Senior Finance Manager (Fixed Term Contract)

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Overview

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Our Finance team is an integral part of the business, achieving best-in-class performance and control through a breadth of specialty Finance Functions. With a finance lens, we help develop, track and communicate progress on an agenda that maximizes long-term shareholder value creation.

Role and Reporting

Our role sits within a Business Finance team and will report to the Discipline Financial Controller (DFC), depending on the discipline structure. This will be a fixed-term role up to July 2026. Primary responsibilities of the SFM include helping to drive and oversee the business finance team in their partnering to the operational team leads across their region / service.

Responsibilities

  • Annual budgeting & forecasting in accordance with strategy & business plans.
  • Support operational teams and business finance team during monthly revenue recognition process
  • Ownership of Profit Centre level management reporting and analysis as well as responsibility to support direct reports in their respective region / service
  • Ensuring variance between budgets, forecasts and actual results are understood, clearly explained and necessary actions are implemented at both centre and region / service level
  • Overall responsibility for Project performance review of; income, cost to complete, working capital and change control across region / service
  • Line management of direct reports and responsibility for their development as per agreed goals and areas of focus
  • Ensuring Corporate Governance, control and best practise is understood and communicated effectively to the business.
  • Wider duties will include deputising in senior management meets, bid support, financial and strategic integration, commercial training and project team working.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate

  • Qualified, with Accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
  • Advanced Experience of Business Partnering with a finance background.
  • Experience of team leadership.
  • Internal candidates applying for this role need to have worked at a Finance Manager level and have consistently demonstrated delivery above expectation.
  • Experienced within functional specialism
  • Experienced in functional or small team leadership

Closing and About Us

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

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About Us

We are one of the world\'s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT\'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It\'s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you - giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the "WSP My Hour," allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That\'s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

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Location:
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Salary:
£80,000 - £100,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Finance

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