Project Accountant

Oakhill Recruitment Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Oakhill Recruitment Ltd seeks a Management Accountant to drive FP&A activities in a luxury yacht manufacturing environment. The role focuses on costings, data quality and actionable reporting for each bespoke build, rather than VAT or invoicing tasks.

You will own allocated production costs, oversee WIP, variance analysis and stock usage, and ensure ERP data integrity. Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you will collaborate with production and procurement, bring strong Excel skills (lookups, pivots,

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or project costing.
• Strong Excel skills with lookups, pivots and Power Query.
• Hybrid work model: three days in the office and two at home; part-time considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide gross profit reporting by build.
• Track WIP and revenue recognition.
• Analyze materials, labour and committed-cost variances.
• Monitor stock usage.
• Clean ERP data and explain discrepancies to production and procurement.

Skills

Cost accounting

Data analysis

Excel advanced

Lookups

Pivot tables

ERP navigation

Stakeholder communication

Education

CIMA/ACCA qualification

Tools

Power Query

ERP system

Job description

If you're a management accountant who'd rather spend the month on costings and data than on VAT returns and ledgers, read on.

This role sits within FP&A at an internationally recognised manufacturer of luxury sailing yachts, based on the Norfolk Broads. Each build is long, bespoke and complex, and your job is to track what each one really costs.

It's closer to project accounting than traditional management accounting. There's no VAT, no invoice processing and no credit control. You'll focus on boat production costs:

• gross profit reporting by build
• WIP and revenue recognition
• materials, labour and committed-cost variances
• stock usage

You'll also keep the ERP data clean enough to trust, and when a number doesn't look right you'll dig into it. You'll then explain it to colleagues in production and procurement, not just to finance.

You'll report to the Finance Planning & Analysis Manager in a settled, supportive team. Manufacturing or project costing experience will give you a real head start.

You'll also need strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivots and Power Query, and a CIMA, ACCA or similar qualification.

The pattern is hybrid, with three days in the office and two at home, and you agree which days with your manager. Part-time would also be considered for the right person.