Capital Delivery Project Accountant

Jersey Water; Jersey Marine; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Death in service

Private health scheme

Job summary

Jersey Water is seeking a Project Accountant to provide financial control, insight and assurance across its capital programme. You will link Finance, Capital Delivery, PMO and project teams to support governance and informed decisions.

Joining the Finance team, you will drive planning, monitoring and delivery of capital projects, ensuring accurate information and timely reporting aligned with governance and control requirements.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or qualified accountant (e.g., ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent experience in a finance role.
• 2-5 years' experience in project accounting within large scale capital programmes.
• Strong planning, forecasting and reporting skills with ability to interpret data and provide insights.
• Knowledge of financial controls, governance and audit requirements.
• Proficient in Excel and ERP/project cost modules; able to communicate with non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Maintain financial control across capital programmes with budgets, forecasts, actuals and change control.
• Ensure accurate project cost recording, coding and capitalisation; support governance and reporting.
• Develop and maintain cost and cashflow forecasts; produce monthly programme reporting with variance analysis.
• Provide financial challenge and insight to inform decision-making and risk management.
• Collaborate with procurement, cost and commercial teams to support long-term cost capture.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Reporting

Stakeholder comms

Advanced Excel

Education

Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

ERP systems

Project cost modules

Job description

Jersey Water is seeking a Project Accountant to provide financial control, insight and assurance across its capital programme. You will link Finance, Capital Delivery, PMO and project teams to support governance and informed decisions.

Joining the Finance team, you will drive planning, monitoring and delivery of capital projects, ensuring accurate information and timely reporting aligned with governance and control requirements.