Job Description :
Management
* Partner General Manager and Sector Leaders in preparation and evaluation of Business Plans
* Member of Unit management team, reviewing Unit and Sector financial performance, recognising and managing corrective/opportunistic actions, and providing tailored information for stakeholders as required
Projects
* Work with Group/Regional Finance, Treasury, Tax, and Shared Service teams to enhance delivery to project teams
* Assist in preparation and review of proposals, including assessment of financial aspects of contracts to facilitate invoicing and payments, and identify grounds for additional fees
* Attend monthly project control meetings for major and risky projects
* Manage country working capital, ensuring prompt invoicing and collections
* Manage cashflow reporting, control and remittances
Reporting and Compliance
* Produce and interpret monthly management accounts for the Unit and Sectors; controlling financial performance by monitoring and improving project profitability, utilisation, overhead control and working capital management
* Supervise production of annual budgets and forecasts
* Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations and quarterly statutory packs
* Monitor financial control environment and support General Manager in completion of annual Controls Matrix
* Produce statutory accounts, tax and other returns; co-ordinating statutory and internal audits
Training and Administration
* Assist Unit staff in maintaining the project control system, providing finance training to enable them to understand and control accurate project budgets and revenue recognition
* Assist compliance with Group Directives including insurances, trade licenses and registrations as required
* Continual identification and management of handover of tasks that can be delivered by the Shared Service team

Candidate Specification :
We are looking for a degree qualified Accountant who can also demonstrate the below qualities:

Embrace our Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive and Excellence values by:
Self-Leadership: Taking responsibility for one's own behaviour and well-being and inspire this in others.
Team Leadership: Creating environment which motivate people to do exceptional work; that encourages the adoption of new technologies; and retains great people.
Professional Excellence and Qualifications: Demonstrating a passion for continual learning and promoting the use of global network systems to teams. Continually reviewing team capabilities and supporting their continual professional development. Ensuring understanding of professional directions and trends.
Communication: Confidently communicating in a way that is understood and is receptive to the opinion and views of others.
Commercial: Demonstrating commercial agility and being able to identify and mitigate risk.
Teamwork: Willingly work in co-operation with others.
Written Skills: The ability to produce clear and logical written communication and presentations in English
Experience: Experience leading teams across locations, providing quality advisory services and judgement in area of expertise. Able to demonstrate knowledge and experience in stakeholder management experience.

Job Profile :
Mott MacDonald's support services are the driving force behind our organisation enabling us to run efficiently and effectively. The team works collaboratively to offer specialist advice, best practice and technology to all areas of our business specifically designed for our global reach. Due to continued growth we are currently recruiting for a Finance Manager to join our team in London.

Service Delivery:
Leading the delivery of quality professional services to internal and external clients across the Unit, ensuring information/advice is accurate, timely and relevant to client needs.

Continual Improvement:
Seeking opportunities that challenge the way we think and behave that will deliver better outcomes for our internal and external clients. Leading continual improvement initiatives at a Unit level.

Strategy:
Developing and delivering work that aligns with Unit strategies; quickly adapting to business, market and client needs.

Collaboration:
Using global network systems to build relationships; enabling teamwork in and across locations, and to support professional development and knowledge sharing.

Quality and Risk Management:
Ensuring current knowledge in professional standards and best practices. Ensuring outputs are compliant with legislative requirements in field of expertise supported by quality checking, compliance and verification activities. Undertaking work in consideration of the safety of oneself and others through compliance with safety standards.

One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, Mott MacDonald is a multisector consultancy providing engineering, management, and development services on projects in 150 countries. With over 16,000 of the best people working on a diverse range of challenges, we're helping our clients deliver sustainable infrastructure and development solutions. We have a collegiate and collaborative culture which values equality and diversity, and we take proactive steps to create an inclusive workplace. Together, we are opening opportunities with connected thinking. If this sounds like somewhere you'd like to work, click apply to continue with your application.