Assistant Project Accountant

About the role

Balfour Beatty is looking for an organised and detail‑driven Assistant Project Accountant to join our team on the Lower Thames Crossing project.

In this role, you’ll work closely with operational, commercial and finance colleagues to provide clear, timely financial information that supports decision‑making across the project. From payments and cost control to forecasting and reporting, you’ll help maintain the financial integrity of a complex programme while developing your career within a dynamic finance function.

If you’re analytical, collaborative, and keen to grow your expertise in a project‑driven environment, this role offers both challenge and opportunity in equal measure.

• Prepare and manage schedules for applications for payment, supporting timely and accurate submission
• Partner with operational and commercial teams to ensure strong financial clarity and effective cost control
• Assist with forecasting, budgeting and variance analysis to support informed decision‑making
• Deliver accurate staff and agency cost reporting, including onboarding and related finance processes
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and monitor timesheet recovery issues
• Provide clear, data‑driven insight and ad‑hoc analysis to support commercial performance
• Track and monitor project expenditure, highlighting risks or variances promptly
• Support continuous improvement across finance processes and reporting
• Contribute to key finance governance activities and ensure high‑quality documentation
• Play an active role in supporting a Zero Harm culture and living our Balfour Beatty values

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English, grade C or above.
• Part‑qualified accountant (AAT/CIMA) or working towards qualification.
• Experience in cost management, reporting and reconciliation.
• Strong Excel capability and confidence analysing complex data.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Organised, deadline‑driven and able to take ownership of tasks.
• Self‑starter with a proactive attitude to learning and development.
• Strong attention to detail and disciplined approach to work.
• Experience using ERP systems (Oracle advantageous).
• Understanding of financial controls, processes and reporting standards.

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.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• 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’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

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,

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability…