Project Cost Assistant Accountant

Barclay Meade; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design and engineering company in the UK is seeking a Cost and Assurance Accountant for a one-year FTC starting October 2025. The role involves operational accounting, ensuring compliance with financial processes, preparing invoices, and managing project accounting activities. Candidates should have relevant accounting experience, strong Excel skills, and an understanding of GDPR compliance.

Qualifications

• Degree or relevant experience in a related field.
• Experience in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Proficient in using computerized systems and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with accounting requirements.
• Prepare monthly applications for payment to clients.
• Oversee processing of supplier invoices.

Skills

Accounting/cost experience

Competent in Excel

Understanding of GDPR

Ability to work to deadlines

Education

Degree/qualification in relevant discipline

Job description

Overview

Contract Length: 1 year FTC - starting 31st October 2025

Our client, a leading business in the design and engineering field, has an exciting opportunity for a Cost and Assurance Accountant to join the team in Birchwood Park, Warrington.

The role is heavily operational and transactional, which aligns closely with accounts payable / finance support and well as project and cost accounting.

Responsibilities

• Understand and ensure compliance with the Contract actual cost accounting requirements, Ensure our finance operating processes, accounting standards and governance are followed
• Participate in preparation of monthly application for payment to the Client in line with contract T&C and assist in development and maintenance of Application for Payment/cost database
• Raise sales invoices based on approved payment certificates
• Oversee timely processing and payment of suppliers invoices, maintain subcontractors\' invoice and cost trackers, reporting
• Take part in Client\'s monthly audits in line with the procedure and mutual assurance of other Partners under the Contract; being involved in preparation of Annual Statement
• Assist with preparation of projects set up, transactions management throughout the project duration, monthly accruals and projects closure
• Liaise with Resourcing team re personnel approvals/onboarding/offboarding, use of Resource database to extract audit information, if needed, monitor list of personnel working on the framework
• Understand build-up of bill rates in line with the contract and assist with calculations and true up, if needed

Qualifications

• Degree/qualification in relevant discipline or can be substituted by relevant experience.
• Accounting/cost experience and understanding is essential
• Used to handling sensitive and confidential information, including treatment of information in line with UK GDPR requirements
• Effective / Competent Computerised systems skills (including Excel) and ability to work with data, spreadsheets and formulae
• Ability to work to multiple deadlines and focused on delivery of best service to the Client and internal stakeholders