Finance Manager

Job Title: Finance Manager
Location: Maidenhead (Hybrid, 3 days per week in the office)
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Competitive Salary + Car & Benefits

Join a Major Infrastructure Business and Help Drive Finance Systems Excellence

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manager to join a leading FTSE-listed infrastructure and construction organisation on a permanent basis.

This is a highly visible role within the finance function, focused on supporting and developing key finance systems, improving reporting capability, and ensuring robust governance across critical financial processes. Working closely with senior finance stakeholders, you'll play a key role in enhancing systems, supporting business users, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities of the Finance Manager

Finance Systems Management

• Act as the key support contact for budgeting, reporting, and timesheet systems
• Manage system administration, user access, governance, and data integrity
• Lead the resolution of system issues and coordinate configuration changes
• Support ongoing system enhancements, upgrades, and process improvements

Reporting & Business Insight

• Work closely with FP&A teams to develop reporting solutions, dashboards, and KPIs
• Support the delivery of accurate, timely, and meaningful financial information
• Drive improvements in reporting efficiency and data quality across the business
• Assist with the development of automated reporting and business intelligence tools

Process Improvement & Controls

• Standardise processes and establish best practice across finance systems
• Document existing and future-state processes
• Ensure compliance with financial controls, audit requirements, and governance standards
• Support data cleansing, validation, and master data management activities
• Team Leadership
• Manage and develop a Finance Assistant
• Provide guidance, coaching, and support to system users across the business
• Build strong relationships with finance, IT, and operational stakeholders

The successful applicant will have:

• Proven experience in a finance systems, finance transformation, or finance operations role
• Strong understanding of financial processes including project accounting, WIP, cost allocation, approvals, and timesheet management
• Experience with finance reporting platforms such as Mercur, Cognos, Power BI, or similar
• Exposure to ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards, Dynamics, or equivalent
• Strong Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis
• Experience supporting month-end reporting, audit processes, and financial controls
• Previous experience supervising, mentoring, or developing junior team members
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Desirable Experience

• Experience within construction, engineering, infrastructure, or project-based environments
• Involvement in finance system implementations, upgrades, or transformation projects
• Knowledge of Oracle or JD Edwards
• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualification, or actively studying towards a professional qualification

To be considered for this Finance Manager opportunity, you must APPLY NOW, making sure to attach your up-to-date CV.

*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial telephone interview. If selected from the shortlist, a formal interview process will then begin.