Project Accountant

Siemens Mobility Limited; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Mobility Limited is seeking a Project Accountant to join their team in Crawley. You will oversee financial forecasting and reporting for significant government-sponsored projects in a collaborative environment. The role entails working closely with project management teams and requires strong communication skills, experience in SAP, and an accounting qualification. The company promotes a flexible work environment, valuing individual employee needs and providing a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company bonus

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in Project Accounting advantageous.
• Experience in multi-discipline teams preferred.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly forecasts and annual budgets for projects.
• Month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring compliance.
• Management of supplier payments and dispute resolutions.

Skills

Strong communication

Influencing skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Part or Qualified accountant, CIMA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Job description

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We know that a business only thrives if our people are thriving. That’s why we always put our people first. Our global and diverse team would be happy to support you and challenge you to grow in many ways. Who knows where our joint journey will take you?

Siemens Mobility Rolling Stock have an opportunity for a Project Accountant to join their team working in Three Bridges, Crawley.

You will be responsible for several large and high-profile government sponsored projects and will work in a motivated and driven commercial team.

You will work closely alongside the project management team and other stakeholders to ensure effective forecasting, controlling, and reporting.

This role requires a minimum of2-3 daysin the Crawley office per week.

You’ll make a difference by ….

• Preparation of monthly forecasts and annual budgets for multiple projects, and transfer of necessary data and commentary to Finance in a timely manner.
• Month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing processes; ensure Financial Statements comply with Siemens guideline and local GAAP.
• Ensure correct allocation of costs; effectively control with responsible Managers, identifying and actively mitigating deviations from plan.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate Percentage of Completion models for multiple projects.
• Creation of new projects / sales orders and Work Breakdown Structure where necessary.
• Maintenance of Risk & Opportunity Register, drive ownership among project management for mitigation of risks and exploitation of opportunities.
• Monitoring of Non-Conformance Costs, as well as preparation of Root Cause Analyses and recording in local NCC Tool.
• Provision of accurate and timely management information to project management, Finance function and local and divisional HQs.
• Assist in capturing all costs in relation to Additional Services and Claims and negotiating settlements with Customers / Suppliers.
• Responsible for invoicing customer in line with contract; debt chasing through to collection.
• Management of supplier payments and liaising with suppliers to resolve disputed invoices, with the involvement of procurement when necessary.

Your success will be grounded by …

• Prior experience in Project Accounting advantageous, but not essential.
• Experience working collaboratively in multi-discipline teams.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Part or Qualified accountant, CIMA or equivalent preferable.
• Experience of working in SAP (Spiridon or similar).

Our compensation package includes a competitive salary, company bonus, holiday allowance and pension. We celebrate the fact that our employees are individuals and have different wants and needs. With this in mind, we have a flexible benefits scheme where you can tailor your benefits package to suit you.

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We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applications from all individuals, including those with disabilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter, who will be happy to support you.