• Challenge project margins and strengthen bid governance and pricing decisions to improve project performance.

• Partner closely with Project Managers to monitor costs, milestones, earned value and forecast-to-complete estimates from order intake through to project close.

• Identify margin risks, cost overruns and budget variances early, escalating clear financial analysis and practical mitigation actions.

• Maintain a current portfolio-level view of project gross-margin performance against budget, enabling proactive management rather than reactive reporting.

• Ensure appropriate revenue recognition, provisions and project accounting in line with applicable IFRS requirements and Group policies.

• Act as the key finance interface for external auditors and internal control functions on Cruise project accounting matters.

Planning, performance and transformation

• Lead budgeting, rolling forecasting and monthly performance reporting for the Cruise segment, ensuring decisions are supported by timely, accurate and actionable insight.

• Drive forecast accuracy through stronger pipeline governance, project discipline, robust operational assumptions and management accountability.

• Analyse performance against budget, forecast and prior year, providing clear explanations, recommendations and corrective actions.

• Develop meaningful KPI reporting and financial transparency across the segment.

• Participate actively in the design, implementation and continuing development of Evac's global ERP system.

• Improve financial processes, systems and reporting tools and promote financial ownership throughout the business.

• Contribute actively to the wider Evac finance community and help build a more commercially impactful and scalable Finance Business Partnering model across the Group.

How success is measured

• Sustainable improvement in Cruise segment profitability, cash flow and working-capital performance.

• Reliable budgets and forecasts that leadership can confidently use for strategic and operational decisions.

• Stronger project margins, effective bid governance and early identification and mitigation of project risks.

• High-quality financial insight that materially improves commercial, operational and investment decisions.

• Clear accountability for financial commitments and corrective actions across the Cruise leadership team.

• Improved pricing discipline, customer and product profitability and sales-pipeline transparency.

• Consistent application of Group accounting policies, internal controls and IFRS requirements.

• Increased financial ownership and accountability across the Cruise segment.

Your profile

• A relevant degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline, together with a recognised accounting qualification or equivalent experience.

• Significant experience in finance business partnering, business controlling, commercial finance or FP&A within an international industrial, engineering or project-based organisation.

• Strong project-controlling experience, including percentage-of-completion accounting, project-margin management and forecast-to-complete analysis.

• Strong working knowledge of IFRS and the ability to apply and explain financial and accounting principles clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

• A proven track record of influencing senior leaders and improving business performance, rather than simply reporting results.

• Strong commercial judgement and the confidence to challenge pricing, project and operational assumptions while remaining a constructive and trusted partner.

• The gravitas and communication skills to engage credibly with senior leaders and customers face-to-face.

• Advanced analytical, Excel and financial-modelling skills, with confidence using ERP, BI and data-analysis tools.

• The ability to move effectively between strategic analysis and hands-on operational detail in a global matrix environment.

• Fluent written and spoken English; additional language skills are considered an advantage.