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Financial strategy, planning and analysis
- Translate approved strategy into integrated financial plans, targets, investment priorities and funding requirements.
- Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting, including profit and loss, balance sheet and cashflow forecasts.
- Provide scenario and sensitivity analysis for project awards, delays, investment, payment profiles, foreign exchange and growth.
- Monitor revenue, margin, EBITDA, cashflow, working capital, liquidity and forecast accuracy, and recommend corrective action.
Board and management reporting
- Prepare accurate, timely and decision-focused monthly management information and Board packs.
- Present results, forecasts, liquidity, risks, opportunities and recommendations to the CEO, Executive Leadership Team and Board.
- Maintain consistent executive dashboards covering order intake, backlog, revenue conversion, project profitability, expenditure, EBITDA, cash and working capital.
- Ensure financial and operational management information is reliable, reconciled and understandable to non-financial users.
Accounting, control and statutory compliance
- Take overall responsibility for the integrity of accounting records and financial information.
- Lead monthly, quarterly and annual close; oversee reconciliations, payables, receivables, payroll accounting, expenses and intercompany accounting.
- Maintain proportionate accounting policies, segregation of duties, approval workflows, payment controls and fraud-prevention measures.
- Ensure appropriate accounting treatment of revenue, work in progress, contract balances, inventory, provisions, foreign currency, R&D and fixed assets.
- Lead statutory accounts, audit, tax returns, filings and corrective action arising from audit or control reviews.
Project and commercial finance
- Establish consistent project-accounting, baseline, forecasting and financial approval requirements.
- Review tenders, pricing, contract cashflow, milestones, retentions, guarantees, bonds, warranties and financial obligations before commitment.
- Monitor project revenue, cost, cashflow, margin and forecast-at-completion and challenge project recovery plans.
- Support variations, change orders, claims and assessment of liabilities, liquidated damages and performance obligations.
- Lead post-project financial reviews and ensure lessons are reflected in future bids and controls.
Treasury, funding and working capital
- Maintain direct oversight of cash, liquidity and short- and medium-term cashflow forecasts.
- Optimise invoicing, receivables, supplier payments, expenditure commitments and cash conversion.
- Manage relationships with banks and advisers and assess facilities, guarantees, bonds, letters of credit, project funding and foreign-exchange arrangements.
- Monitor compliance with banking terms, covenants, mandates, authorisation limits and treasury policies.
- Advise the CEO and Board on funding, investment, capital expenditure and corporate-development options.
International finance, tax and insurance
- Provide financial oversight of UK and international entities, including consolidation, intercompany charging, funding and reconciliation.
- Coordinate with regional teams, accountants, tax advisers, auditors and professional service providers.
- Oversee corporation tax, VAT, payroll taxes, withholding taxes, indirect taxes, transfer pricing and permanent-establishment risks.
- Coordinate insurance arrangements and monitor exposure from warranties, indemnities, guarantees, contractual liabilities and uninsured risks.
Finance systems and team leadership
- Define and implement a secure, controlled and scalable finance-systems and data strategy.
- Improve integration between finance, project management, procurement, payroll, timesheets and commercial systems.
- Lead, structure, recruit, develop and succession-plan the finance function with appropriate separation of responsibilities.
- Manage external accountants, auditors, tax advisers, insurance advisers and other finance-related providers.
HSEQ, compliance and risk
- Demonstrate visible leadership of health, safety, environmental and quality performance across office, workshop, supplier, mobilisation and offshore activities.
- Comply with, and support effective implementation of the Integrated Management System and applicable legal, regulatory, contractual and certification requirements.
- Ensure commercial, financial, schedule or operational pressure does not override safety, quality, technical integrity or regulatory compliance.
- Exercise authority to stop or suspend activities presenting unacceptable risk within the scope of the role, and escalate promptly through the approved governance process.
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