Assistant Project Accountant

AVK; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible/hybrid working

Private Medical Insurance

Company Bonus Scheme

Merchandise access

Career development

Job summary

AVK is seeking an Assistant Project Accountant to join our Finance team in Maidenhead. You’ll prepare the accounting behind every project, handling revenue recognition, WIP, and project cost accounting across multiple delivery models, including multi-year contracts and made-to-order manufacturing.

You will maintain schedules supporting percentage completion, perform month-end journals, support client invoicing, and deliver reporting on time and cost capture across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Part or fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent), or qualified by experience.
• Solid grounding in double entry, accruals accounting and balance sheet reconciliation.
• Understanding of revenue recognition on a percentage completion basis and the supporting accounting across the P&L and balance sheet.
• Experience of project or contract environments where work is delivered in phases or across disciplines.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems; strong Excel.
• Confident dealing with people outside Finance, including chasing information and explaining why it is needed.
• Experience of working in a dynamic finance function, with the organisation to hold accuracy across competing deadlines and a fast pace.

Responsibilities

• Revenue Recognition & Contract Accounting
• Project Cost Accounting & Month-End Close
• Time capture & reporting
• Client Invoicing
• Project Reporting
• Data Integrity, Setup & Closure
• Systems, Process & Development

Skills

Excel

ERP systems

Data integrity

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent

Tools

ERP software

Job description

We’re looking for an Assistant Project Accountant to join our Finance team.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for preparing the accounting behind every project. It covers revenue recognition across all delivery models, from short-cycle services work through to multi-year contracts and made-to-order manufacturing, maintaining the schedules that support percentage completion, WIP, accrued and deferred revenue, together with project cost accounting. It prepares the reconciliations and month-end journals that underpin the project position, raises client invoicing on instruction from Commercial, and produces the reporting that shows how time and cost have been captured across the portfolio.

About Us

AVK is the largest and fastest-growing energy solutions company in the data centre industry. We power tomorrow’s data. Leading with an innovative approach, we are the ones who provide the power so that data centres run, uninterrupted. Our solutions are vast and comprehensive, giving data centre operators an end-to-end approach.

We’re leading the charge in the industry. We launched the first operational microgrid in Europe, we have an offering unique to anyone else’s, we’ve just been named among Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies 2026, and we continue to grow in scale, adding valuable employees to our already capable and expert team.

That’s where you come in. Ready to join us?

Key Responsibilities

• Revenue Recognition & Contract Accounting
• Project Cost Accounting & Month-End Close
• Time capture & reporting
• Client Invoicing
• Project Reporting
• Data Integrity, Setup & Closure
• Systems, Process & Development

Studies show some candidates only apply when they meet all criteria - we don’t expect that. If this role interests you and you meet many (not all) of the requirements, we’d love to hear from you.

A full copy of the job description is available upon request.

• Part or fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent), or qualified by experience
• A solid grounding in double entry, accruals accounting and balance sheet reconciliation
• Understanding of revenue recognition on a percentage completion basis and the supporting accounting across the P&L and balance sheet
• Experience of project or contract environments where work is delivered in phases or across disciplines
• Experience of project or contract environments where work is delivered in phases or across disciplines
• Working knowledge of ERP systems; strong Excel
• Confident dealing with people outside Finance, including chasing information and explaining why it is needed
• Experience of working in a dynamic finance function, with the organisation to hold accuracy across competing deadlines and a fast pace

• Salary band of £25,000 to £29,000
• Competitive benefits package
• Flexible / hybrid working options
• Ongoing training and career development
• Supportive, collaborative team environment
• Private Medical Insurance
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Access to AVK North Face Merchandise