Key Responsibilities:
Project Finance Management:
* Partner with Project Directors and Architects to manage budgets, forecasts, and profitability throughout the project lifecycle.
* Coordinate and process changes to project financials - including scope adjustments, fee variations, and resourcing changes - ensuring updates are accurately reflected across the accounting system, forecasts, and internal reports.
* Review and reconcile project amendments to maintain consistency between contractual documentation, project schedules, and accounting.
* Produce and maintain project forecast vs. actual reports; identify deviations, analyse causes, and support corrective actions.
* Provide clear insight to senior leadership on revenue recognition, utilisation, and margin performance.
* Oversee invoicing and WIP management, ensuring revenue is recognised in line with project progress and contractual milestones.
* Liaise with project leads to monitor sub-consultant and supplier costs and ensure timely approvals and billing.
* Support compliance with timesheet completion and data integrity for all project-related entries.
Financial and Management Accounting:
* Prepare project and department-level profitability reporting for internal review and consolidation.
* Support credit control and cashflow forecasting through accurate monitoring of project billings and receipts.
* Support the Head of Financial Reporting & Control in implementing and refining project accounting procedures, including fee change tracking, project closeout reconciliations, and variance analysis.
* Contribute to continuous improvement of financial systems and ensuring data consistency and workflow efficiency.
About You:
* Qualified or finalist accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA).
* Strong experience in project accounting, ideally within architecture, engineering, or professional services.
* Strong understanding of project costing, WIP, and margin analysis.
* Excellent Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, modelling).
* Experience with Sage 200, Deltek, or similar project accounting systems.
* Exceptional attention to detail, analytical mindset, and commercial awareness.
* Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with creative teams.
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