Contract Management Accountant: Cost Control & Forecasting

Randstad Financial & Professional; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Financial & Professional is recruiting a Management Accountant on a contract basis in Ipswich to safeguard financial integrity and oversee project cost governance, monthly cost accounting, budgeting, and subcontract expenditure for high-volume works.

You will partner with site operations and commercial finance teams to deliver accurate forecasts, track variances, and ensure robust cost controls across multiple packages.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in project cost control, site management accounting, or commercial cost engineering within civil engineering or large-scale capital schemes.

Responsibilities

• Month-End Cost Accounting: close packages, allocate expenses and compute subcontractor liabilities.
• Commercial Cost Control & Budgeting: monitor budgets vs forecasts and maintain ledger accuracy.
• Operational Variance Analysis: work with site leads to analyze labour, material and indirect costs.
• Forecasting & Planning: develop rolling cost and quantity projections and flag risks.
• Supply Chain Financial Controls: ensure POs, GRNs and subcontractor valuations are compliant.

Skills

Project cost control

ERP experience

Stakeholder management

Cost accounting

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Randstad Financial & Professional is recruiting a Management Accountant on a contract basis in Ipswich to safeguard financial integrity and oversee project cost governance, monthly cost accounting, budgeting, and subcontract expenditure for high-volume works.

You will partner with site operations and commercial finance teams to deliver accurate forecasts, track variances, and ensure robust cost controls across multiple packages.