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Finance Manager

Chatham Permanent £50,000 - £60,000 per year View Job Description
This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated finance professional who enjoys business partnering, project finance, and influencing operational outcomes.You'll be joining a collaborative and forward‑thinking finance team that plays an integral role in major site and digital transformation initiatives. This is a role where you can add real value, influence programme outcomes, and shape financial decision‑making within a dynamic environment.
  • Dynamic & inclusive business
  • Hybrid working pattern (4:1 split)

About Our Client

We're excited to be partnering with a leading engineering organisation undergoing significant site and digital transformation. They're seeking a Project Finance Manager to play a pivotal role in driving financial performance across major transformation programmes.

Job Description

Finance Manager responsibilities include;

  • Deliver project finance support across major site and digital transformation initiatives, ensuring reporting is accurate, timely and aligned to business requirements.
  • Partner with project leads to shape, review and challenge financial plans, forecasts and underlying assumptions, offering insight-driven recommendations to improve overall programme performance.
  • Establish and uphold strong financial governance in accordance with internal control frameworks, supporting successful internal and external audit processes.
  • Produce financial analysis and commentary to guide decision-making, including tracking project profitability and working capital performance.
  • Manage financial activities throughout the full lifecycle of each project-from initial setup and forecasting through to trading, reporting, performance analysis and final closure.
  • Collaborate across multiple teams to ensure financial processes and actions reinforce wider programme goals.
  • Provide leadership and direction to a small finance team, supporting their development and ensuring high-quality output.

The Successful Applicant

The successful Finance Manager should have:

  • Experience in Project Finance, including planning, monitoring and reporting on complex projects. (Advantageous)
  • Strong Excel skills and confidence learning new financial/IT systems.
  • A recognised accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) - fully qualified or in final stages is highly advantageous.
  • Experience in construction or engineering environments (desirable, not essential).
  • Leadership or people management experience (desirable).
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • A highly organised approach with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

What's on Offer

Finance Manager Benefits include;

  • Competitive salary of £50,000 - £60,000 DOE
  • Generous pension scheme
  • Flexible health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits
  • Private healthcare options
  • Hybrid working (4:! split)
  • Flexi working hours



If you're looking for the next step in your project finance career and want to be part of a progressive organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

Contact
Nicole Hill
Quote job ref
JN-022026-6950662
Phone number
+44 2078 312000

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Finance Manager
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Chatham
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Nicole Hill
Consultant phone
+44 2078 312000
Job reference
JN-022026-6950662