Senior Accountant

Ferrovial Construction; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrovial Construction is seeking a Senior Accountant to lead project financial reporting, forecasting and month‑end close activities, ensuring accurate cost control and financial performance analysis. You will work with commercial and project teams to provide key insights and support informed decisions.

Location: Buckingham with flexibility to work from other EKFB site offices across the project. You will coordinate the accrual process for subcontractors and suppliers, prepare cost reports, and

Qualifications

• Experience leading monthly close for large projects.
• Strong understanding of IFRS reporting requirements.
• Ability to analyse variances and forecast impacts.
• Direct collaboration with commercial and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly financial close for project reporting.
• Manage accruals, cost reporting packs and IFRS‑15/IFRS‑16 updates.
• Monitor cost performance, analyse variances and trends.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning.
• Partner with Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Leads on financial performance.
• Maintain governance, controls and audit trails.

Skills

Financial reporting

Cost control

Forecasting

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

IFRS-15

IFRS-16

SOX compliance

Tools

Causeway

SAP

Job description

Overview

Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity

Ferrovial is a global leader in infrastructure, solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives. Listed on Nasdaq, Euronext Amsterdam and IBEX 35, we are a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. We operate in more than 15 countries and have over 24,000 professionals worldwide, including Highways, Airports, Construction and Energy.

Ferrovial Construction

Internationally recognized for designing and building civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Track‑record includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2,920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high‑speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Why Ferrovial?

• Global presence, local impact: shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
• Collaborative excellence: work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
• Inclusive culture: thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates differences and turns them into innovation.
• Career growth: benefit from global and cross‑business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee well‑being: enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards hard work and supports physical and psychological health.
• Productivity tools: utilize cutting‑edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance productivity and efficiency.

Job Description

Senior Accountant

Ferrovial Construction is seeking a Senior Accountant to lead project financial reporting, forecasting and month‑end close activities, ensuring accurate cost control, compliance and financial performance analysis. Working closely with commercial and project teams, you will provide key financial insights, manage reporting processes and support informed business decisions.

Location: Buckingham, with flexibility to work from other site offices across the EKFB project.

Financial Reporting & Month‑End Close Management

• Lead and coordinate monthly financial close activities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of project costs, accruals, forecasts, and financial performance.
• Manage monthly accrual process for subcontractors, suppliers and resource works.
• Prepare and distribute accrual templates to commercial teams.
• Produce Flash, Draft and Final Cost Reports.
• Generate cumulative, period and detailed cost reporting packs.
• Support IFRS‑15 monthly reporting requirements.
• Prepare quarterly IFRS‑16 reporting updates.

Project Cost Control & Performance Analysis

• Monitor project financial performance and provide analysis to support decision‑making.
• Produce pre‑draft cost reports incorporating live costs and forecasts.
• Analyse actual vs forecast performance and cost variances.
• Review negative cumulative cost positions and project trends.
• Support section review meetings with commercial leadership.
• Prepare high‑level cumulative cost summary reports on a monthly basis.

Forecasting, Budgeting & Cost Adjustment Management

• Manage forecasting processes and cost adjustment reviews.
• Validate cost reallocations and adjustment accruals.
• Ensure agreed amendments are reflected in forecast files.
• Support AFP preparation and cash flow forecasting.

Stakeholder Management & Business Partnering

• Partner with Quantity Surveyors, Commercial Leads and Project Controls teams.
• Present financial performance and support management decisions.
• Attend CTC and weekly cash flow meetings.
• Provide financial guidance and respond to stakeholder queries.

Management Information & Reporting Development

• Develop reporting packs and management information outputs.
• Prepare cumulative cost analysis by discipline, activity code and month.
• Produce staff cost reporting and workforce analysis.
• Generate subcontract liability and monthly summary reports.

Subcontractor Cost & Payment Management

• Provide oversight of subcontractor costs, liabilities and payment schedules.
• Manage subcontract accrual reporting and validations.
• Monitor subcontract liabilities and support payment approvals.

Financial Governance, Controls & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with financial controls and accounting standards.
• Validate completeness and accuracy of accruals and forecasts.
• Perform reconciliations and maintain audit trails.
• Ensure adherence to reporting deadlines and governance requirements.
• Perform SOX control updates and compliance activities.
• Manage monthly trial balance mapping between Causeway and SAP.

EEO Statement

Ferrovial is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all job applications equally, regardless of gender, color, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, covered veteran status or protected genetic information (each, a “Protected Class”), or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws.