Financial Controller

A quick look at the role

The Financial Controller is a hands on role offering a broad scope of responsibilities and the opportunity to add real value to the operations of this important PPP contract. You will be responsible for managing all financial aspects of the A&B PPP contract at both SPV and Operator levels whilst undertaking and managing all statutory, client, funder and regulatory reporting and compliance with the contract. You will be measuring financial performance and reporting against PPP Project Agreements.

Your key responsibilities:

• Preparation of month-end accounts, forecasts, cashflow forecasts and budgets including the provision of insightful variance analysis.
• Provide monitoring of cost/revenue drivers.
• Preparing financial data associated with Contract Variations and other financial contractual matters
• Support capital expenditure requests and associated business cases
• Oversee the production of monthly/quarterly /bi-annual and annual reporting to the Local Authority in line with the PPP contract.
• Provide support to the Financial Planning and Analysis team and the wider UK finance teams
• Manage the contract Finance Team

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Our essential requirements

• Professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACA or ACCA) with 3 years PQE
• Proven experience in financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and compliance
• Strong system skills including advanced Excel and Power BI

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