Project Accountant

ProjectAccountant-PQ

Salary:30-40,000(Plusstudysupport)

Permanent-Office

AbouttheRole

WearecurrentlysupportingagrowingorganisationwiththeappointmentofaProjectAccountant toprovidefinancialsupportacrossaportfolioofprojects.Thisisahands-onrolethatwillsuitanupandcomingfinanceprofessionalwhoenjoysworkingcloselywithoperationalandprojectteams,ensuringprojectcostsandrevenuesareaccuratelyrecorded,financialreportingismaintained,andprojectsareappropriatelycontrolledfromstarttofinish.YouwillworkcloselywithProjectManagersandoperationalstakeholders,providingfinancialinsight,resolvingqueriesandhelpingensureprojectsremainfinanciallyaccurateandwellmanaged.

KeyResponsibilities

• Provideday-to dayfinancialsupporttoProjectManagers,respondingtoqueriesandresolvingproject-relatedfinancialissues.
• Supportthefinancialreportingandmonitoringofnewlylaunchedprojects.
• Prepareregularlabourutilisationreportsandanalyselabourcostsandresourceusage.
• Incorporaterelevantlabourandprojectcostinformationintomanagementreporting.
• Prepareandpostmonthlyinventory-relatedjournalsacrossUKandinternationaloperations.
• LeadregularfinancialreviewmeetingswithProjectManagersandoperationalstakeholders.
• Investigateandresolveprojectbillingandinvoicingqueries.
• Reviewprojectcostpostingstoensureexpenditureisaccuratelycodedandallocated.
• Reviewrevenuepostingsandensureincomeiscorrectlyattributedtotherelevantprojects.
• Supportthefinancialcompletionandclosureofprojects,ensuringalloutstandingfinancialactivityhasbeenaddressed.
• Prepareandpostwork-in-progressjournalsandassociatedadjustments.
• Prepareandpostproject-relatedaccrualsandprepayments.
• Maintainprojectbudgets,forecastsandestimateswithinfinancialreportigsystems.
• Updateprojectfinancialinformationtoreflectvariations,changesinscopeandadditionalwork.
• Monitorcorporatecardexpenditure,ensuringtransactionsareaccuratelyrecordedandallocatedtotheappropriateprojects.
• Processandallocateemployeeandbusiness-relatedexpensesagainsttherelevantprojects.
• Produceadhocfinancialanalysis,reportingandcommentarytosupportoperationalandmanagementdecision-making.
• Identifydiscrepancies,investigatevariancesandworkwithstakeholders toensureaccuratefinancialinformation.

AboutYou

Wearelookingforacommerciallymindedfinanceprofessionalwithstrongattentiontodetailandtheconfidencetoworkdirectlywithnon-financestakeholders.

Youwillideallyhaveexperienceof:

• Projectaccounting,managementaccountingorasimilarfinancerole.
• Workingwithprojectcosts,budgets,revenueandwork-in-progress.
• Preparingandpostingjournals,accrualsandprepayments.
• Analysinglabourutilisationandprojectperformance.
• Supportingprojectmanagersandoperationalteamswithfinancialinformation.
• Investigatingfinancialdiscrepanciesandresolvingqueries.
• Workingwithlargevolumesoffinancialdataandproducingclearreporting.
• UsingExcelandfinancial/accountingsystemstoanalyseandmaintainfinancialinformation.

Thesuccessfulcandidatewillbeorganised,analyticalandproactive ,withtheabilitytomanagecompetingprioritiesandbuildeffectiverelationshipswithstakeholdersacrossthebusiness.

TheOpportunityThisisanexcellentopportunityforafinanceprofessionallookingtotakeownershipofavariedproject-focusedremitwithinagrowingorganisation.Youwillhavetheopportunitytoworkcloselywithoperationalleadership,gainbroadexposuretoprojectfinanceandplayanimportantroleinimprovingtheaccuracy,visibilityandcontrolofprojectfinancialperformance.

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