Project Accountant (Mid-Senior Level)

ERM: Environmental Resources Management; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global environmental leader based in the UK is seeking a motivated Project Accountant to join their finance team. This role involves providing financial support to Project Managers, managing budgets, and improving KPIs. The successful candidate will benefit from opportunities for personal and professional development within a collaborative environment. This position is initially for 12 months with potential for extension or permanence.

Benefits

Study support

Membership support for professional bodies

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Motivated with a desire for personal and professional development.
• Ability to develop good working relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide general financial support to Project Managers.
• Manage project budgets successfully.
• Perform reconciliations of project variances and WIP.
• Analyze project costs against budget.
• Support invoicing and AR management.

Skills

Financial support

Budget management

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder relationship development

Analytical skills

Job description

Overview

ERM is seeking a motivated Project Accountant to join our UK Business Unit to support the finance function with general project accounting duties. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and exciting global environmental leader. ERM operates a collaborative environment, and this person will have the opportunity to continuously broaden his/her exposure and develop a rewarding finance career through working with our consultants and the rest of the Finance Team.

We are seeking someone for an initial 12 month period to cover an internal absence, however there is potential for this to be extended or made permanent dependant on performance.

What you can expect from ERM

ERM as a business are fully committed to the personal and professional development of our employees. We have many examples and instances of candidates within the Finance group joining the team in an entry level position and progressing internally. We are passionate about empowering individuals to fulfil their potential and to help with this we can offer study support and we also support membership of a number of professional bodies and accreditations.

Role and responsibilities

The key responsibilities of this role will be to provide general financial support to Project Managers and Partners with managing their budgets successfully and help our business to improve our KPIs.

The role will include duties such as:

• Project Set-up
• Project reviews
• Reconciliations of project variances and WIP
• Analysis of project costs against budget
• Support Project Managers with managing DSO days, by supporting Project Managers with invoicing and AR management and any associated queries
• Set-up and manage project trackers in Excel
• Ad-hoc queries
• Reporting
• Provide ongoing training of Project Managers, Partners and Administrators in the use of GMS and other financial management tools

The project accountant must be able to develop good working relationships with stakeholders on all levels and must therefore be very professional, outgoing and approachable. The role may involve some travel within the UK to other local offices.

Apply

To Apply: We aim to build an inclusive culture by identifying, acquiring, developing and retaining a highly skilled and high performing workforce which reflects the diverse global marketplace in which we operate, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious preference, sexual orientation, physical attributes, educational background.

If you share our value and are interested in this role, please send your CV and cover letter (in English) with your salary expectation.

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