Project Accountant - £55k, permanent position. Location, Chatham, Kent, Hybrid working.
Responsibilities:
Reporting of the contract monthly accounts, budgets, forecasts and strategic plans
Identifying and targeting opportunities to improve the cash performance, financial performance and service delivery of the contract across its remaining term
Responsibility for the preparation of key financial data in support of customer and stakeholder management
Ownership of individual EACs for the major Projects, ensuring revenue recognition is in accordance with IFRS15 on a percentage of completion basis and that CTC and risk is reviewed and updated monthly
Financial modelling, validation and update across various models, including tracking and reporting performance, challenging operational assumptions and identifying leading indicators / actions to be addressed
Ensuring billing is accurate and timely
Support to pricing activity and the associated governance process
Own the production of timely and technically accurate contract accounts, EACs, budgets, forecasts and strategic plans including variance analysis for Projects and Small Works
Maintain a close working relationship with Operations, particularly Head of Programmes, the Senior Project Managers and the Small Works Manager
Own the production of monthly management accounts including site commentaries
Reconcile operational data to that reflected in the accounts and on other ancillary source data systems
Prepare customer facing balance sheet control account reconciliations and rectification actions required to resolve queries or issues
Prepare contract specific journals
Assist in the preparation of monthly contract review presentations identifying future opportunities and risks
Required experience:
Recognised professional qualification, significant PQE
Experience in Construction Industry or Defence Industry with Long Term Contract Accounting
Knowledge of IFRS15 desirable
Strong financial modelling skills utilising Excel
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