Construction Project Finance Analyst — Hybrid On‑Site

Wiltshire Farm Foods; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Living Wage employer

25 days holiday

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Free parking

Turkey voucher

apetito perks

Job summary

apetito is seeking a Project Finance Analyst to own project cost control, cashflow forecasting, and financial reporting for two large construction initiatives. You’ll collaborate with project managers, procurement, and finance to translate numbers into clear insights and maintain strong financial controls.

The role offers hybrid working with on-site presence required at least 3 days per week. You may be part-qualified, with CIMA/ACCA support available to advance professional qualifications.

Qualifications

• Studying towards, or interested in progressing towards, a recognised accounting qualification such as CIMA, ACCA or ACA, or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant finance experience.
• Experience working in a finance function.
• Good understanding of management accounting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Demonstrable understanding of finance processes.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Understanding of the wider commercial picture.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large volumes of financial data.
• Confident communicating with both finance and non‑finance stakeholders.
• Organised and able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Demonstrates a growth mindset, is curious and proactive, with an interest in developing knowledge and improving processes.

Responsibilities

• Project cost control and forecasting.
• Maintain accurate project cost trackers covering actual expenditure, commitments and forecast costs.
• Monitor expenditure against approved project and workstream budgets and highlight emerging variances.
• Support regular reforecasting of project costs and expected expenditure.
• Maintain project cashflow forecasts and provide updated information for wider business cashflow planning.
• Produce regular project finance reporting and supporting analysis for project meetings and governance forums.
• Financial control
• Support appropriate accounting treatment of project expenditure, including the distinction between capital and operating expenditure.
• Help maintain appropriate financial controls and segregation of duties across project expenditure.
• Reconcile project reporting to underlying finance systems and investigate differences.
• Maintain clear supporting documentation and audit trails for significant project expenditure.
• Escalate significant cost changes, control issues or unusual transactions for review.
• Business partnering
• Build effective working relationships with project managers, workstream leads, Procurement, and Finance.
• Act as a key Finance contact for routine project queries.
• Challenge cost information constructively where appropriate and ensure changes in cost, supplier or payment timing are reflected promptly in financial forecasts.
• Translate detailed project information into clear financial reporting for stakeholders, including maintaining the business case model.

Skills

Accounting qualification

Finance experience

Management accounting

Forecasting

Excel skills

Stakeholder communication

Growth mindset

Multi-priority

Education

Towards CIMA/ACCA/ACA

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Power Query

ERP systems

Job description

apetito is seeking a Project Finance Analyst to own project cost control, cashflow forecasting, and financial reporting for two large construction initiatives. You’ll collaborate with project managers, procurement, and finance to translate numbers into clear insights and maintain strong financial controls.

The role offers hybrid working with on-site presence required at least 3 days per week. You may be part-qualified, with CIMA/ACCA support available to advance professional qualifications.