Assistant Finance Manager A&A/RMX

Description:

At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters.  We want to get to know you.  If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.  
 
We are currently looking for an Assistant Finance Manager – North (Aggregates, Asphalt & Readymix) to join our friendly team based in our head office in Birtley in the North East. The Assistant Finance Manager will support the Senior Finance Manager in the provision of financial information and management reporting for direct use in commercial and operational decision making. The role will business partner the North regions Aggregates, Asphalt, and Concrete businesses, supporting ad-hoc analysis to assist, challenge and influence stakeholders across multiple-sites. 

Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it is important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Main ResponsibilitiesThe Assistant Finance Manager has a wide variety of responsibilities including: 

To support on the completeness of month end results reporting, but including the business planning cycle, annual budgets, and monthly forecasts 
To support CAPEX schedules including capital expenditure authorisations, project evaluations and forecasts 
To support on value chain analysis alongside contract margin reviews, for complete end to end understanding of group contract profitability 
To support on the provision of accurate, timely and SOx compliant accounting information in support of the senior regional team and ensure controls and governance are adhered to and in compliance with company accounting policies 
To support the Senior Finance Manager and senior management team, being a business partner to provide critical support as part of the decision making processes including tactical planning and decisions, importantly providing an impartial conscience acting with integrity 
Working closely with business and other finance colleagues to ensure clarification and understanding of business performance & consistent application of accounting policies and procedures 
Ensure relevant accurate management information is produced and provided to the senior management team and regional finance team 
Ensuring accuracy and integrity of the regional accounting records, assets and liabilities 
Providing support through reviews of the monthly region trading performance, KPIs, performance measures with variance analysis and benchmarking as required 
To support insight, challenge and support in tracking hard delivery of our Optimise programme benefits and capital investment delivery across the business 
Provide analysis and deliver insight that links financial reports to business drivers 
Support improving the impact, and understanding, of financial reporting on business performance 
Support robust and accurate forecasts and budgets through review and challenge 
Provide effective support to the Commercial and Operations Directors, as well as the broader regional senior management team 
Build partnerships and credible, lasting relationships with all senior managers and their teams and provide financial support to commercial decision making 
Support the presentation of financial performance, full year forecasts and budget variances including understanding financial opportunities and risk 
Provide key support enabling a drive in partnership through Business Partnering. To help the Senior Management Team to deliver business financial objectives 
Improve and develop safety awareness within the finance teams 
Ad hoc projects as neededThe Ideal CandidateThe successful candidate will demonstrate: 

Finalist or Qualified CIMA ACCA or ACA accountant desirable, either formally or through experience 
Demonstrable finance background with strong management accounting, business partnering skills & stakeholder management experience 
Computer literate, with SAP / BW / Power BI / Anaplan skills an advantage 
Ability to work in a challenging matrix environment 
Good management, organisational and communication skills 
Ability to identify, support & influence, process changes and business improvements 
An open mindset and the ability to challenge when necessary.
Ability to travel between operational sites as and when required, to support business requirements. Why UsWe offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits.

Some of the range of benefits on offer to employees include:

Enhanced holiday entitlement
Contributory pension scheme
Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice.
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Tarmac, a CRH company, is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

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