Interim Project Accountant

Robertson Bell; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A London-based care provider is seeking an interim Project Accountant for a six-month contract. This role involves leading the integration of legacy contracts into the accounting structure and requires strong finance business partnering skills. Ideal candidates should be qualified accountants with experience in the care sector and advanced MS Excel skills. The position includes onsite work primarily in East London with some flexibility expected over time.

Qualifications

• Strong foundations in finance business partnering and management accounting.
• Thorough understanding of the care sector, particularly costs and revenue streams.
• Proactive approach to work, balancing autonomy and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Business partnering with operational directors and service managers to improve financial knowledge.
• Migrating existing financial information into the system and ensuring robust accounting processes.
• Utilizing cost models to identify opportunities on existing contracts.
• Preparing monthly management accounts with supporting commentary and analysis.

Skills

Finance business partnering

Management accounting

MS Excel

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Robertson Bell are pleased to be supporting a London-based care provider to recruit an interim Project Accountant on an initial six-month contract, following a recent acquisition.

This role will lead on the integration of the legacy organisations commercial contracts and operational delivery into the groups accounting structure.

Through the early parts of this contract, you will be required to be onsite up to four times per week with the vast majority based across East London and into Essex so, access to a car would be advantageous. As the contract progresses there is likely to be more flexibility on travel, reducing to about two days per week in the Head Office based in a South London location.

The Project Accountant will be responsible for the following:

• Business partnering with operational directors and service managers to improve financial knowledge and management, in particular stringency on hours worked vs billed.
• Migrating existing financial information, pertaining to the acquired care contracts, into the system and ensure there are robust accounting processes (management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, accounts payable and receivable) to support these.
• Utilising cost models to identify opportunities on existing contracts and to assess viability on new contracts.
• Preparing monthly management accounts for the newly acquired contracts with supporting commentary and analysis.

Our client is looking for:

• A qualified accountant with strong foundations in finance business partnering and management accounting.
• Thorough understanding of the care sector, in particular costs and revenue streams.
• Intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills.
• A proactive approach to work and ability to balance autonomy and collaboration.

Please don’t hesitate to apply now, applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis!