Project Accountant

Pontoon; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy firm is seeking a Project Accountant for a 6-month contract in Warwick/Hybrid. The successful candidate will ensure accurate project forecasts, provide financial performance reviews, and develop standardized reporting processes. Ideal candidates will have significant financial reporting experience and knowledge of SAP S4 HANA. A collaborative approach and strong stakeholder management skills are essential. This role offers a competitive package in an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in reporting financial information.
• Ability to influence and work as part of a team.
• Proven experience in planning, forecasting, and budgeting across projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure thorough project forecasts with comprehensive variance analysis.
• Provide financial performance reviews to enhance project outcomes.
• Develop and implement standardized financial processes for reporting.

Skills

Reporting financial information

Team collaboration

Planning, forecasting, and budgeting

Stakeholder management

Supporting commercial decisions

Tools

SAP S4 HANA

MS Office

Job description

Overview

Job title: Project Accountant

Location: Warwick/Hybrid

Duration: 6 months

Adecco is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Project Management Team to ensure that monthly project forecasts are thorough, comprehensive and fully considered to incorporate reflective risk.
• Provide a review of financial performance to project teams and senior management undertaking variance analysis to help drive forwards improved project performance.
• Be recognised as a critical trusted partner for the business utilising your financial expertise and project knowledge to provide support to the wider business.
• Support the Project Manager in interpreting and understanding their portfolio - its regulatory outcomes and financial performance.
• Ensure accuracy of actual costs incurred and ensure an effective control environment is adhered to.
• Be responsible for the preparation and submission of expenditure into SAP in accordance with the central month end accounting timetable while ensuring supporting information is comprehensive and clear.
• Pro-actively develop and implement standardised, fit for purpose financial processes to forecast and report on project performance.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Possess significant experience of reporting financial information.
• Ability to influence and work as part of a team.
• Proven experience of planning, forecasting and budgeting across a variety of projects.
• Confident in stakeholder management and working across teams to deliver objectives.
• Experience in supporting commercial decisions with relevant financial information.
• Experience of SAP S4 HANA and MS Office would be an advantage.
• Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.