Finance Manager

Join Our Team as a Finance Manager!

Location: Leeds / Hybrid Working

Contract: Fixed Term – 30 hours per week

Salary: Up to £55,000 FTE, depending on experience, plus benefits

Are you a qualified finance professional eager to make a significant impact in a thriving technology and infrastructure business? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Your Role

We are on the lookout for a Finance Manager to join our IT Services Division on a fixed-term contract, focusing on our Data Cabling business. In this pivotal role, you will be the key Finance Business Partner to the Operational Director, driving financial performance and supporting operational decision-making across a diverse portfolio of projects and contracts.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious finance professional who thrives on collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and delivering meaningful commercial insights.

Key Responsibilities

As our Finance Manager, you will:

• Partner with the Operational Director and senior management to provide high-quality financial and non-financial insights.
• Lead project and contract reviews with Project Managers, ensuring accurate forecasting and cost assessments.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including all month-end adjustments.
• Produce rolling forecasts and detailed revenue and margin projections, challenging variances with Operations.
• Manage balance sheet reconciliations and support schedules.
• Identify and report business risks and opportunities.
• Oversee working capital reporting, including debtor plans and cashflow optimization.
• Represent finance in monthly business review meetings with the senior leadership team.
• Support bids, tenders, and commercial reviews with financial analysis.
• Assist with annual budgets, audits, and year-end processes.
• Drive process improvements through ERP and operational efficiencies.
• Provide ad hoc reporting and financial analysis to enhance business performance.
• Collaborate with divisional finance to improve reporting, governance, and financial discipline.

What We’re Looking For

We seek a commercially focused finance professional who excels at building strong relationships and influencing business performance. Ideally, you will have:

• A full qualification in ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent.
• Experience in a Finance Manager, Finance Business Partner, or similar role.
• Strong management accounting, forecasting, and financial control experience.
• Experience in project-based, contract-led, or services environments.
• Excellent Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• The confidence to challenge and support non-finance stakeholders.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with excellent attention to detail.

Desirable Experience

• Strong commercial acumen and business partnering skills.
• The ability to translate financial data into meaningful business insights.
• Experience working with operational teams to enhance performance and profitability.
• A collaborative approach with the confidence to engage across multiple stakeholder groups.

Why Join Us?

This role offers you the chance to be a vital member of our finance team within a dynamic IT Services business. You will directly influence performance and support strategic decision-making while collaborating closely with senior operational leaders. Gain broad exposure across project accounting, forecasting, commercial review, and business partnering activities.

Benefits

We are committed to evolving our benefits to attract and retain top talent. Here’s what you can expect:

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays with an option to buy/sell days.
• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution.
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Life Assurance.
• Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being support.
• Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Membership, Travel Insurance, and Tax-Free Bikes.

Next Steps

We are dedicated to fostering a culture of inclusion, fairness, and respect. Our recruitment process is designed to be transparent, and we will provide you with all necessary information ahead of time. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and have been awarded Gold Standard in the Armed Forces Covenant.

About Us

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK, founded in 1921. With a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we take pride in our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across various sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative and forward-thinking approach allows us to engage in groundbreaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

We value progression and ensure that when you join us, you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training, and ongoing support to help you be the best you can be.