Management Accountant - Sizewell C - Orwell Business Park Based with Visits to Sizewell C site

Balfour Beatty; Leiston; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a once-in-a-generation project delivering clean energy as a Management Accountant. You will oversee finance compliance for the Sizewell C project, ensuring a trusted finance team. Enjoy a benefits package tailored to your needs, working in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Smart working arrangements

25 days paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Confident in English speaking and writing.
• Ability to work and build relationships in diverse teams.
• Respect reporting deadlines.
• Previous SAP experience.
• Behavioural competencies in humility, positivity, respect, solidarity, and clarity.

Responsibilities

• Support SZC team by ensuring finance compliance.
• Develop and maintain a high-performing finance team.
• Monitor compliance for site access.

Skills

English speaking and writing

Building relationships

Respect for deadlines

SAP experience

Job description

Management Accountant - Sizewell C - Orwell Business Park based with visits to Sizewell C site - Leiston

About the role

Be part of this ‘once in a generation’ project that will deliver clean energy to 6 million homes for the next 60 years. Sizewell C will see the creation of a 3.2 Gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast to provide reliable, low-carbon electricity. The Civil Works Alliance is an extended delivery enterprise involving Sizewell C and three international construction companies: Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics, and Laing O’Rourke. We are more than just an alliance; we are bringing together a single delivery organisation with years of learning and experience from other major complex infrastructure programmes worldwide.

What you'll be doing

The Management Accountant role will support the SZC team by taking responsibility for the finance compliance on the project to meet client approval processes and procedures and monitoring ongoing compliance for all who have site access. The key is to develop and maintain a high-performing, trusted, and customer-focused finance team within the CWA and CWP.

Who we're looking for

Skills required:

• Confident in English speaking and writing.
• Ability to work and build relationships in a diverse team ranging from Production, Commercial, Finance, and Cost Control departments.
• Respect reporting deadlines.
• Previous SAP experience will be beneficial.

Behavioural Competences:

Humility

• Recognises the value brought from different cultures and experiences.
• Open to others’ points of view and ideas, willing to debate and compromise.

Positivity

• Positively challenges poor quality and performance.
• Identifies solutions at the lowest possible level.
• Encourages tier 1s and others to bring new ideas forward.

Respect

• Values the rules and environment in which we operate.
• Gives and receives feedback with respect.
• Embraces and engages with new people and ideas.

Solidarity

• Operates as ‘One team’, working closely together and helping each other.
• Empowers the team – empowered teams always looking forward.
• Shares responsibility for delivering the project outcomes.

Clarity

• Communicates clearly and consistently.
• Promotes collaboration and team alignment.
• Enables clear and fast decision-making.
• Drives simplification at all levels.

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 vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

In addition to contributing to work that benefits millions, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that you can tailor to your needs. Key benefits include:

• Smart working arrangements, such as staggered hours and up to 40% remote work, where roles permit. 42 hours per week.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro-rata).
• Family-friendly policies, including 28 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and more.

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business delivers some of the UK’s most complex infrastructure projects, including HS2, the new high-speed railway, and Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. We leverage the latest technology to enhance productivity and create a lasting legacy through sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we believe diversity and inclusion are vital to a successful and happy workplace. Our strategies and initiatives aim to grow our diverse workforce and foster an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. For more information, visit our diversity and inclusion page.

We are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum, and AFBE, and have committed to initiatives promoting Black Inclusion and supporting armed forces personnel, veterans, and reservists. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, committed to removing barriers for disabled applicants and offering interviews to those who meet role requirements. For more info, visit Disability Confident.

If you have feedback on our resourcing process, please contact us at [e-mail]. To apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.