Project Accountant

BAM UK & Ireland; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Project Accountant to support their Northern and Scottish region projects. This role includes overseeing financial performance analysis, maintaining accurate accounting records, and collaborating with various project stakeholders. The ideal candidate is a fully qualified accountant or in their final year of certification, possesses strong communication skills, and is adept at stakeholder management. The role offers a competitive salary, private healthcare, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

8% matched pension contributions

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday plus additional wellbeing and volunteering days

Personal and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant or in the last year of study.
• Enthusiastic and motivated team player.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
• Diligent and uses own initiative to resolve issues.

Responsibilities

• Support financial performance analysis and reporting.
• Achieve month-end deadlines with accurate records.
• Coordinate project cash flow forecasts.
• Participate in budgeting and forecasting processes.

Skills

Fully qualified accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA) or in the last year of study

Strong communicator

Adapt at managing different stakeholders

Analytical mind

Knowledge of SAP

Education

ACCA / CIMA / ACA certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrow

What if your next step led further than you thought?

With a reputation built over 150 years, BAM has the depth, scale and momentum to offer you more than a next step. We offer you a path. One that can take you across sectors, into leadership, or even around the world. We invest in development because we want our people to stay and grow. Wherever you want to go, we’ll help you get there.

BAM UK&I are looking for a Project Accountant to support our Northern and Scottish region projects.

Making Possible

• Leadership Support – build relationships and improve collaboration with program / framework leadership teams & operations and commercial (Commercial assistants & QS) teams. Demonstrating strong understanding of project financial performance and associated key project risks & opportunities.
• Reporting and Analysis – develop and maintain reporting to support business decisions and risk mitigation, key areas being P&L, cash and orderbook. Ensure Management reporting activities are aligned with organization goals and objectives across the sector. Provide accurate and accessible management information for all key stakeholders with a range of daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports. Including clients with accurate spend forecasts for budget management purposes.
• Financial Reviews – Providing challenge and support as part of the Senior Leadership during project reviews & monthly and quarterly financial reviews
• Month End – Achievement of month-end deadlines demonstrating accurate accounting records and internal controls. Ensure strict adherence to revenue recognition policy and processes throughout
• Budgeting and Forecasting – timely and accurate completion of budgets and forecasts with comprehensive trend and KPI analysis including management of financial risk and opportunity registers.
• Cash management – co-ordinate project cash flow forecasts with monthly WIP and debt reviews to improve / maintain working capital. Support application for payment and end to end O2C activities. Managing the JV bank account and application processes as appropriate.
• Rate Management – periodic review of internal CTE rates and external sales rates in line with commercial agreements. Exploring cost recovery opportunities through different costing methods.
• Financial Modelling & Bids - Work closely with key business partners to create and maintain key financial and scenario based models which support strategic business decisions. E.g. key customer / framework bids. Carry out partner and client risk assessments for the division during the tender stage gate process. Rate Management – periodic review of internal CTE rates and external sales rates in line with commercial agreements. Exploring cost recovery opportunities through different costing methods.
• Wider Support - Manage or co-ordinate end to end O2C, P2P and R2R activities within the area to ensure best practice embedded. Closely support / manage project administration staff.
• Adhoc activities to support work winning or delivery of the area’s strategic and operational objectives.

Your team

This role can be based anywhere across the north of england and scotland.

What’s in it for you?

Competitive salary

A wide range of family friendly policies

8 % matched pension contributions

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

2 wellbeing days

1 volunteering day

Personal and professional development

What do you bring to the role?

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA) or in the last year of study.
• Committed team player.
• Adapt at managing different stakeholders.
• Enthusiastic and motivated.
• Open to new ideas and ways of working.
• Flexible under pressure.
• Ability and willingness to grow, learn and develop.
• Strong communicator.
• Knowledge of SAP highly desired
• Analytical mind with the ability to translate detailed and complex information into concise and coherent management information.
• Must be diligent and use own initiative to resolve issues.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships within the finance team and across the business.
• Willing to learn with resilience

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

The application process

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. "Join us in Making Possible