The Opportunity
OCU Group is looking for an experienced Subcontractor Payments Senior to join our growing Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) knowledge, accounts payable expertise and leadership experience to play a key role in ensuring the accurate and efficient processing of subcontractor payments.
Supporting the Subcontractor Payments Manager, you will help coordinate the day-to-day activities of the Subcontractor Payments Team, providing guidance to colleagues while ensuring compliance with HMRC regulations, internal controls and company processes.
As the Subcontractor Payments Senior, you will work closely with the Subcontractor Payments Manager to oversee the team's workload, ensuring subcontractor applications, payment certificates and invoices are processed accurately and efficiently.
You'll act as a technical expert within the team, supporting colleagues with complex queries, maintaining compliance with CIS legislation and identifying opportunities to improve processes and enhance operational efficiency.
This is a varied role that combines technical knowledge, people support and continuous improvement within a fast-paced finance environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the day-to-day coordination of the Subcontractor Payments Team, ensuring workloads are managed effectively and deadlines are achieved.
- Oversee the processing of subcontractor applications for payment, invoices and payment certificates.
- Coordinate the creation, matching and management of subcontractor purchase orders.
- Reconcile subcontractor statements and investigate any discrepancies.
- Provide guidance, coaching and day-to-day support to Subcontractor Payment Administrators, helping to maintain high standards of accuracy and performance.
- Review invoices and payment runs to ensure compliance with HMRC Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) regulations, Domestic Reverse Charge requirements and company policies.
- Investigate and resolve complex payment queries, escalating issues where appropriate.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with subcontractors and internal stakeholders to resolve queries and improve service delivery.
- Collaborate with Procurement, Operations and Finance teams to improve processes and streamline workflows.
- Continuously review existing procedures and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy and controls.
- Support month-end and year-end finance activities, including reconciliations, accruals and reporting.
- Keep up to date with changes to HMRC guidance, accounting legislation and industry best practice.
- Support internal and external audits by providing documentation and responding to information requests.
- Contribute to finance projects and business improvement initiatives as required.
Essential
- Extensive experience and strong working knowledge of the HMRC Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) and Domestic Reverse Charge VAT regulations.
- Previous experience within a senior Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger or Subcontractor Payments role.
- A thorough understanding of accounts payable processes, financial controls and payment procedures.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience using finance or accounting systems.
- Excellent analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- The ability to accurately review, interpret and analyse large volumes of financial data.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues, recommend solutions and drive process improvements.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships at all levels.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- A proactive, adaptable approach with a continuous improvement mindset.
Desirable
- Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O).
- Experience using the Payapps subcontractor payment system.
- Previous experience supporting or mentoring
At OCU Group, we don’t just deliver infrastructure - we help power modern life.
As one of the UK’s fastest-growing utility and infrastructure businesses, we deliver complex, nationally critical projects across power, energy transition, water, telecoms, and digital infrastructure. Over the last five years, OCU has grown five-fold to a £1.1bn organisation, expanding both organically and through strategic acquisitions across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and India.
Our growth is driven by ambitious people, operational excellence, and a commitment to doing things properly. We work on projects that genuinely matter by supporting the UK’s energy transition, strengthening essential infrastructure, and helping build more sustainable communities for the future.
Whether you’re an experienced professional looking to take ownership of major projects and influence delivery at scale, or someone starting your career through an apprenticeship, graduate programme, or placement route, OCU offers real opportunity to grow, develop, and make an impact.
We are building a business where high performance, collaboration, innovation, and accountability sit at the centre of our culture. Our people are trusted to lead, encouraged to challenge thinking, and supported to continuously develop their skills and careers.
At OCU, you won’t just join a growing business, you’ll help shape it.
Our Culture & Values
At OCU, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We care about safety, lead with integrity, strive to be better every day, make a positive impact, and deliver to grow, together, as One Company United.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At OCU Group, we believe diversity, inclusion, and belonging are fundamental to building stronger teams, better ideas, and a more successful business. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported.
As part of our commitment to fairness and equality, candidates may be asked to complete an equal opportunities monitoring form during the recruitment process. This information is used for monitoring purposes only and plays no part in hiring decisions.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to offering interviews to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the essential criteria for the role.
To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing
[email protected].
