Finance Manager

Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large-scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields, and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products.

We hold a 'Gold Investor in People' award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join our Asset Management workstream, the role will be based in Speke, L24 9JT
. Our Asset Management teams are recognised leaders within the highways industry, delivering comprehensive services that span the full asset lifecycle, from survey, design and concept development through to construction and ongoing maintenance. The role offers the opportunity to work on high-profile infrastructure projects, including highway maintenance, surfacing and traffic management, within a dynamic and commercially focused environment.

The Finance Manager plays a pivotal and driving part in supporting the wider team in the management of budgets and providing timely financial insight and analysis. Reporting into the Commercial Finance Manager, the Finance Manager supports and, in some areas, takes the lead, in the day to day management of budgets for their business areas, working independently and directly with different departments.

The role encompasses full contract financial control and reporting, ensuring accurate and fair representation of contract positions, including work in progress, reserves, accruals, provisions, risks and opportunities, and debt. A strong emphasis is placed on cash management through oversight of cash flow forecasting and debt collection. Close collaboration with Project Management and Commercial teams is essential to drive performance, enhance profitability and ensure compliance with Group accounting policies and Head Office requirements.

You will lead on the preparation of accurate monthly management accounts, including quarter-end and year-end close processes, and consolidate month-end reporting with clear variance analysis against forecast. The role also supports budgeting, three-year planning and regular reforecasting, alongside monitoring overheads, reserves, provisions and capital expenditure, including preparing business cases for key investments. In addition, you will ensure accurate cost capture and allocation across projects and departments, manage sales invoicing and payroll entries, and oversee accruals, costing and general ledger journals, maintaining strong financial discipline and the integrity of accounting records throughout.

The successful candidate will be a Qualified Accountant IMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent. They will have a minimum of 5 years post qualification relevant experience as a Finance Manager, working within a construction and infrastructure services sector. The ability to influence, challenge and support both financial and non-financial managers, along with being able to deliver credible analysis and insight into the results. This is a commercially focused role requiring a proactive individual who can provide timely financial insight and analysis to support operational decision-making, while working independently across multiple departments and maintaining strong financial governance and control.

Here at Colas, we offer a great total compensation package, including:

• A salary between £45,000 and £65,000 (dependent on experience) PLUS Company Car/Car Allowance
• 40 hours a week, Monday
  - Friday
• Our Colas Pension Scheme has combined contributions of up to 10%
• Life Assurance Scheme which is x4 basic salary
• 25 days annual leave per year + Public Holidays
• Holiday Purchase & Selling Scheme
• Hybrid Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
• Opportunities to study towards a fully funded Professional Qualification
• Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema…