Project Accountant: Budgets, Forecasts & Insight

Connells-Group-2; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Connells Group is seeking a Project Accountant in Milton Keynes to provide financial support, control, and reporting across a portfolio of projects. You will ensure costs, revenues, budgets, forecasts and financial performance are monitored to aid informed decisions by project managers and senior management.

Key responsibilities include preparing budgets and forecasts, analysing performance, and maintaining governance over business cases; you will also produce monthly reports and support audits,

Qualifications

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Experience in project accounting and financial analysis.
• Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain project budgets and forecasts.
• Analyse project financial performance and identify variances.
• Review and approve project journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Own governance of business cases including budgeting, forecasting, investment appraisal and benefits tracking.
• Produce monthly project financial reports and dashboards.
• Support project managers with budget monitoring and financial decisions.
• Assist with year-end and month-end close processes.
• Ensure compliance with policies and maintain project accounting records.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder comms

ERP knowledge

Project accounting

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA equivalent

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

NetSuite

Job description

Connells Group is seeking a Project Accountant in Milton Keynes to provide financial support, control, and reporting across a portfolio of projects. You will ensure costs, revenues, budgets, forecasts and financial performance are monitored to aid informed decisions by project managers and senior management.

Key responsibilities include preparing budgets and forecasts, analysing performance, and maintaining governance over business cases; you will also produce monthly reports and support audits,