Project Accountant

ARM; Wytham; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

ARM in Oxford is seeking a Project Accountant for a 12-month hybrid contract. The role involves validating financial integrity of offers, developing project plans, and supporting budgeting and month-end activities.

You will ensure accurate cost allocation and carry out EAC updates with labour and sub-contractor costs. The ideal candidate has strong accounting knowledge, excellent communication, and proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel, with the ability to coordinate multiple tasks under

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of accounting principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience writing reports and procedures.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel.
• Able to coordinate multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Solid grasp of work package management and risk principles.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Senior Management to validate financial integrity of offers.
• Develop work breakdown structures for project plans and schedules.
• Assist in operating plans and forecast updates to the budget.
• Ensure accurate finance data and proper cost allocation.
• Prepare Group contract reviews and EAC updates.
• Support month-end closing and correct accounting treatments.

Skills

Accountancy principles

Communication skills

Report writing

Task coordination

Work package management

Risk management

Structured planning

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Project Accountant

Oxford

12-month Contract - Hybrid

£44.28 per hour - Umbrella

The Role:

• Liaise with the Senior Management Team to validate the financial integrity of offers before sending to customer.
• Develop work breakdown structures to generate project plans, work packages and schedules for future contract proposals.
• Assist in the preparation of operating plans and forecast updates to the annual budget. Also reporting deviations to budget.
• Ensure all finance data is accurate ensuring costs are allocated correctly and hours bookings are up to date across the programme.
• Prepare Group contract reviews and monthly ?Estimate at Completion? (EACs) updates. Ensure labour and sub-contractor costs are correctly booked.
• Support month end closing for financial reporting, ensuring correct accounting treatments on the programme.

Requirements:

• Good working knowledge of accountancy principles
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good report and procedure writing skills
• Use of MS office and Excel in particular
• Ability to coordinate a number of tasks simultaneously, and to prioritise and work to tight deadlines
• Solid understanding of work package management and work package control
• Knowledge of risk management principles
• A structured /methodical approach to all planning/tracking tasks