Financial Controller

As part of a world leading geotechnical contracting group, Bachy Soletanche Limited specialises in all aspects of modern Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering, including bored and displacement piling, diaphragm walls, grouting, mini piling, anchors, ground improvements and environmental engineering. We value our team and colleagues as the most important assets we have and we know that it is working together to overcome the most complex geotechnical challenges that ultimately allows us to fuel that feeling of pride.

Our Mission: Proud to create sustainable geotechnical solutions through Trust, Partnership and Excellence.

Our Values: In line with our Mission Statement, the main Values that shape our behaviours, unify us as a team and help us build long lasting relationships with our clients are: TEC-TAC = Teamwork, Excellence, Creative, Trust, Accountability, Caring.

The Role: This is an exciting opportunity to join a company which is a leader in its market and has very ambitious growth plans. The role will report to the Divisional Commercial Manager and intrinsically will need to have close coordination and communication with the CFO. Bachy Soletanche has three trading divisions North, South and Projects; this role is specifically reporting for the financial interests of the Projects Division. The division delivers the largest and most complex projects across the business and this role will be managing the financial accounts/reports, project forecasts, risks and opportunities and supporting the project teams with financial strategies.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Provide line management and leadership for cost controllers assigned to the Projects Division.
• Plan and manage cost controller resources to maintain effective project coverage, develop capability and support succession planning.
• Oversee the review and cleansing of account data, ensuring alignment with project expenditure to support the recovery of value from our projects.
• Support project teams in identifying, managing and mitigating the risk of disallowed costs on open-book type projects.
• Proactively identify, develop and implement systems, controls and reporting that strengthen cost management and support value recovery across the Project Division’s portfolio.
• Oversee financial administration and controls for Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contracts, working collaboratively with the commercial team to monitor and control costs.
• Preparation of regular group reports including monthly management accounts, cash reporting and quarterly forecasts.
• Reconciling accounts and management of plant charge accounts.
• Produce, maintain and control accurate cost information for tender resources assigned to non-recoverable costs.
• Lead and manage the credit check process, ensuring required checks, records and approvals are completed accurately and on time.
• Provide support to the central business functions as capacity permits and priorities require.
• Compliance activities: audit, disallowed cost risk assessments supporting the project teams with compliance meetings.
• Provide support to the project teams and Division relating to digital tasks and improvements.

Other Requirements:

• Short term: Develop a more efficient financial reporting process by finding efficiencies or implementing a suitable alternative.
• Longer term: Develop a process for engaging IR35 resources, including appointing and audit and verification provider to ensure supply-chain compliance.
• Implement a site-to-finance database for Flash and Monthly reporting, providing a single point of data entry.
• Lead and manage the implementation of Sage (anticipated around 2028), providing support and expertise to our project teams.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven staff management and motivation skills.
• Working across multiple sites, preferably in a PLC reporting environment.
• Hands on with ability to get into the detail.
• Strong Excel, PowerBI skills.
• Strong skills in accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work well under pressure in order to meet strict deadlines.
• Self-starter and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Inquisitive.

Nice to haves:

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant.
• Experience of Peoplesoft accounting packages, SAGE.
• Experience of embedding robust & scalable accounting/control processes.
• Construction or engineering sector experience.
• Commercial/Contractual knowledge especially within NEC contract frameworks.

Why Bachy Soletanche? When you join the world’s largest specialist geotechnical contractor, you’re part of an international community of over 10,000 experts, based in 31 countries around the world. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to prestigious, ground-breaking projects, using the very latest tools and technology to solve complex problems, constantly learn new skills and take your career in any direction. As well as being part of one of the largest specialist geotechnical contractors and working in a collaborative environment, we offer:

• Discretionary annual bonus (based on personal/project performance).
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (min. 5% company contribution).
• Enhanced Sick Pay (after probation).
• Income Protection, Private Medical Insurance and Life Assurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• 25-days annual leave + Bank Holidays per year (increasing with service).
• Option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Paid annual professional memberships.
• Volunteering days.
• Professional growth and development.

Bachy Soletanche is committed to equal opportunities in employment with the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief and pregnancy/maternity.