Management Accountant

Equans is looking for a Management Accountant to join the team in Lewisham on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.

The Management Accountant is responsible for delivering professional, timely and accurate financial reporting & forecasting, for a range of business units within Equans E&S. This is a broad role, which encompasses financial management, contractual support and risk management.

The Finance department at Equans E&S is regarded as a trusted and strong partner. We support business leaders to effectively manage, and shape the future of the business by providing smart financial information, contractual analysis, and advice.

What will you deliver?

Take responsibility for producing timely/accurate/compliant monthly financial results (P&L and balance sheet), for each of the service lines within your scope. Produce forecasting exercises (budget and re-forecasts). Monitor, track and analyse the operational expenses in the month and recommend efficiencies where possible

Presentation of meaningful trends and variance analysis to enable your customers to make informed decisions. Provision of internal and statutory audit justifications as required

Take responsibility for the production of key financial indicators. Analyse and provide recommendations to site management, to optimise the Company’s position (i.e. supplier payments, debtor days, etc)
Preparation of the monthly core service fee invoice and other invoices based on contractual information and operational records on non-core activity

Monitoring and chasing of debt with clients with a view to optimising cashflows in accordance with contractual arrangements

Evaluate and challenge - using appropriate data and analytics - the budgeting and operations of each site and service line: resource levels, performance vs. output specifications and suitable benchmarks

Support general managers to minimise performance penalties. Analyse root causes /recommendations

Liaise with relevant staff to improve paper flow and cash flow, making suggestions where appropriate

Assist with analysing / auditing contractual compliance and risks, to provide sound support to site management, and ensure that the business is gaining full entitlement of contractual arrangements

Provide support to your manager and business leaders when pricing contractual variations and tendering for new opportunities (pricing, modelling, etc)
Play a key role with the Operational team reviewing the monthly Performance Management System with a view to minimising risk to the business

Take an active part in the optimisation of our management systems and reporting suite – to provide meaningful financial information to our customers, in the most effective wayWhat can we offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;24 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary

Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers

Gym membership discounts Cycle to work scheme Holiday purchase scheme2 corporate social responsibility days per year Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes

Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme Access to our growing employee networks including Access Ability (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing appWho are we looking for?

Working towards CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualification

Ability to analyse complex data Strong Excel skills

Strong communicator

This role includes a DBS Basic check therefore ability to pass is essential.

Who are we? Equans is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.  In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration…