Group Financial Accountant

Balfour Beatty plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote flexibility

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Share incentive plan

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc in London (Canary Wharf) is seeking a Group Financial Accountant to join the Group Finance team. You will review and analyse financial data from local business finance teams to provide monthly, yearly and annual reporting, and deliver financial analysis to senior management for decision making.

The role requires ACA or equivalent, advanced Excel and strong analytical skills; you will interact with senior management, perform continuous improvement in reporting, and may work up

Qualifications

• ACA or relevant post-graduate qualification.
• Excellent Excel data manipulation and reporting.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Reporting by implementing and maintaining technical accounting areas.
• Coordinate pensions information and share-based payment reporting.
• Provide technical accounting support on corporate transactions including acquisitions and disposals.
• Test financial covenants and perform ad hoc analyses for senior management.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Analytical ability

Reporting experience

Education

ACA or relevant post-graduate qualification

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beaty has an exciting opportunity for a Group Financial Accountant to join our growing team in London.

This role is part of the Balfour Beatty plc Group Finance team in London (Canary Wharf). This role will require the review and analysis of financial data from local business finance teams to provide monthly, yearly, and annual reporting with the subsequent provision of financial analysis to decision-makers in the Group. It is an opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding of the Group’s existing operations and vision for the future and will involve interaction with the senior management team.

What you'll be doing

• Assist the Head of Reporting by understanding and taking responsibility for implementing and maintaining certain technical areas as required, such as: o Pensions accounting and coordination of information from BB pensions department and external actuarial advisor to produce monthly reporting, forecasts and budgets. o Share-based payments accounting involving working with various parts of the business to produce monthly reporting, group forecasts and budgets, and to prepare the necessary disclosures for the Group’s annual report. o Ongoing ad hoc technical accounting support to senior management on accounting for corporate transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, refinancing options. o Testing BB’s financial covenants at every reporting period and on an ad-hoc basis to ensure BB are in compliance.
• Technical analysis and quantification of the effect of emerging accounting and financial issues.
• Various half-year and year end reporting areas including: the Group cash flow statement, goodwill and intangible asset impairment reviews, acquisition and disposals and pensions.
• Provide analysis for senior financial and non-financial management and other ad hoc analyses.

Who we're looking for

• ACA or relevant post-graduate qualification.
• Expert ability in Excel in relation to data manipulation and reporting (on-the-job training is provided but a high core competence is a significant advantage).
• An ability to understand, interpret and analyse financial and non-financial information.
• Very strong analytical capability and excellent business writing skills.
• A proactive, self-starter, with natural intelligence, who enjoys taking on responsibility.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment but willing to act on own initiative.
• Ability to influence and persuade.
• Drive, attention to detail and a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Confidence in interactions with senior management.
• Well organised and structured thinker, at ease with recurring and ad hoc workloads

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 Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.
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/
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