Management Accountant

Equans is looking for a Management Accountant to join our team covering Barking Schools PFI and Academies portfolio on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.

We are looking for a driven individual working towards their CIMA, ACA or ACCA who has experience in a similar role. The role offers hybrid working with an expectation to spend 3 days at Jo Richardson Community School and occasional visits to head office in Waterloo and additional schools.

The Management Accountant will assist the Finance Business Partner and is responsible for delivering professional, timely and accurate financial reporting & forecasting for a range of business units. This is a broad role, which encompasses financial management, contractual support and risk management.

What will you deliver?

• Take responsibility for producing timely/accurate/compliant monthly financial results (P&L and balance sheet) for each of the service lines within your scope.
• Produce forecasting exercises (budget and re-forecasts).
• Monitor, track and analyse the operational expenses in the month and recommend efficiencies where possible.
• Presentation of meaningful trends and variance analysis to enable your customers to make informed decisions.
• Provision of internal and statutory audit justifications as required.
• Take responsibility for the production of key financial indicators.
• Analyse and provide recommendations to site management to optimise the Company’s position (i.e. supplier payments, debtor days, etc).
• Preparation of the monthly core service fee invoice and other invoices based on contractual information and operational records on non-core activity.
• Monitoring and chasing of debt with clients with a view to optimising cashflows in accordance with contractual arrangements.
• Evaluate and challenge - using appropriate data and analytics - the budgeting and operations of each site and service line: resource levels, performance vs. output specifications and suitable benchmarks.
• Support general managers to minimise performance penalties.
• Analyse root causes/recommendations.
• Liaise with relevant staff to improve paper flow and cash flow, making suggestions where appropriate.
• Assisting with analysing/auditing contractual compliance and risks to provide sound support to site management and ensure that the business is gaining full entitlement of contractual arrangements.
• Provide support to your manager and business leaders when pricing contractual variations and tendering for new opportunities (pricing, modelling, etc).
• Play a key role with the Operational team reviewing the monthly Performance Management System with a view to minimising risk to the business.
• Take an active part in the optimisation of our management systems and reporting suite to provide meaningful financial information to our customers in the most effective way.
• Generate improvement areas for implementation.

What can we offer you?

• 24 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility, Encompass, RISE, WOMEN TOGETHER, Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• Working towards CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualification
• Ability to analyse complex data
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong communicator

Who are we?

Equans is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros. In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services - with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables. Equans' 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live. Equans is a Bouygues group company.

What's next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.

As part of our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010. At Equans we're committed to delivering a culture where everyone's voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. This culture is supported by networks such as AccessAbility, Encompass, RISE, WOMEN TOGETHER, Working Parents, and Young Professionals.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a relocation package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.