Project Accountant: Finance Partner for Growth (12-18m)

ICAEW; Larkhill; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Contributory pension

Death-in-service

Perk box

Subsidised canteen

Job summary

Hays Senior Finance is supporting a well-established organisation in Kidderminster to recruit a Project Accountant on a fixed-term basis. The role covers financial analysis, forecasting, project accounting and business partnering to support project teams and safeguard financial information.

You will prepare forecasts, report contract status, manage cashflows, perform variance analysis and assist with invoicing and budgeting while liaising with auditors and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Qualified or part-qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA)
• Strong commercial awareness and analytical skills
• Confidence working across both finance and operational/project teams
• Ability to translate financial information for non-finance colleagues
• Excellent Excel capability and comfortable working with detailed financial spreadsheets

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain weekly sales forecasts
• Produce monthly contract status reports
• Manage and forecast project cashflows
• Provide variance analysis against budget
• Support foreign currency payment hedging activity
• Assist with customer invoicing
• Track VoP indices and associated annual invoicing
• Support EAC reporting in line with IFRS 15/FRS 102
• Support the annual budgeting process and financial planning
• Liaise with internal and external auditors regarding project-related queries
• Maintain accuracy and integrity of project finance data

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder communication

Excel proficiency

Education

ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Hays Senior Finance is supporting a well-established organisation in Kidderminster to recruit a Project Accountant on a fixed-term basis. The role covers financial analysis, forecasting, project accounting and business partnering to support project teams and safeguard financial information.

You will prepare forecasts, report contract status, manage cashflows, perform variance analysis and assist with invoicing and budgeting while liaising with auditors and stakeholders.