Senior Project Accountant

Royal London Mutual Insurance Society; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Senior Project Accountant to support their Cost Management team. The successful candidate will ensure financial health across diverse projects, challenge the business on financial performance, and deliver insightful management information to stakeholders. The role offers a hybrid working arrangement and excellent workplace benefits, including a matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Up to 14% employer matching pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Experience with investment appraisal techniques and considerations.
• Strong communication and relationship management with senior colleagues.
• Proficiency in accounting software required.

Responsibilities

• Support and challenge business on financial management of Change Portfolio.
• Drive financial appraisal on investment cases and manage project accounting activities.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies and support audits related to project finances.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication

Relationship management

Education

Experience in investment appraisal techniques

Proficiency in accounting software

Microsoft Office Suite proficiency

Job description

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Job Title: Senior Project Accountant

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh / Alderley Park

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 28th July 2025

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Senior Project Accountant to join our Cost Management team. This role is an exciting opportunity to work on high impact wide variety of projects within our finance department and stakeholders across the organisation. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the financial health and maximising the benefits from our change investment.

About the Role

• To support and challenge the business on the financial management and performance of the overall Change Portfolio and individual portfolios including reasonableness reviews of forecast spend at an aggregate level.
• Drive high-quality and insightful financial appraisal on investment cases and linkage to business plans and forecasts.
• Lead benefit realisation process and ensure actual benefits are tracked and reflected within business plans.
• Deliver regular Change management information and commentary for senior stakeholders.
• Manage and oversee project accounting activities including allocations, ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Support internal and external audits related to project finances.

About You

• Experience of investment appraisal techniques and considerations.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise.
• Proactive and curious self-starter with the confidence and tenacity to drive improvements ability to drive improvements and maintain high quality standards in a challenging environment
• Strong communication and relationship management skills with senior colleagues across multiple functions.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite.

About Royal London

We're the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We're an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected - whatever their background.