Project Accountant
Office Location: Southport/ Liverpool/ Hybrid
Hybrid working available – with the
flexibility to work from home and collaborate in-office when needed. We believe
we offer our colleagues the best hybrid and flexible working practices,
balancing working from home with time collaborating and socialising with
colleagues in our modern offices.
Are
you ready to Shape the Financial Success of High-Impact Projects and M&A?
We
are seeking a commercially minded Project Accountant to play a pivotal role in
shaping the financial success of our most significant projects and
acquisitions. Reporting to the Director of Project Finance, this role sits at
the heart of strategic decision-making, providing robust financial insight
across project forecasting, M&A viability, and post-acquisition
performance.
As
the business continues to scale, you will work closely with Transformation,
Integration and Executive Leadership teams, ensuring financial rigour, strong
governance and confidence in WIP valuation. This is a high-impact role for a
qualified accountant who thrives in a fast-paced, change-driven environment and
enjoys influencing outcomes at senior level.
Key
attributes:
* Proactive, commercially
minded and solutions focused.
* Confident in
challenging assumptions and influencing decisions.
* Able to work under
pressure and manage multiple priorities.
* Collaborative working
style with strong stakeholder engagement skills.
In
return Fletchers offers:
* 35 hours working week
* Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
* 35 days holiday a year including bank
holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to
3 extra days' holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days
after your 5th, 7th, and 9th full
year of employment
* Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary
sacrifice option
* Life Assurance Policy
* Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical
and other medical expenses
* Company sick pay
* Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
* Flexible, agile working environment with a
positive work-life balance
* Varied calendar of funded company social
events (check out Fletchers Group on LinkedIn)
* Monthly voucher awards for winning
nominees
* A genuinely supportive and friendly culture
* Ongoing training and professional development
opportunities
Main Responsibilities:
Financial Forecasting, Viability & Acquisition
Modelling
* Build robust financial models to evaluate the
viability, returns and risks of new projects and acquisition targets prior to
approval.
* Prepare scenario modelling (base, best, and worst
case) and sensitivity analysis, including acquisition specific assumptions.
* Support business case and investment committee
submissions with evidence led financial insight and recommendations.
* Assess long term financial impacts of projects and
acquisitions to ensure alignment with Group strategy, capacity and capital
constraints.
* Provide
financial analysis to support project and acquisition prioritisation and
investment decisions.
Project & Acquisition Financial Management
* Lead the financial tracking and reporting of
assigned projects and acquisitions, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and
control.
* Maintain project and acquisition budgets,
forecasts, and cash flow projections.
* Monitor performance against plan, highlighting
variances, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues.
* Track, validate, and report on post-acquisition
synergies in close collaboration with the Integration team, ensuring benefits
realisation is clearly understood and governed.
* Ensure financial processes and controls are adhered
to throughout the project and acquisition lifecycle.
* Provide
insightful financial analysis and reporting to senior stakeholders.
Internal
WIP Audits
* Conduct internal WIP audits, ensuring accuracy,
compliance and confidence in WIP valuation as the business scales.
* Ensure
financial processes and controls are adhered to.
Stakeholder Support
* Act as the financial partner to Project Managers,
Integration leads, and senior stakeholders.
* Attend project, integration and investment
meetings, providing expert financial input and challenge where appropriate.
* Provide
insightful WIP financial analysis and reporting to senior stakeholders.
Essential
Skills and Experience:
* Qualified accountant
(ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent experience.
* Strong project
accounting and financial analysis background.
* Proven experience in
financial forecasting, modelling and assessing project viability.
* Excellent communication
skills, able to present financial information to non-financial
stakeholders.
* Advanced Excel and
strong financial modelling skills.
* Ability to handle and
analyse large data sets
* Highly organised,
analytical and detail driven.
Desirable Skills and Experience:
* Experience working in
transformation or change programmes.
* Experience in
professional services, legal, insurance or similar environments.
We reserve the right to close this role before
the date specified depending on the calibre and volume of candidates.
About
Fletchers Group
Fletchers
is a fast-growing, dynamic law firm specialising in personal injury and
clinical negligence law, with outstanding rankings in both The Legal 500
and Chambers & Partners. Following several strategic acquisitions,
we've evolved into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for continued
growth and innovation.
We
aspire to be the best place to work in the legal sector.
Our
workplace culture is inclusive, informal, and supportive, with a strong focus
on colleague wellbeing and happiness. We are proud to offer some of the best
hybrid and flexible working arrangements in the industry — because we
understand that balance drives performance.
At
Fletchers, we also value connection and collaboration. We create exciting
opportunities for teams to come together and thrive. Whether you're starting
your career or aiming for leadership, you'll find a clear path to progress and
development here — from apprenticeships and professional qualifications to
senior roles and Partnership.
We
seek out a broad range of challenging, high-quality legal work, enabling our
people to build meaningful and progressive careers. And we don't just talk
about development — we invest in it, with a significant proportion of our
colleagues working towards relevant qualifications at any given time.
We
reward those who help build our success and live our values. Our benefits
package is designed to grow with you, offering real opportunities to share in
our long-term strength. Our base pay and bonus structure is built to recognise
and reward high performance.
Join
us and be part of a law firm that's not only growing, but redefining what it
means to work in legal services.
Fletchers
Group is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce: we welcome
applications from any and all backgrounds. We're committed to providing a
culture and environment where everyone can thrive, understanding and
celebrating that no colleague is the same. We're proud of our work on the
Disability Confident scheme, signed up to BITC's Race at Work charter, and
working towards Henpicked's Menopause and Menstrual Friendly accreditations.