Finance Project Accountant

BTG Recruitment; East Midlands; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Healthcare

Predominantly remote work

Job summary

BTG Recruitment is partnering with a rapidly growing international business to appoint a Finance Project Accountant. The role combines financial accounting and reporting with projects to modernise the finance function, including ERP, AI and automation initiatives.

You will support audit and group reporting, develop better data quality, and automate processes while working predominantly remotely with occasional travel to London and Nottingham. Salary £50,000–£55,000 plus pension and healthcare.

Qualifications

• Broad financial accounting or management accounting experience.
• Experience supporting external audits is desirable.
• Strong reporting and reconciliation skills.
• Ability to identify improvements in finance processes and implement them.
• Good Excel and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Support UK and US audit processes.
• Prepare audit schedules and respond to information requests.
• Produce consolidated financial information and board reporting.
• Provide financial analysis and commentary.
• Review and improve finance processes; automate manual work.
• Assist in ERP implementation and data quality improvements.
• Explore AI opportunities within the finance function.

Skills

Financial accounting

Data analysis

Excel

Project management

Process improvement

Curiosity about AI/automation

Education

Qualified by experience

Tools

ERP system

Power BI

AI tools

Job description

Finance Project Accountant

£50,000 to £55,000 plus pension and healthcare
Nottingham / Remote
Permanent

Are you an accountant who enjoys improving the way finance teams work?
BTG Recruitment is working with a rapidly growing, investment backed international business that is investing in its finance systems, reporting capabilities, automation and use of AI.

This newly created role combines financial accounting and reporting with the opportunity to work on projects that will modernise the finance function. You will support core activities such as audit and group reporting while helping the business automate manual processes, improve the quality of its data and make better use of technology.

The position is predominantly remote, with travel to an office in London approximately once a month and occasional meetings in Nottingham.

The role

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will work across financial accounting, reporting and finance transformation projects.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the UK and US audit processes
• Preparing audit schedules and responding to information requests
• Producing consolidated financial information and board reporting
• Providing financial analysis and commentary
• Reviewing existing finance processes and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Automating repetitive reporting, reconciliation and journal processes
• Exploring practical uses of AI within the finance function
• Supporting the development and implementation of the company's ERP system
• Improving the quality, consistency and accessibility of financial data
• Working with finance colleagues to document and redesign processes
• Supporting VAT and wider financial accounting activities when required
• Helping colleagues adopt new systems and ways of working

The ideal candidate

This role would suit an accountant who combines a strong understanding of finance with a genuine interest in systems, technology and process improvement.
You could currently be working as a:

• Financial Accountant
• Project Accountant
• Systems Accountant
• Finance Transformation Analyst
• Group Accountant
• Management Accountant

You may be qualified, at finalist level or qualified by experience. You do not need to be a technical AI specialist, but you should be curious about how AI and automation can improve finance processes and willing to take ownership of improvement projects.

You should have:

• Broad financial accounting or management accounting experience
• Experience supporting an external audit
• Strong reporting, reconciliation and financial control skills
• Experience improving a finance process or reducing manual work
• Good Excel and data analysis skills
• The ability to understand a process, identify weaknesses and recommend improvements
• Confidence working with finance and non finance stakeholders
• The ability to manage projects and work independently in a predominantly remote role

Experience of consolidated reporting, IFRS, US GAAP, ERP implementation, Power BI, process automation or AI tools would be advantageous but is not essential.

What is on offer?

• Salary of £50,000 to £55,000
• Permanent position
• Predominantly remote working
• Office attendance approximately once a month
• Company pension
• Healthcare
• Exposure to UK and US financial reporting
• The opportunity to work on AI, automation and finance transformation projects
• The chance to help shape how a growing international finance function operates
• Career development as the business continues to expand

This is an excellent opportunity for an accountant who wants to move beyond routine reporting and play an active role in improving systems, processes and the use of technology across finance.