Cost Controller

Balfour Beatty plc; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Disability Confident Employer

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a diligent Cost Controller to support cost queries, validation and weekly reporting on the ASTI Project. You will work with the Commercial and Finance teams to allocate costs, analyse variances and provide audit-ready samples.

The role offers flexibility between project or office work, with site travel required. Strong IT skills and Oracle R12 experience are advantageous, and a full driving licence is needed.

Qualifications

• The candidate should be highly motivated, proactive and practical.
• They must work well in fast-paced environments with tight timescales.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Good IT literacy and familiarity with Oracle R12 CVR is preferred.
• Must hold a full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Assist the project team with cost queries and validate costs.
• Support Commercial by ensuring correct cost allocation and weekly reports.
• Perform variance analysis of actual vs forecast costs.
• Monitor and track project costs and assist senior staff as needed.
• Interface with Finance Manager, project team, HR and wider finance teams.
• Liaise with external suppliers and contractors.
• Provide cost samples for audits and validation monthly/quarterly.
• Assist with ad-hoc analysis for Finance Manager and Commercial Lead.
• Travel to site as required; may be project or office based.

Skills

Motivated

Proactive

Organised

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work under timescales

IT literacy

Oracle R12 familiarity

Full driving licence

Tools

Oracle R12 CVR

Job description

About the role

Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark. They’re an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise.
Join our Power T&D team as a Cost Controller on the ASTI Project and you’ll deliver
complex work that really matters to our business, and the world around you.

What you'll be doing

• Assisting the project team with cost queries and gaining back-up/validation to costs
• Supporting Commercial function by ensuring correct cost allocation and running of weekly cost reports
• Variance analysis of actual v forecast costs
• Monitor and tracking of costs
• Plus any other tasks to assist the Senior finance manager or project staff
• Interfaces with Senior Finance Manager, Site Project Team, HR and BB Newcastle
  and wider finance teams
• Liaising with External Suppliers and Contractors
• Working with Clients stakeholders to facilitate audits monthly/quarterly provide
  samples of costs to enable audits and validation.
• Support Finance Manager and Commercial Lead in any ad-hoc analysis.
• Flexible position – may be project based or office based but site travel will be
  required

Who we're looking for

The following skills and experience are required:

• Highly motivated, proactive and practical individual
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and within set timescales
• Thrives in a busy environment and enjoys a challenge
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly organised and able to work on own initiative
• Review and Prioritise tasks with accuracy
• High levels of IT Literacy, preferably used Oracle R12 accounts system but not essential.
• Full driving licence
• Gain understanding of Oracle R12 CVR (link between Commercial Project reporting and Financial project reporting)

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 Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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, visit www.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]