About the role

Are you a numbers-driven problem solver with a passion for precision and progress? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where your insights drive strategic decisions? If so, we want you on our team!

As aFinancial Analyst, you’ll be at the heart of our financial reporting and forecasting operations, helping to deliver accurate, timely, and insightful financial data that powers our investment decisions. You’ll play a key role in statutory and management reporting cycles, support budgeting and forecasting, and champion continuous improvement across financial processes.

But that’s not all — you’ll also lead and inspire a team member, helping them grow and thrive in their role.

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Business Unit:Balfour Beatty Investments UK

Location:Focus Point, Caledonian Road, London (moving to Canary Wharf in early 2026)

What you'll be doing

• Delivering monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports with sharp analysis and commentary
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting cycles with meaningful insights
• Operating valuation tools like FIS to assess financial swaps
• Preparing statutory accounts and liaising with auditors and directors
• Enhancing financial models and applying technical accounting overlays
• Driving structured risk reporting and internal control processes
• Mentoring and engaging with graduates to support their development

Who we're looking for

• Degree-qualified (2:1 or above)
• Ideally a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), or close to completion
• Strong grasp of technical accounting and consolidation
• Analytical, curious, and detail-oriented
• A confident communicator and collaborative team player
• Up-to-date knowledge of FRS101/102 and IFRS
• Advanced Excel (Power Query), Word, and HFM skills

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.

Why join us?

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…

About us

Balfour Beatty Investments is an international infrastructure investor operating in the UK and US. We develop and finance both public and private infrastructure projects whilst operating a portfolio of long-term infrastructure assets, with a portfolio of PPP concessions in healthcare facilities, highways, energy and transmission, student accommodation, residential regeneration and private housing.

In the US, our portfolio includes Balfour Beatty Communities, a subsidiary dedicated to developing and operating privatised military housing, student and multifamily housing. We also operate Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions, a leading provider of large capital project financing, development and construction solutions for the higher education market.

Diversity and inclusion

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, visitwww.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

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://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.