Finance Manager

Managing Consultant - Senior Finance Recruitment

FINANCE MANAGER

I’m delighted to be partnering exclusively with a well‑established and growing engineering business based in North Essex, which is looking to appoint a Finance Manager to their growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified accountant who enjoys combining hands‑on management accounting with genuine commercial involvement across projects and operations.

This position plays a key part in driving financial performance and providing the business with accurate, insightful reporting. You’ll take ownership of month‑end close, management accounts, and project‑level analysis, while working closely with operational leaders to support decision‑making, pricing, and margin improvement.

• Deliver month‑end close, contract revenue recognition, and full management accounts with variance analysis.
• Partner with management to provide insight on pricing, project performance, and profitability.
• Prepare and maintain cash‑flow forecasts, ensuring robust cash utilisation planning.
• Produce accurate cash‑flows, KPIs, and project dashboards.
• Manage project budgets, labour recovery rates, and cost allocations.
• Lead budget and reforecast processes; deliver ROI analysis and post‑completion reviews.
• Review supplier and subcontractor invoices for correct coding and compliance with VAT and CIS.
• Support process improvements and automation within financial systems and reporting.

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with at least 3 years’ management accounting experience, ideally gained within a construction, engineering, or project‑based environment.
• Confident working across both finance and operations, able to interpret financial data and present it clearly to non‑finance stakeholders. Strong Excel and analytical skills are essential, along with experience in WIP, job costing, and project reporting.
• Commercially minded, proactive, and keen to add value beyond the numbers.

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• Opportunity to influence business performance and profitability
• Exposure to a wide range of commercial and operational activity
• Supportive, growing environment within a successful engineering company

Please do get in touch ASAP for further info or to discuss in more detail –