Team Member (Internal Reporting)

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Team Member (Internal Reporting) to join our Enabling Functions team to work in Newcastle upon Tyne.

What you'll be doing

As a Team Member (Internal Reporting), you will have the following responsibilities:

• Acc Responsible for the preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations (including bank reconciliations) and be the liaison point with other teams/departments for the resolution of issues;
• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts including profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flows, variance analysis, key performance indicators and supporting commentaries in line with agreed SLA and reporting deadlines;
• Assist in the maintenance of management accounting processes and implement and communicate any required changes;
• Assist in the provision of supporting data and relevant analysis to the SBU teams to aid decision making in an effective and timely manner;
• Assist with ensuring the management and fiscal reporting are fully reconciled and aligned;
• Assist in the preparation and submission of all consolidated management accounts for SBU and Group Finance review and sign off;
• Assist in the validation and upload all monthly actual results, budgets and forecasts to the Group consolidation and reporting model (HFM) in line with required deadlines;
• Contribute to and support Projects as designated;
• Assist with ensuring compliance with all finance processes, controls and regulatory framework;
• Proactively assist in the identification of improvements (through root cause analysis), making recommendations and successfully implement new ways of working gaining the full support of stakeholders and colleagues alike;
• Provide a high level of customer service to both internal and external stakeholders;
• Provide effective business partnering and relationship management;
• Support the Management Accountants and act as a secondary point of contact with Heads of Departments, FCs and FDs and Finance managers in the SBUs;
• Provide general support to internal and external customers.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following qualities and experience:

• Entry level studying at a minimum of Level 3 AAT with an intention to study for a professional accounting qualification in the near to medium future (CIMA/ACCA or equivalent);
• Part Qualified level at a minimum of Operational (CIMA) or Applied Skills (ACCA);

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Intermediate / advanced Ms Excel, Ms Power Point and Ms Word;
• A good understanding of financial and management accounting disciplines;
• A good understanding and working knowledge of accounting and reporting systems including multicurrency ERP systems (preferably Oracle);
• Good problem solving and analytical skills;
• Good written and oral communication skills;
• Good understanding of construction industry and working in a multiple Operating Company environment with diverse stakeholder management;
• Some project related experience;
• A continuous improvement mentality.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us

Balfour Beattys Enabling Functions includes our centralised HR, IT, Procurement, Finance, Health & Safety, Sustainability and Comms teams. Together we support Balfour Beatty to deliver projects on behalf of our clients. We operate according to our Build to Last values of Lean, Expert, Trusted and Safe.

We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation.

Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering) and a member of Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme. Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture. We are a member of the workingmums.co.uk Top Employers' Charter through which we demonstrate our commitment to enabling parents to progress and enhance their careers whilst managing the challenges of family life.

Balfour Beatty is also Gold Award holders in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

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