AddressGot a flair for Finance? We’re hunting for a new Financial Reporting Manager with skills in strategic thinking, complex problem solving and financial analysis to join our Central Finance team in Bath.
The role would ideally suit a qualified CIMA/ACCA accountant with a keen interest in report writing and data analysis. You will also support the FP&A activities within the practice.
- Job Description
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Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.
From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.
Your next role
- Join us and be surrounded by exceptional opportunities in an environment alive with innovation and possibility. Your new team has a willingness and curiosity to see possibility and potential in everything – from the most iconic projects to our everyday conversations.
- This is an extraordinary opportunity to contribute to our fantastic financial team.
- We are looking for a passionate Financial Manager that can inspire and motivate at every level.
- Buro Happold has a clear strategic plan, strong learning culture and entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to thrive.
- You’ll be part of something bigger than us all where sustainability, equity, social and performance outcomes matter. Buro Happold is committed to doing the right thing, even when that’s the hardest thing. This is a genuine opportunity to make impact - and leave real legacy.
Key duties
- Report scoping, design, and development when new areas for analysis and review are required by the business.
- Finance superuser for Data Model created by the in-house BI team. Using the Data Model to create a significant volume of both regular and one-off reports including Power BI dashboards.
- Using data to analyse ad-hoc business queries.
- Preparation of monthly and quarterly financial and operational performance packs – including budgets and forecasts.
- Develop and maintain the existing reporting suite and finance templates with the focus on global alignment.
- Support with report maintenance and updates when changes are made to the systems or Business Unit structure.
- Work closely with the IT and BI teams to drive updates and enhancements to the system capabilities.
Your skills and experience
- Qualified CIMA/ACCA.
- Significant financial analysis and numerical capability.
- Broad experience and knowledge of accounting systems including systems development.
- Experience working in project and BAU environments.
- Experience of having operated at a similar level of responsibility, providing technical accounting and financial information along with guiding and supporting strategic and tactical decision making.
- Exceptional Microsoft Excel skills: the ability to set up and maintain supporting financial systems.
- Knowledge of Power BI for dashboard development would be advantageous.
- Ability to use or desire to learn SQL to extract data from ERP System (training on this can be provided if required).
- Experience of professional services or the construction industry would be an advantage.
- Experience of Agresso accounting system would be useful but not essential.
- Experience of Deltek Vision would be an advantage but not essential.
What we offer
Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Attractive salary and benefits package including car allowance, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
- 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
- A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
- A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
- An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
At Buro Happold, everyone else’s extraordinary is just our everyday.
Apply today and be a part of our legacy.
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A place for everyone
Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
