Senior Accountant

Ferrovial Agroman SA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented finance professional to join their dynamic team at Heathrow Airport. This role involves collaborating with the bidding team to set budgets, manage costs, and liaise with various stakeholders to ensure financial accuracy and compliance. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in business administration or finance, with a strong background in the construction industry. This forward-thinking company values diverse perspectives and is committed to building an inclusive team, offering opportunities for growth and development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accountancy or finance required.
• Experience in the construction industry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Setting up budgets and cost centers for tenders and monitoring costs.
• Liaising with Head Office for reporting and cost allocations.
• Supporting monthly closing and internal audits.

Skills

Business Administration

Accountancy

Finance

Attention to Detail

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Confidentiality

SAP

Advanced MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

Experience in Construction Industry

Tools

SAP

Office 365

Job description

About us:

Ferrovial Construction, is a business unit of Ferrovial, whic is listed simultaneously on 3 stock markets: USA (Nasdaq), the Netherlands (Euronext Amsterdam), and Spain (IBEX 35). The U.S. listing represents a key step in Ferrovial’s internationalization process and plans for growth in North America.

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track-record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high-speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Job Description:

Project Location: Heathrow Airport

Ferrovial Construction is the engineering and construction arm of the Ferrovial Group, the largest private transport infrastructure operator in the world in terms of capital invested with a workforce of approximately 96,000 employees and a presence in over 15 countries, with over 60 years’ experience since it was founded.

Ferrovial Construction delivers value-driven, complex multi-disciplinary design and construction solutions across varied sectors worldwide, including transport, energy and water. Our people make this happen, bringing a diverse range of experiences, perspectives and backgrounds to fuel fresh thinking as we meet the unique needs of the clients and communities we serve. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations and leaving a sustainable legacy.

We have an established presence in the UK and Ireland with the support of our global resource pool.

Ferrovial is a world-leading provider of infrastructure services delivering end to end capabilities over the entire asset lifecycle. This provides our diverse range of clients with a positive legacy through our integrated approach, ensuring consistently high standards of excellence in delivery. Value creation is at the heart of everything we do.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the bidding team, setting up the budget and cost centers for the different tenders, reviewing the cost allocation and carrying out cost monitoring analysis actuals v budget.
• Liaising with the Head Office of Ferrovial Construction in Spain for any bidding related matter (reporting, recharges, etc.).
• Liaising with the different Directors to establish the functional budgets at Head Office, being responsible for monitoring cost allocations, cost variances and reporting both, budget and monthly closing, in Ferrovial systems.
• Managing monthly closing, budgeting, reporting, cost variance analysis as well as bank reconciliations for cancelled projects.
• Supporting monthly closing, budgeting, reporting and cost variance analysis for Head Office.
• Supporting Head Office in internal and external audits, liaising with the auditors to provide evidence as required.
• Preparing monthly recharges from Head Office to the projects and liaising with the projects to resolve queries.
• Monitor Payment Performance, prepare reports on payment practices liaising with the different projects and suggesting areas of improvement.
• Recharges to other countries and group companies, preparing backups, gathering approvals, processing the intercompany invoices and monitoring intercompany balances.
• Supporting the rest of the Finance Team at Head Office, occasionally preparing payment runs or helping with other ad hoc tasks.
• Other ad hoc tasks, as required by the Head of Finance / Finance Director.

Skills and Competence:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accountancy or finance.
• Desirable experience in the construction industry, particularly in infrastructure projects.
• Data-oriented and attention to detail.
• High level of accuracy.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities at the same time, whether working independently or as part of a team.
• Good level of proactivity and a problem-solving attitude.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of company financial information.
• IT skills: SAP, Office 365 (advanced MS Excel skills),

Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.

Ferrovial Construction UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and as such treats applications equally and recruits purely based on skills and experience.

We are committed to building an inclusive team from a variety of different backgrounds, perspectives and skills so we encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.