About The Role
Balfour Beatty are currently looking for an
Assistant Operations Accountant to join our Living Places team based in
Boldon, Tyne and Wear.
Within this role you'll assist in all aspects of management reporting and financial control of the Street Lighting PFI Contracts. As a member of the contract teams, contribute to the overall strategy and performance of the contract to meet agreed business and service objectives.
What you'll be doing
As An Assistant Operations AccountantAssistant Operations Accountant You'll
- Act as a Finance Business Partner to the Streetlighting contracts.
- Work with operational management on the preparation and delivery of business plans, budgets and quarterly forecasts.
- Assist with compliance with statutory and company procedures
- Monitor financial & non-financial KPI’s focusing on contractual profitability issues, commercial risks, working capital and related cash flows.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly contract performance schedules, including profit & loss, balance sheet and cash flow together with commentary and analysis.
- Assist with the preparation of contract quarterly forecasts, annual budget and three year plan.
- Proactively support contract management
- Understand and report on contract risks and opportunities
- Review and monitor WIP (External work) and produce month end WIP/Overmeasure balances (SL PFI)
- Prepare and report on activity analysis (service lines, pain/gain, lump sum, fleet utilisation, overtime reports etc).
- Review and control of contract stock.
- Processing of month end journals
- Safeguard the assets of the contract and ensure adequate and appropriate controls are in place.
Who we're looking for
Essential
You'll have/be:
- Studying towards Recognised Accountancy Qualification (CIMA/ACCA)
- Good financial & commercial acumen with knowledge of budgetary control, profit & loss accounts and financial reporting.
- Prepared to challenge assumptions to ensure complete and accurate reporting
- Knowledge and experience of risk management
- Ability to analyse complex data with accuracy
- Good IT skills and knowledge of MS Office, Excel, Word etc
- Good communicator and strong inter-personal skills
Desirable
- Oracle experience
- Experience of PFI Contracts and/or long term Fixed Price contracts.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About Us
Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:
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