Building a sustainable tomorrow
We are currently recruiting a Project Accountant to join the Finance team based in Kildare.
The aim of this role within the Finance function is:
* To create value, reduce risks and drive higher margins through proactive management, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
* To support the Business Controller.
* To ensure that all Company, statutory and legislative requirements are met efficiently and effectively.
Your mission
Strategy and Analysis
• Business Management & Support – Support the development of the capabilities, tools, techniques and models to enable finance to influence and drive better decision making in the organisation.
• Rationalise and improve the production of management reporting and analysis across processes, commercial policy, people and technology.
• CAPEX Investments - Supporting the Finance Business Partner and the Business Unit with analysis of, and justification for, CAPEX investments and post investment analysis. This includes supporting business cases and post-investments analysis, and drawing on lessons for future investments and budgeting.
Budgeting and Forecasting
• OP (Operating Plan) process – Assist with setting the Business Unit Operational Plan financial targets, in line with the Segment / Division strategic plans to enable the achievement of organisational performance goals, and establishing the OP planning cycle which includes:
• Provision of OP Business Unit templates and supporting guidance
• Providing the business with information to support the OP process
• Active involvement in the OP process including Business Unit reviews
• Supporting with any narrative requirements
• Review of the Business Unit financial risk and opportunity registers
• Periodic Forecast Process – Assist the Business Controller with the Business Unit Periodic Forecast process, which is predicting the (financial) performance of the organisation against the (financial) targets and report on the achievement of organisational performance goals. This includes quarterly forecasts (QF), monthly forecasts (MF), a rolling forecast for the liquidity and responsibilities as per OP process.
Control and Reporting
• Management Reporting – Contribute to developing and reporting of Business Unit management information to the organisation i.e. Business Unit performance, overhead recovery levels, Cash & OWC. Ensure Management reporting activities are aligned with organisation goals and objectives across the Business Unit.
Project Control and Reporting
• Project Control - Determine the critical success factors, opportunities, risks and performance indicators linked with project lifecycle stages. Provide guidance and challenge in Business Unit reviews.
• Project Reporting – Support the development and enhancement of the standard reporting suite of project financial information to be used across the Business Unit.
• Tender Stage Gate Procedure (TSGP) - Assess the strategic goals regarding business development, pipeline quality and risk-return of tenders in the TSGP. This includes:
• Advise on whether or not to tender, analyse risks, margins and other key controls and monitor sign-off procedures, in line with Stage Gate guidance
• Creating key financial and scenario-based models which support strategic business decisions.
• Position Papers for Projects – Share Business Unit position papers with the auditor, helping them understand the position taken on the projects in line with accounting standards e.g. IFRS15.
• Other ad-hoc tasks as required.
Who are we looking for?
The following are mandatory requirements:
• Be a qualified accountant and member of an accountancy body (ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIMA).
• Familiarity with large-scale ERP systems such as SAP, COINS, Oracle etc.
The following are desirable requirements:
• Experience of providing financial support to operational managers in a project environment (Business Partnering), preferably in Construction/Engineering.
• Experience of financial risk management, and of applying financial governance.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Effective communication skills – able to deliver persuasive arguments.
• Analytical, proactive, highly motivated and enthusiastic, with good attention to detail.
• Big 4 background/training preferable.
Accountability
Being personally accountable to your Line Manager for:
• Delivering on the responsibilities as set out below.
• Adopting and promoting BAM UK & Ireland Vision and Values.
• Taking ownership for the work assigned to you.
What’s in it for you?
Opportunities! Opportunities to work with a great team on some of Irelands largest, dynamic and most exciting construction and civil engineering projects. Opportunity to develop your skills to the highest industry standards at one of the country's largest construction firms.
We are committed to our employees and offer strong competitive salaries along with benefits such as:
* 8% pension contribution
* Private Health Insurance
* Generous annual leave
* 2 Wellbeing days annually
* Learning & Development opportunities - internal progression is encouraged and fostered
* Company vehicles (role dependent)
* .....and many more great perks
Your work environment
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.
Who are we?
The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.
Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.
Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.