Management Accountant

Randstad Financial & Professional; Ipswich; Vor Ort; GBP 55.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

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.

Qualifikationen

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

Aufgaben

• 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.

Kenntnisse

Project cost control

ERP experience

Stakeholder management

Cost accounting

Tools

SAP

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for a Management Accountant on a contract basis to join a leading company in Ipswich. You will play a vital role in protecting financial integrity, take ownership of project financial governance, monthly cost accounting, budget forecasting, and subcontract expenditure across high-volume works.

Core Responsibilities

• Month-End Cost Accounting: Oversee package cost closing, balance and reallocate expenses from centralised production facilities and plant depots, and calculate precise manual liabilities/accruals for subcontractors and critical suppliers.
• Commercial Cost Control & Budgeting: Monitor baseline project budgets against forecast outturn quantities; coordinate approved budget variations and maintain strict ledger accuracy across complex package codes.
• Operational Variance Analysis: Partner with operational, production, and site-based commercial leads to deliver monthly variance analysis across labour productivity, material yield ratios, equipment costs, and indirect expenditure.
• Forecasting & Planning: Develop and maintain rolling quarterly and annual cost and quantity projections; track month-on-month production run rates to identify risks and commercial efficiencies early.
• Supply Chain Financial Controls: Ensure full compliance across purchase orders, GRNs, and subcontractor valuations, actively supporting the commercial resolution of critical supplier accounts.

What We Are Looking For

• Sector Background: Proven track record in project cost control, site management accounting, or commercial cost engineering within civil engineering, earthworks, heavy construction, or major capital schemes.
• ERP & Systems Acumen: Strong proficiency with mainstream ERP systems (SAP experience is advantageous) alongside advanced Microsoft Excel modelling skills.
• Stakeholder Influence: Excellent communication skills with the credibility to challenge, advise, and collaborate across production, commercial, and executive finance teams.
• Governance Focus: Solid grounding in subcontractor accruals, purchase ledger compliance, audit trails, and strict deadline-driven reporting cycles.

Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK.