Assistant Project Accountant

Wade Macdonald; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare package

Flexible hybrid working

Training and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Long-term progression opportunities

Job summary

Wade Macdonald is seeking an Assistant Project Accountant in Maidenhead to join a growing engineering-focused finance team. The role centers on project and contract accounting, revenue recognition, cost management and month-end processes across a diverse project portfolio.

You will work closely with senior finance colleagues, progressing towards ACCA/CIMA qualification, and develop expertise in ERP-enabled project accounting within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Progress towards ACCA/CIMA qualification.
• Strong understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and accruals accounting.
• Excellent Excel skills with ability to perform data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly project revenue calculations using percentage completion.
• Maintain WIP, accrued income, deferred income and contract schedules.
• Assist with project cost accounting including accruals and subcontractor costs.
• Post journals and reconcile project balance sheet accounts.
• Support month-end close with financial analysis and reporting.
• Produce project profitability and cost analysis reports.
• Raise customer invoices after approval and process amendments.
• Reconcile project and GL balances.

Skills

Excel

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

ACCA/CIMA in progress

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Assistant Project Accountant - Maidenhead - £25,000 / £30,000 - Hybrid working

About the Client

Wade Macdonald is working with a growing organisation operating within the Engineering sector, delivering complex projects for customers across a range of industries. As the business continues to expand, they are investing in their finance function to support increasing project activity and larger contract values.

About the Job

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional to join a collaborative finance team and develop specialist experience in project and contract accounting. Working closely with senior finance colleagues, you will support the financial management of projects from inception through to completion, ensuring accurate revenue recognition, project costing, reporting and month-end accounting across a diverse portfolio.

Duties will include:

• Preparing monthly project revenue calculations in line with percentage completion accounting.
• Maintaining work in progress (WIP), accrued income, deferred income and contract accounting schedules.
• Assisting with project cost accounting, including accruals, subcontractor costs and period-end adjustments.
• Posting journals and completing reconciliations for project-related balance sheet accounts.
• Supporting the month-end close process by preparing financial analysis and reporting.
• Producing project performance reports, including profitability and cost analysis.
• Raising customer invoices following commercial approval and processing amendments where required.
• Assisting with the reconciliation of project and general ledger balances.

About the Successful Applicant

You will have previous experience working within a finance team and be in the early stages of studying towards an ACCA or CIMA qualification. You will have a good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping, accruals accounting and balance sheet reconciliations, along with strong Excel skills. Experience of working with ERP systems would be advantageous. You will be organised, analytical and collaborative, with the confidence to communicate effectively across the organisation and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What You Will Receive in Return

• healthcare package
• flexible hybrid working
• ongoing training and development opportunities
• supportive team environment
• genuine opportunities for long-term progression