Job Title: Finance Coordinator
Location: Crewe, Toton
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Job type: Full Time
The role:
We are currently recruiting for a Financial Co-Ordinator to join the team, with the role primarily working on a major UK national rail infrastructure project, the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), a programme of work that impacts not just DB but the entire rail network infrastructure across the UK.
The position will be ensuring full financial tracking and control of spend on the ERTMS and its sister project ETCS (European Train Control System) project. The successful candidate will also provide full financial recovery and all costs from Network Rail in respect of the ERTMS and ETCS projects.
The role offers a hybrid and flexible working basis from home and from different locations such as our Crewe and Nottingham premises. Due to the nature of the position, there will be a requirement to travel.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
What will you be doing?
- Identify, monitor and capture all spend incurred across the business on the ETCS project.
- Ensure that all costs on the project are claimed from Network Rail and are reimbursed in a timely manner.
- Maintain complete records of costs incurred and claimed to satisfy any future audit requirements from Network Rail.
- Financial modelling and costing to ensure that proposed charging mechanisms are correct and accurate.
- Compile and update regular long term financial forecast on expected spend on the ETCS project.
- Support the maintenance controller to provide financial analysis, reporting and business partnering to the maintenance function
What is ERTMS?
The European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is being developed and introduced to enhance cross-border interoperability throughout Europe by creating a single standard for railway signalling. A continuous communication-based signalling system, ERTMS is linked digitally to the European Train Control System (ETCS) an automatic control system. ETCS brings in the digitalisation of an in the cab-signalling system, improving cost efficiency, increased safety and a reduction in overall resources, not only bringing benefits to our customers but meeting the global need to reduce greenhouse emissions with a greater reduction in our overall carbon footprint.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for candidates who have a financial background and a strong understanding of financial applications and systems.
Due to the nature of the position, attention to detail is preferable and the ability to interpret and investigate high volumes of data.
As the position is working with numerous departments, mainly the ERTMS team, we are looking for candidates who have excellent communications skills and able to approach people across the wider business and able to challenge and question where appropriate in a professional and polite manner.
We are also looking for candidates who are able to self-motivated, enthusiastic and proactive in managing their workload effectively on their own and also as part of a team.
We are also looking for a candidate who has experience working on large scale projects and working towards business needs and understanding the requirements and specification
Benefits:
- A competitive salary.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Hybrid working.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- A competitive pension.
- Free on-site parking.
- Access to our employee benefits portal.
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Accounts Assistant, Accounts Administrator, Accounts Clerk, ACCA, AAT, CIMA, Finance Clerk, Finance Administrator, Finance Assistant, Finance Admin, Accounts Officer, Accounts Team Assistant, Financial Assistant, Accounts Co-ordinator, Accounts Admin, Credit Controller, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Purchase Ledger Controller, Accounts Clerk, SAGE50, SAGE200, Accounts Payable Assistant, Purchase Ledger Administrator, Purchasing Administrator, Purchase Ledger Assistant, Assistant Accountant may also be considered for this role.
