Application Guide

How to Apply for Finance Assurance Consultant

at AECOM

🏢 About AECOM

AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm that stands out for its commitment to building sustainable legacies through innovative solutions in transportation, water, energy, and environmental projects. Working at AECOM means contributing to transformative infrastructure projects that shape communities while being part of a company that values technical excellence and sustainability. Their Bristol office offers opportunities to work on major UK infrastructure commissions with global impact.

About This Role

As a Finance Assurance Consultant at AECOM, you'll provide end-to-end financial oversight for large, complex infrastructure commissions across both public and private sectors. This role involves delivering Cost & Commercial Assurance services, analyzing cost data to identify risks and trends, and managing finance systems to ensure contractual compliance. Your work directly impacts project financial integrity and helps clients optimize their infrastructure investments.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve analyzing cost data from a major transportation project using SAP, identifying variance patterns against contractual terms, and preparing assurance reports for client presentation. You could be conducting virtual meetings with project teams across different time zones, verifying payroll compliance for international subcontractors, or traveling to client sites to review financial processes firsthand. The role balances detailed financial analysis with client-facing advisory work across AECOM's diverse infrastructure portfolio.

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🎯 Who AECOM Is Looking For

  • Has hands-on experience with SAP finance systems, purchase order management, budgeting, and vendor management in infrastructure or construction contexts
  • Demonstrates analytical ability to identify cost patterns, assess commercial principles, and recommend process improvements based on data
  • Possesses strong stakeholder management skills with experience presenting financial findings and recommendations to diverse clients
  • Is adaptable to different client requirements, comfortable with remote work arrangements, and willing to travel nationally/internationally as needed

📝 Tips for Applying to AECOM

1

Quantify your experience with SAP specifically - mention modules used, size of systems managed, or efficiency improvements achieved

2

Highlight any infrastructure or construction project experience, especially with large-scale public or private sector commissions

3

Demonstrate your understanding of Cost & Commercial Assurance by describing specific methodologies you've used for cost verification or payroll audits

4

Showcase your flexibility by mentioning experience with remote work arrangements and willingness to travel for client engagements

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Tailor your examples to AECOM's sustainability focus by mentioning any experience with sustainable finance or ESG-related financial assurance

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Your specific experience with SAP finance systems and how you've used them for cost verification and assurance in infrastructure projects", 'Examples of analyzing cost data to identify risks, trends, or process improvements that resulted in tangible benefits for previous clients', 'Your ability to adapt to different client requirements and work environments, particularly in remote or travel-intensive situations', "Why you're drawn to AECOM's focus on sustainable infrastructure and how your financial assurance skills align with building sustainable legacies"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → AECOM's major UK infrastructure projects, particularly those involving Bristol or the South West region
  • → Their 'Sustainable Legacies' strategy and how it applies to financial assurance and project delivery
  • → Recent AECOM thought leadership on infrastructure finance, cost management, or commercial assurance
  • → The specific challenges facing UK infrastructure finance and how assurance consultants add value in this market

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk me through your experience with SAP finance systems in the context of infrastructure project management
2 Describe a complex cost analysis you performed that identified significant risks or process improvement opportunities
3 How would you approach a Cost & Commercial Assurance commission for a large transportation infrastructure project?
4 Tell me about a time you had to present difficult financial findings to a client stakeholder and how you managed that conversation
5 How do you stay current with commercial principles and contractual requirements in the evolving infrastructure sector?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Generic finance experience without specific examples related to infrastructure, construction, or large-scale project assurance
  • Failing to demonstrate understanding of the difference between routine finance work and assurance/consulting roles
  • Showing inflexibility about travel or remote work arrangements given the role's requirements for client-site engagements

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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