Project Accountant

BAM UK & Ireland; Kildare; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Ireland is looking for a Project Accountant to join their Kildare office. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering financial insights, supporting decision-making processes, and collaborating across teams to ensure project success. Candidates should be a qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong Excel skills and experience in financial support within construction. This position offers competitive salary and a range of benefits.

Benefits

8% pension contribution

Private Health Insurance

Dental Plan

26 days annual leave

2 Wellbeing days annually

Paid maternity & paternity leave

Learning & Development opportunities

Company vehicles where applicable

Qualifications

• Must be qualified or part-qualified accountant working towards ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Ability to interpret financial data and support decision making.

Responsibilities

• Develop financial capabilities and tools for better decision making.
• Rationalise and improve management reporting.
• Support CAPEX investments analysis and justification.

Skills

Qualified or part-qualified accountant

Experience in Excel

Commercial awareness

IT systems proficiency

Financial support in construction

Financial risk management

Organizational skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Analytical skills

Education

ACA, ACCA, or CIMA

Tools

SAP

COINS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrow

Working at BAM means delivering projects that make a difference. From the major infrastructure that keeps society moving, to the social housing, schools, and community spaces that shape daily life. We don’t just talk about social value. We embed it into every build.

We are recruiting a Project Accountant to join our team based in our kill, Kildare Head Office.

What’s in it for you?

Opportunities! Opportunities to work with a great team on some of Irelands largest, dynamic and most exciting construction and civil engineering projects. Opportunity to develop your skills to the highest industry standards at one of the country's largest construction firms.

We are committed to our employees and offer strong competitive salaries along with benefits such as:

• 8% pension contribution.
• Private Health Insurance.
• Dental Plan.
• 26 days annual leave to start.
• 2 Wellbeing days annually.
• Paid maternity & paternity leave.
• Learning & Development opportunities - internal progression is encouraged and fostered.
• Company vehicles (role dependent).
• .....and many more great perks.

Making Possible

• Business Management & Support - Develop the capabilities, tools, techniques and models to enable finance to influence and drive better decision making in the organisation.
• Management Reporting - Rationalise and improve the production of management reporting and analysis across processes, commercial policy, people and technology.
• CAPEX Investments - Supporting the Business Unit with analysis of and justification for CAPEX investments and post investment analysis. This includes supporting business cases and post-investments analysis, and drawing on lessons for future investments and budgeting.
• Strategic Agenda Process - Contribute to the BAM Group vision and plan, translate this into a vision and plan for Finance. Align key stakeholders around the Finance vision, strategy and plan and communicate it internally as well as externally.
• OP (Operating Plan) process – Assist the Business Controller and FP&A team in setting the Business Unit Operational Plan (OP) financial targets, in line with the Segment / Division strategic plans to enable the achievement of organisational performance goals.
• Set assumptions for revenue and cost levels to enable delivery of the Strategic Plan (SP) and Operating Plan (OP).
• Periodic Forecast process - Drive the Business Unit periodic forecast process, which is predicting the financial and non-financial performance of the organisation against the financial and non-financial targets/KPIs, and report on the achievement of organisational performance goals. This includes liaising with the FP&A team on quarterly forecasts (QF), monthly forecasts (MF), and a rolling forecast for the liquidity as part of the Business Unit control process.
• Project Control - Determine the critical success factors, opportunities, risks and performance indicators linked with project lifecycle stages. Provide guidance and challenge in Business Unit reviews.
• Tender Stage Gate Procedure (TSGP) - Assess the strategic goals regarding business development, pipeline quality and risk-return of tenders in the Tender Stage Gate Procedure.
• Position Paper Projects – Share Business Unit position papers with the auditor, helping them understand the position taken on the projects in line with accounting standards i.e. IFRS15.

What do you bring to the role?

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant actively working towards a full professional qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Experience of Microsoft packages with advanced knowledge of Excel, SharePoint, Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to interpret financial data and support decision-making.
• Proficient in IT systems and financial software, ideally with experience in ERP platforms such as SAP and COINS.
• Experience of providing financial support to operational managers in a project environment (Business Partnering) preferably in Construction/Engineering with proven track record in previous role(s)
• Can do attitude - Identifying problems and tracking down potential causes; drawing correct and realistic conclusions based on the available information; a good work ethic and an ability to achieve demanding time and quality targets
• Experience of financial risk management and applying financial governance.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Effective communication skills – able to deliver persuasive arguments.
• Collaboration & Leadership – Strong analytical, oral and written communication skills.
• Team Player - Ability to work with Finance and non-Finance teams collaboratively as part of a team and actively contribute to excellence.
• Analytical, proactive, highly motivated and enthusiastic with good attention to detail.

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 we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to let us know.

Click the link to apply and Join us in making possible

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