Project Accountant

EA First Compass House; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established retail company in Wolverhampton is seeking a Project Accountant to manage reconciliations and support financial projects. The ideal candidate will have strong retail accounting experience, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work under tight deadlines. This position offers up to £40,000 per annum for a 6-month contract with the possibility of one day working from home.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in retail or project accounting.
• Proven expertise in complex reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own daily reconciliations for 200+ stores.
• Investigate and resolve variances with store operations.
• Develop reconciliation templates and documentation standards.
• Produce detailed reconciliation reports for finance leadership.
• Support financial projects, audits, and system implementations.

Skills

Retail accounting experience

Variance analysis

Detail-oriented

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Job description

My client, a large retailer is seeking a Project Accountant to be based from its offices in Wolverhampton (4 days per week).

My client is an established retailer based in Wolverhampton, who has seen significant growth over the last five years

As a retail focused Project Accountant based in Wolverhampton reporting to the Senior Management Accountant you will:

• Own in particular daily reconciliations for 200+ plus stores
• Investigate and resolve variances, liaising directly with store operations
• Develop and maintain reconciliation templates, checklists, and documentation standards
• Produce detailed reconciliation reports and present findings to finance leadership
• Support ad-hoc financial projects, audits, and system implementations with a reconciliation lens
• Work with IT to resolve data errors / missing data sets

The most desirable applicant for this retail focused Project Accountant role will:

• Have demonstrable experience in retail or project accounting
• Proven expertise in complex and large volume reconciliations as well as variance analysis
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving mindset, and ability to work under tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders at all levels

Up to £40,000 per annum for a 6 month contract

1 day working from home

EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this fixed term contract vacancy.