Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Function: Finance
Sector: Infrastructure Civil Engineering & Construction
Location: Barnsley South Yorkshire

What We Offer

• Competitive annual salary negotiable dependant on experience
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Company contributory Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
• Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
• Consistent learning opportunities
• Internal development programmes dedicated to supporting the development of our colleagues and future business leaders including Purposeful Leadership Women in leadership and much more.
• A safe place to work
• Employee forums that provide a platform for having your voice heard

The Role

As Finance Manager you will play a pivotal role in shaping and leading the finance general ledger team. Reporting directly to the Financial Controller you will ensure the integrity of financial accounting reporting and control activities across the business.

Key accountabilities include:

• Acting as the primary contact for external auditors and the wider Finance Department.
• Overseeing weekly and monthly bank reconciliations daily cash forecasts and approving payments/expenses.
• Leading monthend close procedures to maintain accurate and compliant accounting records.
• Delivering highquality management reporting to internal stakeholders and group reporting submissions to the parent company.
• Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and presenting findings to senior finance leadership.
• Supporting annual budget preparation and monthly overhead cost analysis with department heads.
• Preparing statutory accounts under FRS102 and overseeing lease schedules under FRS102 and IFRS16.
• Managing tax computations VAT returns and CIS submissions.
• Supporting financial analysis for bidding and M&A activity.
• Overseeing the Fixed Asset Register and CAPEX files.
• Driving continuous improvement in financial processes controls and reporting.
• Coaching and developing Financial Accountants and Assistant Financial Accountants.

About You

Were seeking a qualified accountant (ACA ACCA CIMA or equivalent) with a strong blend of practice and industry experience ideally within infrastructure civil engineering or construction. You will be commercially astute technically strong and confident in influencing senior stakeholders.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Professional accountancy qualification (ACA ACCA CIMA or equivalent).
• Proven experience in accounting for longterm contracts.
• Strong background in both practice and industry ideally within construction or engineering.
• Demonstrable team leadership qualities and experience.
• Indepth knowledge of FRS102 and IFRS16 particularly lease accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to lead monthend close statutory reporting and group submissions.
• Experience in management reporting budgeting and cost control.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with boardlevel exposure.
• Track record of coaching and developing finance teams.

• Familiarity with M&A financial analysis and bid support.
• Advanced data analytics skills (Excel PowerBI).

About us

AmcoGiffen delivers maintenance frameworks capital delivery and complex civil engineering across the UK including bridge reconstruction environmental infrastructure highways tunnels station works lineside civils and utility installations. Our clients include Local Authorities Network Rail energy companies and environmental organisations.

Join our dynamic fast-paced environment working on multi-disciplinary projects for a diverse range of clients. Our project portfolio includes:

• Highways & Roads
• Under bridges Overbridges & Footbridges
• Tunnels & Station Infrastructure
• Flood Alleviation & Repairs
• Earthworks & Embankments
• Lineside Civils Cabling Trough Routes & Telecoms

Why Join Us

This is a unique opportunity to step into a senior finance leadership role within a dynamic infrastructure and civil engineering business. Youll be instrumental in ensuring financial integrity driving performance and supporting strategic decisionmaking at board level.

Why AmcoGiffen
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established engineering contractor operating nationally in rail civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil building mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive live assets in highly regulated environments we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail power generation electricity distribution flood defence aviation waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us you can be you because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training raising awareness regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety Professionalism Innovation Respect Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer offering challenging worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesnt matter to us what your age disability employment status gender health marital status sexual preference membership or non-membership of a trade union nationality race religion or social class are or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge If so apply now!

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities please contact our Recruitment Team:

Recruitment Manager