Finance Manager

Job Introduction

As a finance manager you will be responsible for successfully mobilising the HMRC contract from a finance perspective, ensuring all commercial risks and opportunities are logged and resolved and you will also support operations with roster implementation, month end processes, KPI monitoring and client reporting. Furthermore you will provide direction, management and leadership in all commercial and financial areas including but not limited to: business analysis, reporting, accounting, planning, control and risk management for the HMRC contract and partner with the Contract Director to provide commercial support and drive efficiencies where possible.

Role Responsibility

• Manage finances to deliver financial and other agreed performance targets for contract.
• Ensure rigorous financial controls, governance and compliance for contract.
• Support the Head of Finance (Govt Services) and the Contract Director (CD) and their senior teams in commercial decision making, mitigating risks and maximising profitability and cash collection
• Develop and manage robust budgeting and forecasting processes across the contract: identifying issues and opportunities and ensuring the CD and senior management teams have plans in place to address them.
• Assist the CD and Head of Finance to manage the annual budget process for the division and support the operational teams with relevant training.
• Identify key performance drivers and work with site management to deliver ongoing efficiencies.
• Actively support the CD in client negotiations and proposals for new and existing contract amendments

The Ideal Candidate

• Qualified accountant with a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience
• Outstanding track record in influencing decision making within a business and improving performance with substantial profit impact.
• Committed and dedicated financial professional who is prepared to work hard to deliver contract targets
• Previous experience gained in a commercial role, preferably within a similar environment/organisation.
• Demonstrates commercial acumen with a proven ability to innovate and implement continuous improvement
• Strong and engaging communication skills, written and verbal, with a proven ability to convey complex financial information or models in simple terms to managers and colleagues of different capability levels.
• Proven track record developing financial and commercial models which are used for strategic decision making
• Excellent working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience of SAP, Hyperion Enterprise and Hyperion Essbase
• Can demonstrate improvements in performance through utilisation of measurement tools and reports
• Creative and pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Preferably experience of mobilising a contract with tight budgetary constraints and ability to support the delivery of the contract transition plan 

Package Description

Competitive salary of £40,000 - £45,000 plus benefits including pension, option to 'buy' additional flexible benefits such as holidays, healthcare, bonus & flexible benefits fund

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

This role sits within our Defence and Government services segment where we are trusted partner in providing a range of quality of life services to our clients