Project Accountant

Adele Carr Recruitment Limited; Ashley; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days leave + 5 after probation

Private medical or gym membership

Life assurance and critical illness

Salary sacrifice pension

Job summary

Adele Carr Recruitment Limited in Altrincham is seeking a Project Accountant to join a growing SME. This role combines technical finance, commercial insight and stakeholder management within a project-based environment.

You will own the monthly project invoicing, review project budgets and contracts, and provide financial insight to drive revenue optimisation. Hybrid working options and a £60,000 salary plus benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Ideally ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a project-based finance role.
• Experience in service-led businesses.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly project invoicing and revenue billing.
• Review project timesheets, rate cards and contracts.
• Review project performance, budgets and forecasts with leads.
• Produce and review budget packs and identify variances and opportunities.
• Facilitate monthly commercial review meetings with stakeholders.
• Provide financial insight into project profitability and revenue optimisation.
• Maintain project and contract data in internal systems.
• Support year-end and audit requirements for project revenue and invoicing.
• Develop finance team in project-based activities.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA fully qualified

Project accounting experience

Service-led environment

Project billing models

Excel & analytics

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Initiative & ownership

Commercial mindset

Tools

Excel

Job description

Project Accountant
Location: Altrincham
Salary: c£60,000 per annum + benefits
Hours:Monday to Friday, 9:00am-5:30pm
Permanent Hybrid working options

Join a growing and forward-thinking SME organisation based in Altrincham as a Project Accountant. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant with experience in a project-based environment who enjoys combining technical finance, commercial insight and stakeholder management.

The business has experienced significant growth and works with an impressive portfolio of clients, delivering complex projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the monthly project invoicing and revenue billing cycle, ensuring accuracy and compliance with contractual terms.
• Review project timesheets, rate cards and contracts to ensure all billable activity is captured correctly.
• Work closely with Project and Engagement Leads to review project performance, budgets and forecasts.
• Produce and review budget packs, identifying over/underspend, risks and commercial opportunities.
• Facilitate monthly commercial review meetings with key stakeholders.
• Provide financial insight into project profitability, utilisation and revenue optimisation.
• Review project lifecycles and identify opportunities to maximise revenue from existing client contracts.
• Maintain accurate project, contract and commercial information within internal systems.
• Support business planning and provide assurance over revenue forecasts and the wider business pipeline.
• Take ownership of invoices and deliverables within strict client SLAs.
• Support year-end and audit requirements relating to project revenue and invoicing.
• Build strong relationships across Finance, Operations, Delivery and Project teams.
• Develop into a key Finance representative in client meetings, providing commercial insight and supporting decision-making.
• Support and provide guidance to less experienced members of the wider finance team.

Key Skills

• Ideally ACA, ACCA or CIMA (fully qualified / newly qualified) candidates or similar experience
• Previous experience within a Project Accountant or similar project-based finance role.
• Working within service led businesses
• Experience of project billing models involving staff/labour timesheets, time and materials, fixed-price services and/or licensing.
• Strong experience reviewing contracts, rate cards, project budgets and revenue.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail with a focus on quality and accuracy.
• Confident using your own initiative, and taking ownership of your work.
• Commercially minded, with the ability to identify risks and opportunities.

Benefits:

• 20 days' annual leave, increasing to 25 days following successful completion of the six-month probation period.
• Private medical cover or gym membership
• Life assurance, Critical illness cover.
• Salary sacrifice pension with 4% employer contribution.