Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this role is to oversee, monitor and co-ordinate financial management activities across the Corporate Services Department's construction programmes to ensure proactive and effective planning, coordination, accurate central document repository, execution, progress monitoring and reporting.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:


Prepare estimates, budget and manage expenditure within the approved budget. Centrally coordinate all financial management aspects of the CSD Programmes. Effectively communicate with Programme and Project Managers (PM), Controls Lead, and any other relevant stakeholders regarding project financial matters. Collaborate with Financial Services Department in the creation and set up of a suitable project accounting structure, linked to the relevant financial processes and activities, in the Oracle ERP accounting system. Maintain detailed records of all financial management artefacts for the project in a central document repository, structured appropriately to meet all audit and governance requirements. Oversight, tracking and attestation of services delivered in accordance with approved milestones, deliverables, contracts, review and approval of supplier invoices prior to payment, in close collaboration with Programme and Project Managers. Centrally coordinate the compilation of a detailed programme budget by liaising with all key stakeholders. Ongoing budget, variance, forecasting and expenditure management. Generate monthly variance reports for management approval. Prepare budget motivations as and when required. Generate and distribute regular, accurate financial status reports to key stakeholders. Prepare financial reconciliations and distribute for management approval. Recommend and implement agreed process improvements to the financial management activities. Provide support of auditor requirements, which may include research and reconcilement. Perform additional assignments, as directed by the Controls Lead. * Communicate and coordinate with the project teams.