Accounts Team Member

About The Role

Are you organized, proactive, and great with people? Our Subcontract team plays a vital role in keeping our supply chain running smoothly — ensuring subcontractors are paid on time and queries are resolved efficiently. We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and enjoys being part of a collaborative, supportive finance function.

As a Subcontract Administrator, you’ll provide essential financial and administrative support across our subcontractor payment processes. Your work will help us uphold the Prompt Payment Code and maintain strong supplier relationships.

• Reviewing and processing subcontractor payments, including handling rejections, holds, and VAT‑related issues
• Managing daily queries relating to CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) and Domestic Reverse Charge (DRC)
• Working closely with procurement and commercial teams to resolve subcontract payment and purchase order queries
• Responding to queries from internal stakeholders and external suppliers
• Investigating and resolving invoice issues promptly and professionally
• Liaising with the wider finance and commercial teams to manage overdue debt queries
• Escalating more complex issues to the Subcontract Manager when required
• Supporting the wider Finance team to ensure consistency and efficiency
• Contributing to team meetings, huddles, and business forums
• Providing support during busy periods or team member absences to maintain business continuity

• Strong time‑management skills with the ability to prioritise effectively
• Excellent communication skills, including professional telephone manner and strong customer service focus
• A proactive and organised approach, able to multitask and meet tight deadlines
• GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths, English, and IT (Grades A–C)
• A collaborative mindset and an adaptable, can‑do attitude

• Knowledge of CIS and DRC
• Experience working towards AAT Level 2 or other finance qualifications (CIMA, ACCA, ICM)

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.

• 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…

Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.

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

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, ENEI, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). 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 more info, visit: https://disabil

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: candidate recruit