Project Accountant - Beaconsfield
JSS Search are delighted to be supporting our client, a fast growth successful business based in Beaconsfield, on the recruitment of this new Project Accountant role. This Project Accountant role will be a 12 month FTC contract.
The ideal candidate will have experience in management accounting, cost management, cost reporting; cash management and allocation of costs, allied with good stakeholder management and data analysis skills. The role will support the commercial teams and will also manage a finance analyst who will be responsible to assisting with month end, data analysis and transactional processes.
Project Accountant
Responsibilities
Manage month-end process for a major project, accruals and prepayments
Provide accurate monthly cost analysis and cost reporting, including reconciliation of costs and correct cost allocation.
Manage Work in Progress (WIP)
Continuously improve financial processes & procedures and controls
Oversee and ensure compliance with established financial processes and procedures.
Lead and / or assist with balance sheet reviews, ensuring reconciliations are completed on time and to a high standard.
Timesheet allocation
Turning data into insight (performance summaries, presentations) and make recommendations
Manage and coach one finance analyst
Profile
Ideally Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) with post qualified experience
Management Accounting and reporting
Experience of cost analysis and cost management is an advantage
Project accounting and/or WIP would be an advantage
Commercial acumen, ability to help ensure costs and margins and managed
On Offer:
Salary of circa £55,000-£60,000 plus bonus and benefits
Hybrid working 2/3 days in the office