Finance Transformation Partner

About the role

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join Balfour Beatty as a Finance Transformation Partner in Newcastle upon Tyne and build something to be proud of. Please note this is a full-time, permanent position that operates a hybrid model and requires a minimum of 3 days a week in the office.

To support the Head of Finance Transformation by leading and delivering strategic finance transformation initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, financial insight, and business agility. This role bridges finance and technology, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and regulatory standards.

You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of finance at Balfour Beatty. Working closely with senior stakeholders across Finance, Technology and the wider business, you’ll lead key transformation initiatives that drive efficiency, innovation and lasting change.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading finance work streams and helping to deliver major transformation and change programmes across the business.
• Ensuring finance requirements are embedded into solutions, delivering outcomes that support both business needs and strategic objectives.
• Partnering with stakeholders to shape future finance processes, contributing to strategic planning, investment decisions and implementation activities.
• Building strong relationships across Finance and wider business functions to identify opportunities for improvement and drive meaningful change.
• Championing long-term thinking and helping to enhance team performance, capability and effectiveness.
• Managing the idea intake and triage process, ensuring initiatives are prioritised appropriately and governance requirements are met.
• Driving the adoption of automation, digital tools, AI and robotic process automation (RPA) to improve finance operations.
• Identifying process inefficiencies and delivering improvements across key finance activities, including month-end close and balance sheet controls.
• Gathering, analysing and documenting business requirements to support successful project delivery.
• Supporting benefit tracking, baselining activities and ensuring transformation initiatives deliver measurable value.
• Leading stakeholder engagement activities and developing effective communication strategies that support successful change adoption.
• Helping to build a culture that embraces continuous improvement, innovation and new ways of working.
• Simplifying complex information and acting as an advocate for transformation at all levels of the organisation.
• Creating a collaborative environment where teams can thrive, barriers are removed, and shared success is achieved.

We're looking for a proactive and solutions‑focused individual who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and is passionate about driving positive change. Whether your experience comes from finance transformation, process improvement or broader business change initiatives, you’ll be excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of finance at Balfour Beatty.

You’ll bring:

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to manage multiple priorities while working effectively across teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a keen eye for identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, ensuring high‑quality delivery in a complex environment.
• A willingness to learn, adapt and embrace new technologies, systems and ways of working.
• Experience supporting or delivering finance transformation, process improvement or systems implementation…