Turning finance strategy into delivery, could you be our next Finance Project Delivery Manager?
This person can be based in our Bath office on a hybrid working model.
At Buro Happold, we are driven by a shared purpose to deliver a better built environment through innovation, collaboration and expertise. We are now looking for a Finance Project Delivery Manager to join our Global Finance team, playing a key role in delivering finance-focused projects and strengthening governance across our organisation.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who brings both strong project delivery capability and an understanding of finance processes, systems and controls.
About The Role
As a Finance Project Delivery Manager, you will take ownership of delivering a portfolio of finance-led initiatives, ensuring projects are completed efficiently, consistently and in line with organisational standards.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the end-to-end delivery of finance projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope and budget.
- Defining project scope, plans, timelines and resource requirements aligned to business priorities.
- Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Finance, IT and the wider business.
- Proactively identifying and managing risks, issues and dependencies.
- Embedding and maintaining governance frameworks and best practice across finance initiatives.
- Monitoring compliance with internal controls, policies and regulatory requirements.
- Producing accurate reporting, dashboards and insights for senior leadership.
- Supporting portfolio planning, prioritisation and resource allocation.
- Coordinating project boards, steering committees and governance forums.
- Maintaining clear and structured project documentation to ensure transparency and audit readiness.
What We Are Looking For:
We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented individual with a strong track record in project delivery within a finance environment.
You will bring:
- Proven experience delivering projects within a finance or finance-aligned function.
- Strong understanding of finance processes, governance and controls.
- Experience managing multiple projects in a fast-paced or complex environment.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across all levels.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively.
- A hands-on, solutions-focused approach with high attention to detail.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with project management tools.
- Confidence working both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
Desirable experience:
- Background in professional services, engineering or a similar environment
- Experience with finance systems (e.g. Unit4 or similar ERP systems)
- Project management qualification such as PRINCE2 or PMP
Why Join Buro Happold?
At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.
What we Offer You:
Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
- 10% Car allowance.
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
- 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
- A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
- A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
- An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application. #LI-EM1 #LI-Hybrid