Accounts Assistant - Newcastle

About the role

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too.

Join our BB Investments team as an Accounts Assistant and you can build something to be proud of!

As an Accounts Assistant you will assist in the work of the Concession Finance team for Balfour Beatty Investments, in providing timely and accurate financial services to concession companies. Key aspects of the role are providing transactional support to the concessions and maintaining the purchases and sales ledgers across the concession portfolio.

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities/Duties:

• Accurately process invoices, ensuring appropriate coding and ensuring relevant approvals are received;
• Maintain and update financial records, including ledgers, invoices and payments;
• Process and reconcile accounts payable and receivable ledgers;
• Prepare and send invoices, and manage client accounts;
• Making payments to subcontractors, other suppliers and lenders to contractual timescales;
• Maintaining supplier accounts, following up with supplier queries;
• Support in maintaining the general ledger by posting journal entries and reconciling account;
• Prepare documentation and assist during internal and external audits;
• Any other additional duties such as the Head of Concession Finance, Finance Manager or Concession management team may reasonably require

Who we're looking for

• Effective communicator and able to confidently engage with colleagues at a range of levels;
• Able to act on own initiative and prepared to ask for guidance;
• Organised and able to perform a number of different tasks and to prioritise own
• workload to ensure deadlines are met, whilst producing accurate work;
• Ability to demonstrate a strong customer focus and a passion for quality service
• delivery;
• Quick to assimilate and work effectively with new information;

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.

About us

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
We are 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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.