Finance Business Partner

Volkerrail Group • TRAFFIC • Hertfordshire, Hoddesdon, United Kingdom • 17h ago

VolkerWessels UK is a market leading contracting group of five closely linked businesses.

We provide integrated and ground-breaking solutions for the civil engineering and construction sectors, with specialisms in rail, highways, airports, marine, defence, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

We are recruiting for a Finance Business Partner to join our VolkerFitzpatrick Commercial Finance Team. Reporting into our Senior Finance Manager, you'll be core in supporting a vast range of responsibilities that are principally focussed around providing pro-active and financial based support for the commercial activities of the business.

About our role

Supporting Commercial teams with reporting, budgeting & forecasting processes to support strategic planning
Analysing and challenging reported contract results from a financial viewpoint to ensure completeness and accuracy
Conducting thorough investment appraisals and providing recommendations to senior management
Providing accurate, high quality and timely information, advice and support to key stakeholders
Assessment of contract structures in respect of IFRS 15 considerations
Monitoring of costs (including central recharges), identifying areas of savings / efficiencies and implementing process to achieve savings identified
Identification and assessment of the accounting and tax impacts of "unusual" contracts and working to ensure that these are set up properly and operated with the appropriate level of financial control in place
Perform contract impact assessments of changes to tax legislation (e.g. IR35 / DRC / RDEC etc.) and develop processes to minimise impacts while ensuring compliance
Supporting statutory audit requirements and client audit requirements
Performing financial due diligence on subcontractors, clients and jointly controlled operation partners to gauge financial stability and highlight risks
Supporting commercial teams to develop improvements in cash, including performing and reviewing
Project Bank Account reconciliations to ensure Trust Deed compliance while maximising cash

About you

You'll be a Qualified accountant (ACA) with demonstrable experience as a Finance BP.
You'll have strong interpersonal, adaptive, collaborative and influencing skills.
A Strong communicator and relationship builder across our internal and external stakeholder groups.

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerWessels UK operate through five separate, but complementary businesses, working in collaboration and using our specialist skills to deliver an integrated service for our clients. At any one time, our people are working on our sites or in our offices, for around 250 projects across the UK. Everyday we overcome challenges, fulfilling our commitments, no matter what. That's what our business is about, that's how our people find satisfaction in their jobs.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

Competitive salary
Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
Option to buy additional annual leave
Private medical care
Pension
Life Assurance
Cycle to Work scheme
Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
Employee Assistance programme
Mental health, physical health, and financial support
24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at

Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed to

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

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