Project Accountant

BAM; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in the UK is seeking a Project Accountant to support Western region projects. The role involves financial reporting, budgeting, cash management, and team collaboration. Ideal candidates will be fully qualified accountants or in their final year of study with strong analytical skills and the ability to manage various stakeholders. This opportunity offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car allowance

8% matched pension contributions

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

Wellbeing days

Qualifications

• Must have strong analytical abilities to translate complex information into coherent management information.
• Diligent and proactive in resolving issues.
• Flexibility under pressure and open to new ideas and working methods.

Responsibilities

• Support program leadership teams and improve collaboration.
• Develop and maintain reporting to aid business decisions.
• Achieve month-end deadlines with accurate records.
• Conduct budgeting and financial forecasting.
• Coordinate project cash flow forecasts.

Skills

Strong communicator

Analytical mind

Ability to manage stakeholders

Knowledge of SAP

Accountancy qualifications

Education

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

Job description

Overview

Building a sustainable tomorrow. BAM has a reputation built over 150 years, with the depth, scale and momentum to offer you more than a next step. We invest in development so our people can 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 Western region projects.

Your role

• Leadership Support - build relationships and improve collaboration with program/framework leadership teams & operations and commercial 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, covering P&L, cash and orderbook. Ensure management reporting activities align with organizational goals 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 - provide challenge and support as part of the Senior Leadership during project reviews and monthly and quarterly financial reviews.
• Month End - achieve month-end deadlines with 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 - coordinate 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. Manage 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. Explore 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.
• 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.

Team and location

This role can be based anywhere across the south of England with travel expected across to the Western region and southern offices.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Car allowance
• 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. If at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, please speak with a member of our team, and we will do our best to support you. “Join us in Making Possible.”

For more information or an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Paul Howes, Recruitment Manager: [e-mail]

Closing date 12th October 2025