Actemium Automation Assistant Finance Business Partner

Package

Competitive salary + Bonus + Up to 7% matched pension + Private Healthcare + Health Shield (Cashback plan) + Cycle to Work Scheme + Death In Service + EV Car Scheme + Share Scheme + 25 Days Annual Leave + Company Workwear provided

Waterlooville, Hampshire

Permanent, Full time

Actemium Automation Hampshire is a specialist automation and control systems solutions provider and a trusted partner to leading blue‑chip clients across the UK. As part of the VINCI Energies group, Actemium Automation Hampshire combines local expertise with the global resources of a worldwide network, delivering bespoke automation, SCADA, and data analytics solutions.

Support the Finance Business Partner (FBP) with financial control, compliance, reporting, and analysis for the Business. Provide accurate and timely financial information to help the business and monitor performance.

• Ensure transactions are accurately recorded in a timely manner and in accordance with group and accounting rules.
• Reconcile balance sheet figures.
• Monitor and report off‑balance sheet commitments.
• Communicate to staff on deadlines, month‑end close requirements.
• Balance sheet reconciliation preparation and check.
• Posting of accruals and prepayments journals.
• Posting of salary and wages journals.

• Regular analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), such as project variances, recoveries and productive hours.
• Support analysis and explanation of overhead spending.
• Support FBP in ensuring monthly and quarterly reporting is completed in line with fast‑close protocol and set timescales.
• Support FBP in monthly and quarterly reporting.
• Support the Finance Business Partner (FBP) with annual budget preparation.
• Data mining and manipulation to support points above.

• Support checking and approval of new supplier and customer setup.
• Support checking and approval of payments and banking activities.
• Provide credit worthiness checks on new and existing customers or prospects.
• Build, maintain, and monitor internal processes in line with Group internal control procedures.

• Assist with the audit processes.
• Support the FBP in preparing statutory year‑end accounts by providing the necessary information.
• Support the FBP in ensuring BU is compliant with Group’s Internal Control procedures, which includes leading the internal control reporting for the BU.

• Attend mandatory training courses. Examples include FBP development programmes, HR policies, Ethics compliance and Cyber Security.
• Live the values of the group.
• Ad hoc Admin duties as required.

• Qualified accounting qualification, degree, or part‑qualified at CIMA/ACCA.
• Experienced with using a financial package and ERP system.
• Ability to translate, report, and communicate financial analysis into clear actions and objectives.
• Strong financial skills applied in a project‑costing context.
• Ability to analyse and interpret variances.
• Good knowledge of basic accounting functions, such as accounts payables, accounts receivables, and timesheets.
• Understand importance of good cash management, including forecasting.

• Knowledge of SAP or similar systems.