Project Accountant

TN United Kingdom; Ross-on-Wye; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Ross-on-Wye is seeking a Project Accountant to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on providing key financial insights for project management and supporting the financial controller. The ideal candidate will be part-qualified or qualified in finance, with strong analytical skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Attractive salary and benefits package offered, along with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Study package for financial qualification

Flexible start/finish times

Generous holiday allowance

Contributed pension scheme

Progression/development opportunities

Qualifications

• Part-qualified/qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent experience.
• Experience in project accounting preferred.
• Strong communication and MS Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure financial robustness of projects and report on income.
• Support month-end processing and year-end audit.
• Partner with stakeholders to achieve commercial targets.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Proactive approach

Financial systems

MS Excel

Education

CIMA

ACCA

ACA

Tools

Sage 50

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Project Accountant

Employer Location: England, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire

Salary: - per annum

Closing date: 16 Jun 2025

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Job Details

Your new company

Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a leading, rapidly growing, and successful group within an interesting sector looking to recruit a dynamic and hands-on Project Accountant for their offices based in Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire. A newly created growth role reports directly to the Financial Controller, working within a close-knit accounting team. The focus of the role will be to support in providing key financial information on projects to support the senior management team with important decision-making. Open to part-qualified/qualified finance professionals, candidates who are qualified by experience or Management Accountants looking to add value in a commercial project finance role.

Your new role

Key duties will involve ensuring projects are financially and commercially robust, capturing and reporting on all income. Playing a key part in helping the business understand key financial areas such as customer profitability and margin analysis while controlling costs and working with operational teams to drive efficiency and cost savings. You will support the financial controller and finance team in month-end processing, year-end audit, and ad-hoc duties/projects. Provide support with budgeting and reporting, controlling cash flows and margins along with recommending/supporting process improvement/automation to achieve better results. You will ensure key commercial targets are achieved and partner internally with a range of stakeholders.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this permanent Project Accountant role, you will need some experience in a similar role, strong communication skills to partner internally/externally at all levels, comfortable with financial systems with strong MS Excel. You will have key attention to detail, a self-starter with a positive/proactive working approach. You will be part-qualified/qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or qualified by experience, with the ability to adapt to a growing and changing group. You will be used to managing workloads to meet deadlines along with being willing to learn. Experience within an international business, project accounting, and Sage 50 would be advantageous but not essential.

What you'll get in return

This permanent Project Accountant role offers a salary between £40,000 - £50,000 per annum, depending on experience, based in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Benefits include a study package for financial qualification (if applicable), flexible start/finish times, generous holiday allowance, contributed pension scheme, progression/development opportunities, and further group benefits. A great opportunity to join an interesting group where you can really add commercial value as the business grows further.