Finance Business Partner

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors. 

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face. Our company is split into two business areas: 

Utility Infrastructure - Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.  

Social Infrastructure - Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join our existing Finance Team. Reporting into the Finance Director the overall responsibility will be to provide financial analysis and support to project delivery teams with responsibility for managing and reporting on team and departmental profit center's and performance

• Review of job profitability performance with analysis and reporting of variances and trends across long term contract, point in time and schedule of rate contracting mechanisms.
• Working closely alongside the commercial and finance teams to assist in setting job, department and team budgets and forecasts
• Analysis of actuals against budget and reporting of variances
• Development of profit and loss reporting
• Assisting in the development of work in progress procedures
• Analysis and review of job and department WIP and POA monthly schedules and report on movements and trends
• Analysis and review of job invoicing and costings to ensure completeness and correct allocations
• Review of jobs requiring completing
• Analysis of working capital day trends and driving improvements in this area
• Line management to 1 direct report.
• Pro-active business partnering role to project teams.

Ideal Candidate:

• Qualified CIMA / ACCA studier or minimum 3 years of experience working within finance including exposure to profit and loss reporting
• QBE accountants looking to work in a business partnering role are also encouraged to apply
• Numerically minded with good commercial acumen and passionate about building a successful career within finance
• Experience of working within construction and/or a services environment desirable but not essential
• Personable with good communication skills, including being confident in building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders including those with non-finance backgrounds
• Ability to travel across the United Kingdom
• A switched-on, motivated and enthusiastic team player
• Diligent but efficient working practices
• Able to work towards deadlines and with a strong eye for detail
• A quick learner with excellent numeracy and literacy skills

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Wellness programmes
• Choice of 1 days per week WFH / Additional leave allowance

Additional Information:

• Must be highly computer literate including Microsoft Office and confident in managing and working with large data sets
• This job is a full-time permanent role, 8am-5pm Monday to Friday from our Lingley Mere Office (WFH available 1 day)
• Opportunity to spend time in and working closely with other departments will be provided to ensure the successful applicant gains a wide depth and breadth of experience and understanding of the company and industry
• Must be happy to travel to other sites when needed, Must have access to a car and a full uk driving license