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Didcot
Robert Half
Project accountant
Posted: 5h ago
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We are delighted to be working with an innovative client who are looking for a Project Accountant for 6 months who can play a key role in supporting project delivery and business development across the organisation. This role requires a proactive and detail-oriented finance professional who can bridge the gap between finance and project teams, ensuring accurate project accounting and driving financial performance.

Responsibilities:

* Act as the main point of contact between Finance and Project Delivery teams, building strong relationships with internal stakeholders.
* Support the month-end process by preparing revenue recognition files and ensuring accurate financial reporting for projects.
* Reconcile project accounting with financial accounting to maintain strong internal controls.
* Investigate project variances and collaborate with Project Managers to address any discrepancies.
* Monitor project activities and milestones to ensure correct revenue recognition, cost tracking, and invoicing.
* Understand and apply funding rules to all relevant projects.
* Work closely with Project Managers to develop realistic financial budgets and forecasts, evaluating financial impacts and outcomes.
* Provide timely monthly financial updates and analysis for projects, incorporating PMO forecasts to track costs to completion.
* Reconcile employee timesheets with system uploads on a monthly basis.
* Manage project receivables, ensuring all revenue claims are submitted accurately and promptly to grant funding bodies.
* Lead individual project audits as required and manage the closure of project accounts upon completion.
* Own the preparation of key audit deliverables related to revenue recognition and project reporting.
* Assist with project-related accruals, prepayments, and transactional activities such as purchase ordering.
* Support the Finance team with ad-hoc tasks, helping to build resilience and collaboration across the team.
* Drive continuous improvement across financial processes, identifying opportunities to improve project invoicing and financial awareness within the business.

Requirements:

* Part qualified or qualified by experience.
* Government funding knowledge is essential.
* Project experience having managed budgets.
* Strong attention to detail, communication skills and adaptability to change.

Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: gb/en/privacy-notice.

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