Assistant Project Accountant - Manchester

Balfour Beatty; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company is seeking an Assistant Project Accountant in Manchester. The role involves preparing payment schedules, collaborating with teams for financial clarity, and contributing to project management. Ideal candidates are part-qualified accountants with strong Excel and analytical skills. This position offers flexible working conditions and a range of beneficial perks.

Benefits

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in cost management, reporting, and reconciliation.
• Eager to take ownership and drive growth.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and managing schedules for applications for payment.
• Collaborating with operational and commercial teams for financial clarity.
• Monitoring project costs and providing actionable insights.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration skills

Organisational skills

Deadline-focused

Self-starter attitude

Education

GCSEs in Maths and English – Grade C or above

Part-qualified accountant (AAT/CIMA)

Job description

About the role

Are you ready to take your finance career to the next level? We’re looking for a driven and detail-orientedAssistant Project Accountantto support the high-profileA57 project. This is your chance to be part of a dynamic team delivering real impact in infrastructure and finance.

Location:A57, Mottram in Longdendale, Hyde SK14 6PW

What you'll be doing

• Preparing and managing schedules for applications for payment
• Supporting the AfP submission process and liaising with project customers
• Collaborating with operational and commercial teams to ensure financial clarity
• Assisting with staff and agency reporting, onboarding, and HR-finance processes
• Delivering insightful ad-hoc analysis to support commercial decisions
• Contributing to forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
• Addressing timesheet recovery issues and preparing balance sheet reconciliations
• Monitoring project costs and providing actionable insights
• Jumping into ad-hoc tasks that keep our finance engine running smoothly

Who we're looking for

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English – Grade C or above
• Part-qualified accountant (AAT/CIMA) – or working towards it
• Experience in cost management, reporting, and reconciliation
• Strong Excel skills and a sharp analytical mind
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills
• Organised, deadline-focused, and eager to take ownership
• A self-starter attitude with a drive to grow and learn

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong order book and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visitwww.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:[e-mail]

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.