Project Accountant/Business Partner

Marks Sattin (UK) Ltd; Sandford Hill; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance firm is seeking a proactive Project Accountant to support their operations team. The role involves monitoring project performance, developing budgets, and collaborating with production teams to enhance project profitability. This opportunity is great for those looking to strengthen their project accounting skills in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Must have strong Excel skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary.
• Commercial awareness is important.

Responsibilities

• Develop project budgets based on received quotes.
• Prepare financial reports tracking costs against budgets.
• Collaborate with production teams for financial insights.

Skills

Excel

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Commercial awareness

Education

Professional accounting qualifications

Job description

Our client are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Project Accountant to support their growing operations/finance team. Reporting to the Management Accountant, you will play a key role in monitoring project performance and ensuring that financial reporting accurately reflects activity on the ground. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone with strong Excel skills and a keen interest in working closely with production teams to drive project profitability and cash flow visibility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop project budgets based on quotes received.
• Prepare weekly and monthly financial reports tracking project costs and progress against budget.
• Identify and investigate cost overruns and unexpected expenditures.
• Highlight work undertaken outside of original scope or quote.
• Produce accurate cost-to-complete forecasts for ongoing projects.
• Prepare and maintain project cash flows, monitoring performance against the original financial plan.
• Collaborate with production and project teams to understand real-time activity and translate it into actionable financial insights.
• Support the Management Accountant with ad hoc analysis and reporting as required.

For this role, the client is looking for the following attributes:

• Strong Excel skills are essential.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise effectively across departments.
• A proactive, hands-on attitude and the ability to work independently under the guidance of the Management Accountant.
• Good commercial awareness with a strong grasp of project environments and cost control.
• Professional accounting qualifications are not essential but may be beneficial.

You'll be joining a dynamic and supportive team where your input will directly influence project success and company performance. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to develop their project accounting/business partnering experience in a practical, fast-paced environment.

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