Project Finance Assistant: Forecasting & Cost Control

Randstad Sourceright; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Sourceright partners with Siemens UK to recruit a Finance Assistant for key project accounting work on the Deep Tube Upgrade Programme. You will support day-to-day financial controlling, reporting, and forecasting across multiple project activities alongside Commercial and Project Managers.

You will maintain PoC models, monitor costs, and assist with month-end processes while contributing to continuous improvement through digital tools and automation.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in project accounting or related fields.
• Familiar with month-end routines and cost forecasting.
• Experience with SAP accounting systems (Spiridon) and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Month-End & Financial Reporting: Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end processes in compliance with Siemens guidelines; maintain accounting principles, accruals, and cost centre controls.
• Forecasting & Budgeting: Assist in preparing monthly project forecasts, cost centre forecasting, headcount tracking, and annual budgets.
• Project Accounting & Cost Control: Update and maintain PoC models, monitor project costs, track NCC, and investigate variances.
• Risk & Governance: Maintain Risk & Opportunity Registers and support ICFR and audit requirements.
• Transactions & Variations: Capture costs for Additional Services, Claims, and Variation Orders; manage GRIR balances, invoicing, debt collection, and supplier queries.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to optimize financial reporting through digital tools, automation, and Copilot.

Skills

Project accounting

Financial reporting

Cost controlling

Stakeholder management

Excel proficiency

Tools

SAP

Spiridon

Microsoft Copilot

Excel

Job description

Randstad Sourceright partners with Siemens UK to recruit a Finance Assistant for key project accounting work on the Deep Tube Upgrade Programme. You will support day-to-day financial controlling, reporting, and forecasting across multiple project activities alongside Commercial and Project Managers.

You will maintain PoC models, monitor costs, and assist with month-end processes while contributing to continuous improvement through digital tools and automation.