Finance Business Partner: Operation & Maintenance

Company DescriptionEgis is a major international group in the construction and infrastructure engineering and mobility services sectors whose unique global service range encompasses consulting, design, engineering and operation. Through our capacity of innovation, we respond to the climate emergency and to the greatest challenges of our time by offering solutions and acknowledged know-how in the areas of transportation and mobility, sustainable city construction, buildings, water, environment and energy. Egis is active in more than 100 countries, employs 19,500 people throughout the globe and generated in 2023 ₠1.9 billion revenues.

The Egis Consulting & Operations (C&O) Business Line (BL) is focussed on consulting activities, investing, and managing infrastructure projects, together with delivering equipment on a turnkey basis.

On the Operations side, Egis C&O BL is one of the world leaders in the financial structuring of PPP projects, as well as in the operation of infrastructures and services.

In the road sector, Egis operates and maintains 44 roads and highways, including civil structures such as bridges, viaducts, and tunnels, with a span of c.4,400 km. Through 28 operating companies, Egis employs more than 9,300 people in more than 20 countries.

In the airport sector, the C&O BL operates, maintains, and develops a network of 17 airports around the world, handling more than 30 million passengers and 330,000 tons of freight per year.

In the urban and mobility sector, the C&O BL also offers a wide range of services for its customers such as electronic toll collection, interoperability, and on-street parking management together with strategic consulting, project management and specialised consulting services.

You must have right to work in the UK.

As this is a fixed-term role you must be available within 1 month.

You will be based in London and will be required to be in our office in Waterloo 3 days a week.

Job Description

For related O&M projects and contracts, this role provides key support to the Head of Finance Business Partnering- C&O, from day to day operations to financial transformation,.

Egis in the UK is currently in an exciting period of transition, as such an instrumental element of this role is to provide valuable support to the Head of FBP in the transformation of the C&O BL finance function, from system implementation to the adoption of a new Shared Services based model

The right candidate will be a self-starter, and willing to be agile and adaptable as the business needs change

The role will involve excellent exposure to the wider Egis Group and cross functional teams and requires the personal credibility to develop successful professional relationships with internal peers and external stakeholders

Partner to Operational Heads of O&M units and Project Leads

Provide support, insight and challenge around cost control

Quarterly project review meetings with Project Managers / Directors to assess quarterly revenue recognition

Quarterly project financial review in terms of fee income and also performance, especially with regards to profit margin

Project accounting and review of invoicing

Resource assignment to O&M projects in Oracle

Management of project costing within Oracle

Management of project billing process

Cashflow forecasting

Profit & loss forecasting

Budgeting

Project revenue, cost and margin reporting forecasting

Month end accounting including but not limited to fixed assets, prepayments and accruals

Quarterly balance sheet reconciliations

Intercompany reconciliations

Monthly and quarterly reporting of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Quarterly profit & loss, balance sheet and cashflow

Reporting intercompany transactions

Reporting to the Head of Finance Business Partnering – C&O

Working closely with the Finance Lead, Project Accountants and Commercial Managers.

Partnering with operational staff within the O&M business, assistance with ad-hoc requests, analysis, finance project reviews, understanding current and future activities.

Working with the Egis UK Finance shared services team on billings

Liaising with external auditors

Key support in the implementation of a new finance reporting solution

Act as a key player in the continued implementation of the new Operating Model

Qualifications

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Significant finance work experience, ideally with familiarity on large projects

Advanced Excel and Office skills

Stakeholder engagement skills working across a complex matrix organisation.

Experience of business transformation

Able to work to tight deadlines with accuracy

Ability to work and effectively communicate with senior-level business partners

Ability to synthesize large quantities of complex data into actionable information

Experience working in a matrix organisation with difference countries, currencies and tax jurisdictions

Additional InformationWhat\’s in it for you:

Competitive salary

26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

10% Performance related bonus

Pension contribution of 5% of your salary

Life insurance

Private healthcare for you and your family

Tailored career path with structured training

Mentoring from senior staff

Hybrid working

Equality, Diversity & InclusionWe at EGIS are an Equal Opportunities employer and we recognize the value of a Diverse Organisation. EGIS appreciates all job applications. If you decide to apply for an opportunity at EGIS, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and everyone\’s contribution as this builds our culture and means, if you work for EGIS, you will be included, listened to, and respected.

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