Assistant Finance Manager

3 weeks ago


Scotland, United Kingdom Balfour Beatty Full time

About the role

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick team as an Assistant Finance Manager, and you'll work with true experts who’ll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and well help you take it much, much further.

This role will be based at our Maxim office with some occasional travel to Hinkley Point in Bridgwater. We also have a flexible working approach.

What you'll be doing

As an Assistant Finance Manager, you will have the following accountabilities.

  • Cost assurance
  • Assisting in production of financials including management accounts, balance sheet and cashflows and stand in when required for Financial Planning & Analysis Manager.
  • Assist in timely and accurate reporting to Head Office adhering to timelines (Quarterly fast close, Half-Year, Full Year) requirements.
  • Comparing Actual to Budget and latest Forecast according to processes and using tools defined by Head Office.
  • Assist in the annual budget cycle including liaison with Operational and Commercial
  • Assist in the periodic audit process liaising with respective Commercial and Operational teams where necessary.
  • Support the cost verification process of projects for Joint Venture teams ensuring mitigation of disallowed costs where possible.
  • Assist in identifying potential disallowed cost issues on joint ventures.
  • Assist in production of VAT return and stand in when required for Senior Finance Manager.
  • Assist in liaising with teams in Newcastle to ensure all statutory and governance reporting is being made correctly (VAT, CIS, Banking, SC payments)

Who we're looking for

We're looking for;

  • A strong academic background. Fully qualified accounting professional qualification (ACCA/CIMA/CA)
  • Relevant experience gained within a contracting/project environment is preferable but not essential.
  • Strong communication skills and an ability to command respect at all levels of the organisation.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

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 Kilpatrick (BBK) is a market leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions provider with over 100 years of engineering expertise.

We design, install and maintain the systems that make building infrastructure work. Emphasising environmentally efficient technologies, digital construction and offsite manufacturing, our experienced teams deliver high quality solutions across the following sectors: Aviation, Buildings, Civils, Defence, Energy and New Build Nuclear.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. 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 further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.


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