Advantageous)
• Strong Excel skills and confidence learning new financial/IT systems.
• A recognised accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) – fully qualified or in final stages is highly advantageous.
• Experience in construction or engineering environments (desirable, not essential).
• Leadership or people management experience (desirable).
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
• A highly organised approach with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Finance Manager Benefits include:

• Competitive salary of £50,000 - £60,000 DOE
• Generous pension scheme
• Flexible health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits
• Private healthcare options
• Hybrid working (4:! split)
• Flexi working hours

If you're looking for the next step in your project finance career and want to be part of a progressive organisation, we'd love to hear from you.