FP&A project accountant
Employer Location England, Bristol Salary Market rate Closing date 13 Mar 2026 View more categoriesView less categories Sector Salary band, Contract type Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.
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🚀 Interim FP&A / Project Accountant - Bristol (3-4-Month Contract)
Are you an FP&A specialist who loves getting under the skin of data and the business behind it? A large Bristol-based manufacturing organisation (400+ staff) is looking for an experienced interim FP&A / Project Accountant to step in and bring clarity to a complex overtime and timesheet environment.
This is a hands-on, high-impact contract where you'll combine advanced Excel & Power BI modelling with true business partnering - not just reporting the numbers, but understanding why they're happening.
What you'll be doing:
1. Reviewing and analysing overtime and timesheet data across 60-70 bookings
2. Building clear, insightful models in Excel & Power BI
3. Investigating cost drivers by getting out into the business and fact-finding
4. Partnering with PMO, Engineering, Finance and Operations
5. Bringing structure, control and insight to cost management
What we're looking for:
6. Proven FP&A / Project Accounting experience
7. Strong Excel & Power BI skills (you enjoy working with messy data)
8. Confident stakeholder engagement & business partnering
9. Background in manufacturing / costing / cost management is highly beneficial
10. Someone pragmatic, curious and commercially minded
The details:
11. Contract: 3-4 months
12. Rate: Circa £250-£350 per day (experience and pay type dependent)
13. Location: Bristol (3/2 split between office & home)
If you're an interim who enjoys solving real business problems, adding value fast, and leaving things better than you found them - this one's for you. Get in touch with Charlie Maidment at Hays Bristol to find out more.
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Company
At Hays we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
From CFO to Newly Qualified, we work with talented finance professionals and match them with organisations where they can achieve a lasting impact.
So much more than specialist recruiters in accounting and finance, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. All our consultants have strong relationships across the industry and the support of our extensive global network. That’s why organisations of all types and sizes – from international blue chips to SMEs – trust us to find the people who can help transform their business.
So, whether you want something local or international, permanent, or interim, we have the breadth of coverage and the depth of understanding to help you find it.
We have specialist recruitment teams in the following areas:
14. Corporate Governance
15. Credit Control
16. Part-Qualified Accountant
17. Payroll
18. Public Practice Accounting
19. Public Services Accounting
20. Senior Finance – Qualified
21. Support, Ledgers & Bookkeeping
22. Tax & Treasury
You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow
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