Project Accountant

Bam Nuttall are looking to recruit a Project Accountant who will report to the JV Finance Lead. The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision and interpretation of financial and management information to support and inform the wider site team in the day-to-day management of the JV.

Your work environment

• BAM operates a flexible working policy

• People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Your mission

As a Project Accountant, you will be responsible for the following:

• Month end reporting, creating monthly MI/P&L summaries, assisting with VCRs where necessary
• Reconciliation of ledgers, attendance at month end reviews, highlighting significant deviation at the earliest opportunity and providing variance analysis and commentary
• Preparation of the Trial Balance at month end, incorporating contract assets/liabilities as appropriate and allocation of revenue and costs to date across the various task orders
• Production and ownership of the balance sheet reconciliations
• Understand the project/task order ELFs, the traded position and risks and opportunities
• Perform regular cost audits including reconciliation between actual costs/recoverable costs
• Allocation of JV partner recharge costs to the correct HPC task orders and cost codes. Ensure KBJV HPC are not receiving costs for employees that have either left or are employed in another part of a JV partners business.
• Preparation and submission of client invoices
• Assist in submission of monthly CIS and quarterly VAT returns
• Day to day support to business, working closely with procurement to ensure the supply chain is well managed and understanding business issues and highlighting anything of risk to the forecast.
• Assist with verification checks and oversight on onboarding of new suppliers and subcontractors
• Be able to identify one offs in monthly and quarterly reporting and be able to identify underlying trading. Understand how these one offs should be reported and how they affect the balance sheet.
• Month end journals to transfer costs or post accruals
• Quarterly reporting requirements under IFRS 16
• Work closely with the commercial team to produce a realistic and robust quarterly forecast. and be able to bridge and explain movements year on year and vs prior forecast. Interrogate trading and cash numbers
• Liaise with the commercial team to provide a robust 15-week framework cash flow forecast, at critical points be able to influence receipts and payments to maximise the cash balance.
• Assist with ad hoc projects as required by the business
• Preparation of BAM monthly recharges
• Proactively manage audit requests by providing information in a timely manner and resolving client and external audit queries

Who are we looking for?

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or in the last year of study.
• Committed team player.
• Ability to mentor junior colleagues.
• Adept at managing different stakeholders.
• Open to new ideas and ways of working.
• Flexible under pressure.
• Ability and willingness to grow, learn and develop.

Whats in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family-friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

BAM Nuttall is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.

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