Contract Management Accountant: Cost Control & Forecasting

Randstad NV; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Financial & Professional is seeking a Management Accountant on a contract basis in Ipswich. The role focuses on safeguarding financial integrity, owning project cost governance, monthly cost accounting, budgeting forecasts, and subcontractor expenditure across high-volume works.

Key responsibilities include month-end cost accounting, commercial cost control, variance analysis, and rolling forecasts.

Qualifications

• Experience in project cost control or site management accounting within civil engineering, earthworks, heavy construction, or major capital schemes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel modelling skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across production, commercial, and executive finance teams.
• Subcontractor accruals, purchase ledger governance, audit trails and reporting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Month-End Cost Accounting: close packages, reallocate expenses from central facilities and depots, and calculate subcontractor accruals.
• Commercial Cost Control & Budgeting: monitor budgets vs forecast and maintain ledger accuracy.
• Operational Variance Analysis: partner with site leads for monthly variance analysis on labour, materials, equipment and indirect costs.
• Forecasting & Planning: maintain rolling quarterly/annual cost and quantity projections and track production run rates.
• Supply Chain Financial Controls: ensure compliance across purchase orders, GRNs, and subcontractor valuations.

Skills

ERP systems experience

Excel modelling

Stakeholder communication

Governance & reporting

Tools

SAP

Job description

Randstad Financial & Professional is seeking a Management Accountant on a contract basis in Ipswich. The role focuses on safeguarding financial integrity, owning project cost governance, monthly cost accounting, budgeting forecasts, and subcontractor expenditure across high-volume works.

Key responsibilities include month-end cost accounting, commercial cost control, variance analysis, and rolling forecasts.