Overview

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Entry-Level Project Cost Controls Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will support project management activities by ensuring effective cost control, scheduling, and risk management. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to start their career in project controls. Our flexible and remote working culture supports diverse needs, including options such as reduced weeks or additional leave during school holidays, and assistance for those returning from a career break.

Responsibilities

• Budget Monitoring: Assist in tracking project budgets, ensuring that costs align with financial plans and forecasts.
• Cost Tracking: Collect and maintain data related to expenditures, ensuring all financial transactions are accurately recorded.
• Basic Awareness of UK Financial Regulations: Begin building knowledge of VAT, tax regulations.
• Cost Reporting: Assist in the preparation of regular financial project reports, including cost summaries, variance reports, and forecasts.
• Data Management: Maintain organized records of financial documents, ensuring easy access for audits and project reviews.
• Documentation Support: Help in creating and updating cost control documentation, such as change orders, purchase orders, and contracts.
• Excel Skills: Proficient in using Microsoft Excel for basic financial analysis, including formulas, pivot tables, and data visualization.
• Microsoft Office Packages: Proficient in using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Teamwork: Collaborate closely with senior cost controllers and project managers to ensure accurate and timely cost reporting.
• Stakeholder Communication: Develop skills in communicating cost-related updates and data to various stakeholders, ensuring clarity and understanding.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with procurement, engineering, and operational teams to gather cost data and ensure alignment with project goals.
• Analytical Mindset: Ability to analyse data and support problem-solving efforts related to cost discrepancies or financial issues.
• Attention to Detail: Ensure accuracy in data entry, report preparation, and budget tracking to avoid financial errors.
• Adaptability: Quickly adapt to changes, assisting in updating cost plans as needed.
• Qualifications: Degree (or working towards) in finance, accounting, project management, engineering, or related fields. Some previous experience in finance, project support, or similar roles is beneficial.
• Software Skills: Basic to intermediate knowledge of financial software and tools used for cost tracking and reporting, such as Excel or Oracle.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We are ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once they join. We have also been recognized in The Times Top 50 employers for women. Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. As work becomes more complex, our employees challenge the status quo. We are committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net-Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We are proud of our active employee networks that promote awareness and allyship for under-represented groups. We also support communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex-forces, and professionals returning after career breaks.

AtkinsRéalis seeks to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent does not distinguish based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but rather is enriched by these differences.