We're looking for a Finance Director to join our London and Thames Valley team based in Chiswell St, London.
Location: Chiswell St, London - hybrid working available with travel to offices and sites as required
Hours: 37.5 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
This is a pivotal leadership position within Kier Construction's London and Thames Valley business unit. As Finance Director, you'll provide strategic financial leadership across a growing portfolio of major regional schemes worth up to £300m, working in sectors including healthcare, defence, science and technology. You'll be central to shaping commercial decision-making, driving performance, and positioning the business to capitalise on exciting opportunities across the construction sector.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Finance Director, you'll be working within the London and Thames Valley senior leadership team, supporting them in delivering sustained financial performance and strategic growth. Your day to day will include:
- Providing strategic financial leadership and shaping the financial strategy aligned to regional and group objectives
- Partnering with the Managing Director and Commercial Director to deliver the business plan and manage stakeholder relationships
- Maximising profit, cash and operational efficiency across projects and frameworks while driving robust bid strategies
- Embedding strong financial governance, compliance and audit standards with high-quality reporting and risk management
- Building, developing and inspiring high-performing, inclusive teams whilst championing personal development and technical excellence
What are we looking for?
This role of Finance Director is great for you if:
- You hold a degree in Finance or Accounting and are ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified
- You have significant finance leadership experience across multiple disciplines including FP&A, Business Partnering and financial control
- You're an emotionally intelligent, people-centred leader who can set clear goals and inspire teams to deliver
- You have a demonstrable track record of leading large construction project portfolios with varied contractual mechanisms
- You're a collaborative influencer who can navigate complex stakeholder landscapes and drive margin and opportunity with creativity and focus
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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