Management Accountant

Kier Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in London is seeking a Management Accountant to join our Thames Water framework team. You will work with the Finance Manager to deliver robust financial reporting and commercial insight for major infrastructure projects.

The role offers flexible location with a mix of office and home working, 37.5 hours per week, and the chance to influence project performance through detailed analysis and timely month-end processes.

Qualifications

• You hold a professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), or are at final stage part qualified.
• You have excellent commercial knowledge and demonstrable experience in a construction environment, with project accounting background.
• You possess advanced data analytic and excel skills.
• You have strong communication skills and enjoy collaborating with others.
• You're focused on continuous improvement and always looking for ways to enhance processes and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly project financial reports, forecasts, cost reports, cashflow updates and budget variance analysis.
• Challenge project teams on financials; support decisions on cost control, procurement and reporting.
• Oversee project accounting records for accurate income, expenditure, commitments and accruals.
• Manage month-end close: journals, reconciliations and reporting packs.
• Prepare financial analysis for project reviews and senior leadership updates.

Skills

Accounting qualification

Commercial awareness

Data analytics

Excel skills

Communication skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification (final stage)

Tools

Excel

Job description

We're looking for a Management Accountant to join our Thames Water framework team.

Location: Flexible M4 Corridor - Mixture of office and home working
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

We're seeking a Management Accountant to work closely with our Finance Manager, providing vital financial and management information that supports our local management team. This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact by supporting project financial performance and driving meaningful business decisions across our Thames Water framework.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Management Accountant, you'll be working within the finance team, supporting them in delivering robust financial reporting and commercial insight across major infrastructure projects. Your day to day will include:

• Supporting the preparation of monthly project financial reports, including forecasts, cost reports, cashflow updates and budget variance analysis
• Providing financial challenge to project teams, supporting decision-making across cost control, procurement and commercial reporting
• Overseeing project accounting records to ensure accurate and timely recording of income, expenditure, commitments and accruals
• Managing month-end close activities, including journals, reconciliations and reporting packs for approvals
• Preparing clear financial analysis and management information for project reviews, governance meetings and senior leadership updates

What are we looking for?

This role of Management Accountant is great for you if:

• You hold a professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), or are at final stage part qualified
• You have excellent commercial knowledge and demonstrable experience in a construction environment, with project accounting background
• You possess advanced data analytic and excel skills
• You have strong communication skills and enjoy collaborating with others
• You're focused on continuous improvement and always looking for ways to enhance processes and reporting

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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