About the role

Shape the financial future of one of the UK’s largest offshore infrastructure portfolios.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Balfour Beatty Regional Scotland as a Finance Manager on our ASTI Offshore portfolio — a landmark programme of work valued at circa £1bn, supporting the UK’s energy transition and offshore infrastructure.

Based primarily in Motherwell, you’ll be at the heart of delivery, partnering closely with senior project leaders and influencing decisions that genuinely matter.

What you'll be doing

This is a broad, influential role with real variety and responsibility, including:

Leading financial management for complex offshore construction projects

Owning budgets, forecasts, cost control and cash flow for multi‑million‑pound workstreams

Delivering insightful financial and commercial reporting to senior stakeholders

Acting as a key business partner, shaping decisions through clear analysis and challenge

Managing period‑end reporting, audits and governance in line with Group standards

Overseeing revenue recognition, margins and NEC contracts (Options A, C & E)

Identifying and managing financial risk and opportunity

Supporting tenders, capital planning and investment decisions

Leading and developing a graduate project accountant

Driving continuous improvement, systems enhancements and smarter ways of working

Who we're looking for

You’ll be a confident, commercially minded finance professional who thrives in a project‑led environment.

You’ll bring:

A professional qualification: ACCA, CIMA or ICAS

Experience operating at a senior finance level within projects or programmes

Strong commercial awareness — contracting or infrastructure experience is a plus

The confidence to partner, influence and challenge senior stakeholders

A proactive mindset with a passion for improving performance and processes

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

From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland’s transition towards net zero in the built environment.

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, visit www.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

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