Location: Eastleigh or Surbiton
Salary: Competitive DOE
Working hours: 09:00am - 17:00pm
Benefits: 25 days holiday + BH, car allowance, flex benefits (EMCOR UK discount scheme)
About EMCOR UK:
At EMCOR UK, we revolutionise facilities management by combining our engineering heritage and innovation capability. We prioritise people in everything we do, collaborating closely with our customers to understand all their needs, from the big picture to day-to-day operations. Our purpose is to "create a better world at work". Using our unique insight platform, "One Data World," we harness data-driven intelligence to make informed decisions, adapting our services to meet our customers' evolving requirements. This allows us to cultivate an enhanced workplace experience for their teams whilst optimising efficiency, meticulously managing every asset, and minimising their impact on the planet. All supported by our commitment to safety, compliance, and assurance. Our partnering approach empowers our customers to shape a better future. Whether guiding their path to net zero or redeveloping their facilities for enhanced efficiency, we create better places for work whilst taking away the burden of facility operations, freeing up our customers to concentrate on their business.
What you'll do:
The Operational Financial Controller supports the CFO and COO in achieving business objectives through proactive management of the financial affairs of the business unit including:
Overseeing month-end process for operational business:
- Reporting budgets and forecasts, coordinating the budgeting and forecasting process with support from across the finance function
- Advanced warnings to the CFO and COO of potential issues
- Ensuring accuracy, integrity and compliance with the organisation's UK and US accounting policies
Audit
- Audit preparation and management, including liaising with internal and external auditors, working to ensure all information is accurate and available
- Ensuring SOX controls are adhered to throughout the year, with extra focus at quarter ends
- Ownership of monthly contract/projects review process, in line with company policies
Fleet
- Review and management of under/overbills
- Management of Head of Fleet, and indirectly the Fleet team
- Implementation of a Fleet strategy, which supports key safety, efficiency and operational requirements
- Managing delivery of initiatives including electric car salary sacrifice and telematics
Other
- Overall responsibility for the Operational Finance Function, including partnering with the COO, and reporting to the CFO with transparency and clarity
- Working to ensure alignment with the CFO and/or Executive Leadership Team
- Membership of the Operational Leadership Team, representing the finance function at a senior level within the operational space
- Efficiency and cost focused to ensure all spend is VFM.
- Participating in bid and tender activity as required, to ensure that allowances for statutory costs are accurate
- Control of customer contract set-up and budgeting in the company's financial reporting systems.
- Ability to lead Projects within the finance function
- Managing the insurance return on an annual basis
Person Specification
Who you'll be:
- Qualified accountant (ACCA or CIMA), or in progress at advanced stages (e.g. finalist)
- Demonstrable leadership experience - able to motivate and manage a team, whilst delivering as an individual, and through others
- Experience of a high-volume service environment is essential
- Contract based accounting experience
- High levels of Excel proficiency
- Experience of IFS is preferable but not essential
- Good commercial acumen/awareness
- Good communication skills - at all levels, candid and collaborative
- Flexible, adaptable approach
- Team player
- Self-starter
Benefits
- 25 days holidays + Bank Holidays
- Car allowance
- Private healthcare
- Company pension
- Holiday buy scheme - up to 5 days
- Industry leading Maternity & Paternity Policies
- Real Living Wage Employer
- Refer a Friend scheme
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities - including opportunities for progression
- Discount Shopping, Gym, Days Out
- Bike To Work Scheme
- Medicash - Health cash plan - Benefits covered include dental, optical, physiotherapy and a health & wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Programme - Offering guidance and advice on Personal, Health, Legal and Financial queries
- Occupational Health - Making a positive change to Health & wellbeing at work
- Various Rewards & Recognition Awards
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes you unique. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce fosters creativity, innovation, and better problem-solving.
We encourage applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and growth, supported by our inclusive policies and practices.
Join us in our endeavour to build a culture of mutual respect and equity, a place where every voice is heard, and every individual is championed.
Join us in building a better world at work.