About the role
Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join Balfour Beatty as a Finance Transformation Partner in Newcastle upon Tyne and build something to be proud of. Please note this is a hybrid role that requires a minimum of 3 days a week in the office.
To support the Head of Finance Transformation by leading and delivering strategic finance transformation initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, financial insight, and business agility. This role bridges finance and technology, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and regulatory standards.
What you'll be doing
- Lead finance workstreams to deliver transformation initiatives, especially taking a key lead in change programmes.
- Ensure finance implications are embedded in all solutions and outcomes are fit for purpose.
- Collaborate on strategic planning, investment decisions, and execution of end state finance processes.
- Engage stakeholders across Balfour Beatty UK Finance and wider functions to identify and implement improvements.
- Champion long-term planning and strategic execution to elevate team performance and capability.
- Review and manage the new ideas and triage process ensuring the governance model is adhered to, stakeholders are actively managed.
- Drive automation and digitalisation of finance processes using RPA and AI tools.
- Identify inefficiencies and implement improvements across finance operations (e.g., month-end close, balance sheet controls).
- Act as a business analyst to gather and document requirements.
- Support baselining and benefit validation activities.
- Lead stakeholder engagement and change communication strategies.
- Drive cultural change and embed new ways of working across the finance function.
- Build strong relationships across all levels of the business, simplifying complex messages and advocating for transformation.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
- Foster a collaborative environment that removes barriers and promotes team success
Who we're looking for
- Effective communication, teamwork and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail and organisational ability.
- Willingness to learn new systems and ways of working.
- Exposure to finance transformation, process improvement, or systems implementation projects.
- Familiarity with project management methodologies
- Good skills in Microsoft Excel and other tools.
- Curious mindset with a proactive approach to change and driving continuous improvement.
- Awareness of digital tools and automation in finance is an advantage.
- A recognised finance qualification (e.g. ACA/ACCA/CIMA) is desirable but not essential
- Experience working in a finance or business support role and a good understanding of core finance processes (e.g. Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash) is advantageous.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About us
Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]
Job Reference: BBUK19623
