Role Description:

This is a divisional role supporting the Ordtek and GDG Businesses providing financial planning, analysis and project financial control across both businesses. The FP&A Controller is responsible for leading the organisation’s financial planning, forecasting, performance management and project financial control activities. Acting as a trusted business partner to the Managing Director and senior leadership team, the role provides meaningful financial insight, commercial challenge and strategic support to drive informed decision-making, profitable growth and the successful delivery of business objectives. The position plays a pivotal role in translating financial and operational data into actionable recommendations, enabling the organisation to optimise performance, manage risk and achieve its strategic goals.

The role also provides end-to-end financial oversight of the project portfolio, ensuring robust budgeting, forecasting, revenue recognition, profitability analysis and project governance throughout the project lifecycle. Working closely with Project Managers and operational leaders, the FP&A Controller drives accountability for financial performance, maintains strong commercial discipline, and ensures clear visibility of project and business performance through high-quality reporting, KPI analysis, financial modelling and Executive and Board-level insights.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Analysis:

• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and long-range planning processes.
• Develop and maintain financial models and scenario analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Analyse performance against budget and forecast, identifying key variances, risks and opportunities.
• Ensure planning assumptions are robust, aligned and evidence based.

Project Accounting:

• Maintain financial control over assigned projects from inception to completion.
• Monitor and analyse project performance via budgets, forecasts, costs, and profitability.
• Identify cost overruns, margin erosion, and financial risks.
• Work with Project Managers to improve project financial performance.
• Own revenue recognition under IFRS 15.
• Calculate and maintain contract assets and contract liabilities.
• Review percentage of completion (POC) calculations where applicable.
• Monitor labour utilisation and recoverability.
• Review subcontractor, supplier, and third-party costs.
• Monitor aged debtors and support collection activities.
• Identify projects requiring additional billing or recovery actions.
• Prepare project financial forecasts and cash flow projections.
• Prepare month-end project accounting journals.
• Reconcile project balances, WIP, accrued income, and deferred income.
• Produce project profitability and cashflow reports with robust variance analysis.
• Support monthly management accounts preparation
• Assist in internal and external audit requirements.

Performance & KPI Management:

• Own and develop financial and operational KPI frameworks.
• Monitor performance, identify trends and drivers, and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead performance reviews with stakeholders to ensure accountability and delivery.
• Develop measures that provide early visibility of risks, opportunities and progress against objectives.

Executive & Board Reporting:

• Prepare and deliver clear, accurate and decision-focused reporting for Executive and Board audiences.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Highlight key performance drivers, risks, opportunities and required actions.
• Maintain strong reporting governance, controls and data integrity.

Commercial Business Partnering:

• Partner with senior leaders to provide financial insight, commercial guidance and constructive challenge.
• Support strategic and operational decision-making through robust analysis and recommendations.
• Promote disciplined project and spending decisions through evaluation of returns, risks and benefits.

Management Information & Automation:

• Develop and automate reporting and dashboards using Power BI and other analytics tools.
• Improve reporting efficiency, accessibility and quality through process and system enhancements.
• Drive continuous improvement across FP&A tools, processes and reporting capabilities.

Provide guidance and support to finance colleagues contributing to planning and reporting activities.

Education & Professional Qualifications:

Essential:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Fully qualified professional accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent).
• Current membership of a recognised professional accounting body.
• Minimum 5 years’+ progressive finance experience.
• Experience within consultancy, engineering, energy, industrial services, technology, or project-based environments.
• Significant experience in commercial and project accounting with responsibility for planning, analysis and decision support.
• Strong finance business partnering experience with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Proven experience leading budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes.
• Strong financial modelling and scenario analysis capability.
• Experience developing and reporting financial and operational KPIs.
• Ability to deliver concise, actionable reporting for Executive and Board audiences.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate data into business insights.
• Advanced Excel, Power BI and financial systems experience.
• Experience using Microsoft Copilot or similar AI tools to enhance analysis and reporting.
• Excellent analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.

Desirable:

• Exposure to private equity, multinational, or high-growth business environments.

Experience in NetSuite, Proteus, Wrike, Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent analytical platforms.

If you are interested in this role, please send your CV with a covering letter to: Ordtek.Careers@venterra-group.com.