Finance Manager

Balfour; Aberdeen City, Kirriemuir; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company seeks an experienced Finance Manager to manage project budgets and financial reporting for its energy initiatives across the UK. The successful candidate will be responsible for forecasting costs, monitoring cash flow, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. This role offers a hybrid working model, requiring presence in the office 3 days a week. Applicants should hold an ACCA or CIMA qualification and have experience in project environments, ideally with NEC contract knowledge.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Qualified with ACCA or CIMA certification.
• Proven experience in project environments at a similar level.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage project budgets; forecast costs.
• Implement cost controls and identify efficiencies.
• Prepare and present financial reports to leadership.
• Monitor cash flow and ensure timely payments.
• Coordinate internal/external audits for compliance.
• Align financials with project delivery milestones.

Skills

Financial acumen

Commercial judgement

NEC contract experience

Education

ACCA or CIMA qualification

Job description

About The Role

Location: Aberdeen or Kirriemuir (hybrid – 3 days a week in the office)

Function: Finance | Projects | Power Transmission & Distribution

Contract: Permanent

Help connect Scotland’s clean energy to homes and businesses.

Join our Power Transmission & Distribution team as a Finance Manager on the ASTI programme—major works that strengthen the electricity network so renewable power can move from generation in the north to where it’s needed across the UK.

Why this role?

• Impact you can see: Play a pivotal role in high‑profile energy infrastructure that supports the UK’s net zero ambitions.
• Big‑program exposure: Work at the heart of a multi‑project framework with a diverse set of internal stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Career runway: Be part of a market‑leading Power T&D business with end‑to‑end capabilities across substations, cabling and overhead lines.

What you'll be doing

• Own the numbers: Build and manage ASTI project budgets; forecast costs and cash; track KPIs and project performance.
• Control & optimise: Implement cost controls and spot efficiency opportunities without compromising quality.
• Tell the story: Prepare and present clear, insightful reports to senior leadership; lead the period‑end cycle.
• Cash is king: Monitor cash flow and liquidity; ensure timely payments to vendors and subcontractors.
• Assure & comply: Coordinate internal/external audits; ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations and our Gated Business Lifecycle.
• Partner for outcomes: Work closely with project managers, engineers, commercial and other stakeholders to align financials with delivery milestones.
• Commercial focus: Apply sound commercial judgement; NEC Option C/E experience is a real advantage.
• Ledger discipline: Reconciliations, journals, and validation of revenue and profit.
• Invest smartly: Support capital planning, evaluate tenders and ad‑hoc initiatives with robust financial analysis.
• Improve continuously: Identify and implement process improvements across finance operations.

Who we're looking for

• Qualified: ACCA or CIMA.
• Proven: Experience operating at a similar level within project environments.
• Commercially sharp: Strong financial and commercial acumen; experience with NEC contracts (Option C/E desirable).
• Influential: Able to translate complex financials into clear actions for non‑finance stakeholders.

Where you’ll work

• Base: Aberdeen or Kirriemuir (hybrid).
• Pattern: We work flexibly, with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office to collaborate with the project team and key stakeholders.
• Travel: Some travel to other sites/offices and business meetings will be required.

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.

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’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on‑going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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: [e-mail]