Project Accountant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting a Finance Business Partner to work closely with senior leaders and their teams, supporting strategic and operational decision making across the business.

Based in Derby with hybrid working, the role focuses on revenue recognition, cost control, budgeting and forecasting, and delivering insightful performance analysis to optimise value.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong business partnering experience
• Excellent analytical ability (Excel, Power BI, etc)

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

CIMA

ACCA

ACA

Business Partnering

project control

cost management

revenue recognition

financial modeling

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

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)

Desired Skills and Experience

• CIMA
• ACCA
• ACA
• Business Partnering
• project control
• cost management
• revenue recognition
• financial modeling