At a Glance
- Tasks: Oversee financial management and reporting for the Cheshire contract while leading the finance team.
- Company: Join Ringway Jacobs, a top highways service provider with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, sick pay, extra leave options, and exclusive discounts.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team with opportunities for career growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in financial operations and support local communities through sustainable services.
- Qualifications: CIMA, ACCA, or ACA qualified with strong management accounting experience.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
This role is responsible for overseeing financial management and reporting for the Cheshire contract while supporting the central Head Office function, ensuring financial operations run efficiently, sustainably, and in line with objectives. It involves providing financial guidance and oversight, managing reporting and forecasting for senior management, and maintaining strong client relationships to ensure confidence and satisfaction. The position also includes leading the finance team, maintaining regular communication with the Finance Director on financial and administrative matters, and building effective working relationships with the Contract Director and wider Senior Management Teams.
The Role
- Supervision of the day-to-day management of the financial function at Divisional/Contract level (of the Area covered)
- Financial Responsibility of the full process of payment application to the client
- Supervision of the contracts monthly financial figures
- Through strong leadership, ensure that your objectives are adequately cascaded and supported by your team
- Ensure the reporting is produced in line with Company rules & tight deadlines
- Support the Contract Director to deliver the service for the Contract taking an active role in projects
- Support the wider company finance and operational functions by taking a leading role in strategic projects as requested
- Support the Company through Risk Assessment and Risk and Opportunity Management
About You
- CIMA, ACCA, or ACA Qualified Accountant (Essential)
- Strong first experience in Management Accounting (Essential)
- Demonstrated knowledge of accounting principles and processes (Essential)
- Good IT application knowledge (Essential)
- Pragmatic approach, open mind, curiosity, risk management attitude
- Self-dependent working style, pro‑active and good organisational skills
- Ability to communicate financial information to the Finance Director and also non-finance personnel and to be comfortable working in a large, decentralised company
Benefits
- Sick Pay
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
- A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
The Company
We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture. Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees. As part of this commitment, we proudly support the Armed Forces Community by identifying roles for which we can offer a guaranteed interview to service leavers, veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers, and military spouses/parents who meet the essential criteria for the position.
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