Are you a finance professional with a sharp eye for detail and a passion for driving cost-effective solutions? We're looking for a Senior Finance Manager to take charge of reviewing and critiquing major capital expenditure requests-ensuring best practices and smart financial decisions across the region. The role will have primary responsibility for providing operational and commercial support and challenging the HMUK Marine business, as well as maintaining the relevant processes and accounting to monitor the performance of the business and comply with Company policy and accounting standards.

Key accountabilities

• Work closely with the senior officers in HMUK Marine and the wider business when required
• Support the delivery of performance for HMUK Marine
• Manage, develop and challenge the business in appropriate planning and forecasting processes to provide national business line and HMUK Marine management with relevant and reliable forward looking business information
• Ensure the provision of accurate, relevant and timely financial and management information to support HMUK Marine management and National Business Line management
• Deliver appropriate business and financial analysis to enable business line and regional management to identify and effectively manage issues
• Review and critique major capital expenditure requests; challenging the region to ensure best practice and most cost-effective solution
• Provide ad hoc support to the Aggregates Business Line Business Partner
• Provide ad hoc project management and business development finance support to the Marine business
• Proactively develop and deliver an enhanced control environment and a continuous improvement of reporting mechanisms within the business
• Oversee production of monthly accounts in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring accounting policies, controls and systems conform to Company policy and to current accounting standards, and operate efficiently and effectively.
• Direct report - - Two (Purchase Ledger Clerk and Cashier)

Education/Qualification

• Professional accounting qualification, ACA, ACCA or CIMA with demonstrable post-qualification experience

Why Join us?

At Heidelberg Materials, we don't just offer jobs-we build careers. As a global leader in construction materials, we're committed to innovation, sustainability, and, above all, our people.

Rewards & Benefits

We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice, with accreditations including:

• Armed Forces Covenant (Gold) | Disability Confident | 5% Club (Platinum) | Mates in Mind | Clear Assured | STEM Ambassador | MPQC Member
• Competitive Package: Salary, bonus incentives, generous pension, and life assurance
• Work-Life Balance: 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays), agile/flexible working, holiday purchase, and sabbatical options, Season and travel ticket loans
• Family-Friendly Policies: Enhanced support for maternity, paternity, adoption, IVF, neonatal care, and menopause
• Inclusive Culture: Paid volunteering day and active employee communities (LGBTQ+, Women in STEM, Armed Forces, and more)
• Wellbeing & Development: Employee Assistance Programme, retail discounts, and continuous learning opportunities