Project Accountant

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Derby (2–3 days)

Career progression

Job summary

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited in Derby seeks a Finance Business Partner to support senior leaders in strategic and operational decision making, ensuring P&L delivery and robust cost control.

You will produce weekly and monthly performance reporting, develop KPIs, and provide variance analysis to assist decision makers. The role requires a qualified accountant with strong stakeholder management and Excel/Power BI skills, in a hybrid Derby setting.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong business partnering experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and analytical abilities.
• Proficiency in Excel and Power BI or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate weekly and monthly performance reporting with focus on revenue and cost control.
• Deliver variance analysis with insightful commentary on workstream performance.
• Develop and maintain operational KPIs and volume drivers for revenue and cost management.
• Support the preparation, review and challenge of annual budgets and forecasts.
• Lead ad hoc financial reviews, analyses, and investigations into risks and opportunities.
• Recommend enhancements to financial reporting, governance and control processes.

Skills

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Excel

Power BI

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

The Finance Business Partner to work closely with senior leaders and their teams, supporting both strategic and operational decision making across the business

Client Details

Growing, privately owned, £100mt/o Infrastructure Services business based in Derby

Description

You will act as a trusted advisor to Divisional Operating Directors, supporting and challenging them to optimise financial and operational performance. This includes ensuring P&L delivery, effective cost control, accurate revenue recognition, and alignment of investment and projects with wider business objectives.

What you'll do

• Produce accurate and timely weekly and monthly performance reporting, with particular focus on precise revenue recognition and key cost control
• Deliver clear, value‑adding variance analysis with insightful commentary on workstream performance
• Develop and maintain relevant operational KPIs and volume drivers for revenue and cost management
• Support the preparation, review, and robust challenge of annual budgets and subsequent forecasts
• Lead and manage ad hoc financial reviews, analyses, and investigations into key risks, issues, and opportunities
• Recommend and implement enhancements to financial reporting, governance, and control processes

Profile

You will be a Qualified accountant with strong Business Partnering experience, exceptional Stakeholder Management skills and excellent analytical ability (Excel, Power BI, etc)

Job Offer

£55-60k, with career progression and Hybrid working (2-3 days per week in central Derby)