Project Accountant

SEA Ltd; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical health insurance

Employee Assistance Program

25 days’ annual leave plus buy and sell

Half day Fridays

Job summary

SEA Ltd in Bristol is looking for a Project Accountant to support portfolio teams in delivering financial performance. This hybrid role requires onsite presence two days a week, with a salary up to £50,000 depending on qualifications and experience.

You will assist in the financial management of projects, ensure compliance with financial standards, and produce monthly project financial data. The company offers generous benefits such as flexible working, 25 days annual leave, private medical health insurance, and more.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management related to projects.
• Strong analytical skills for financial data analysis.
• Experience in working with project managers.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers in financial management of projects.
• Ensure project trading complies with financial standards.
• Produce monthly financial data for projects.
• Analyze financial information to identify trends.

Skills

Financial management

Analysis of financial information

Business partnering

Project management

Education

ACCA/CIMA qualification or equivalent

Job description

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. As Project Accountant you'll support our portfolio teams in delivering financial performance for SEA, working towards target measures, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of results.

The Project Accountant role can be based at any of our three sites, Bristol, Barnstaple or Beckington. This role does require being onsite a minimum of 2 days a week, with travel to each site as required.

The salary for this role is up to £50,000, depending on level of qualification and experience.

What you'll be doing

• Supporting Project Managers in financial management of their projects
• Ensuring project trading is in line with financial standards (in particular IFRS15)
• Production of monthly financial data relating to projects
• Input to production of presentation material to support various Integrated Business Planning meetings
• Analysis of financial information to identify anomalies, trends and opportunities
• Business partnering Project Managers and Portfolio Leads
• Providing support to the Statutory Financial Audits
• Potential for line management responsibility

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out‑of‑the‑box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits we offer:

Work life balance

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal – online and in-store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

Join us and be part of something smaller - with500people in the UK and Canada – doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

If you’d like to know more, please give Dave from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330 0414172. Or reach out to us on [e-mail]