Divisional Finance Manager
Mott Macdonald
Lead finance for nuclear energy division, driving planning, analysis & performance.
11 days ago ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Company Size
17,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Engineering
Consulting
Project Management
Architecture
Design
Construction services
Infrastructure
Sustainability
Sector Specialisms
Engineering
Architecture
Bridges
Building services
Building structures
Dams and reservoirs
Geotechnics
Industrialized design and construction
Role
What you would be doing
budgeting
forecasting
kpi monitoring
working capital
project controls
financial compliance
- Support preparation of annual budgets and forecasts aligned with business plans
- Set objectives and KPIs for performance monitoring and quality measurement
- Interpret monthly management accounts; control financial performance, profitability, utilisation, overheads, and working capital
- Attend executive and management board meetings, providing strategic direction for the division/unit
- Drive working capital management: optimise invoicing, collections, cashflow, and remittances
- Work with Group/Regional Finance, Treasury, Tax, and Shared Service teams to enhance project delivery
- Work as a part of finance team and project managers in challenging the status quo and fostering continuous improvement
- Accountable for finance decision-making and planning
- Attend monthly project control meetings for major and high-risk projects
- Review financial performance, identify opportunities, and direct actions
- Support staff in maintaining project control systems and provide finance training to ensure accurate project budgets and revenue recognition
- Monitor the financial control environment and ensure completion of annual controls matrices
- Assure compliance with Group Directives, including insurances, trade licences, registrations, statutory accounts, tax, audits, and internal controls
- Build strong relationships with project teams and the wider business, sharing best practice and driving a unified culture
- Team Leadership:Create environments that motivate people to do exceptional work and encourage adoption of new technologies.
- Maintain high standards of financial control and professional development
- Engage in finance improvement projects and build positive relationships across the business
- Review proposals, including assessment of financial aspects of contracts to facilitate invoicing and payments
- Partner with the management team in preparing and evaluating business plans
- Working with external strategic joint venture partners
What you bring
accounting qualification
financial reporting
financial planning
data analysis
team leadership
senior stakeholder
- Experience operating at a senior level and influencing key stakeholders
- Professional Excellence and Qualifications: Demonstrate a passion for continual learning and promote the use of global network systems.
- Experience: Provide quality advisory services and demonstrate strong stakeholder management.
- Professional accounting qualification or equivalent experience
- Written Skills: Produce clear and logical written communication and presentations.
- Altrincham location, alternatively Glasgow or Brighton and willingness to travel, mainly across the UK
- Experience leading and developing a team
- Comprehensive expertise in financial governance, planning, budgeting, and forecasting
- Communication: Communicate confidently and listen to others’ opinions and views.
- Ability to analyse complex financial data and present clear, actionable insights
- Commercial: Demonstrate commercial agility and risk mitigation.
- Ability to align financial strategies with business objectives
- Proficiency in financial reporting tools
- Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
- Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
- As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
- Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
- Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
- A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
- Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
- Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
- A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
- Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
- Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
- Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
- Primary annual professional institution subscription.
- Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
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Interview process
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Visa Sponsorship- mott macdonald does not offer skilled worker visa sponsorship.
- candidates may apply via alternative uk immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.
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Company
Overview
1989 Founded
Company Establishment
The company was established in 1989, marking the beginning of its journey in global engineering and consulting.
150+ Countries
Global Presence
The company operates in over 150 countries, showcasing its extensive reach and international influence.
- Delivering complex projects that require both technical expertise and strategic vision.
- Design of major infrastructure and transport systems.
- Specializing in sustainable solutions to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities.
- History built on innovation and forward-thinking engineering, consistently delivering impactful results.
- We are one global team.
- We strive to make a positive difference.
- We value people and their contributions.
- We act with integrity and respect.
- We are committed to innovation and excellence.
- We take responsibility for our actions.
2050
Net Zero by 2050
Aiming to achieve net zero carbon emissions globally.
30%
Carbon Emissions Reduction
Targets a 30% reduction in operational carbon emissions globally.
- Committed to reducing carbon emissions globally.
- Aims to embed sustainability throughout its operations.
- Committed to contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals.
50:50 by 2025
Gender Balance Target
Strives to achieve equal representation of men and women across all levels of the organization by 2025.
- Focuses on increasing the number of women in leadership roles.
- Tracks and publishes gender diversity data for its global workforce.
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