Senior Project Accountant

Accountable Recruitment; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Accountable Recruitment are partnering with a growing UK-based organisation to appoint an experienced Senior Project Accountant on a 9-12 month fixed-term contract. Based in Chester, you will work a hybrid model with 1 day per week in the office; fully remote candidates will also be considered.

This role requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification, strong project accounting and finance transformation experience, and proficient NetSuite expertise to support ERP and entity hive-up initiatives across the

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification is required.
• Previous experience with NetSuite is essential.
• Experience in project accounting or finance transformation projects is required.
• Experience supporting legal entity restructuring or hive-up/group simplification initiatives.
• Strong financial controls and reporting processes knowledge.
• Excellent stakeholder management with ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Self-starter who can work autonomously and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience working with external advisers and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Support post-implementation optimisation and embedding of NetSuite across the business.
• Review processes and identify opportunities to improve reporting, controls and system usage.
• Lead and support a project to hive up multiple legal entities, driving reporting efficiencies and simplification across the group structure.
• Partner with Finance, Tax, Legal and external advisers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure accurate migration, alignment and reporting of financial information across entities.
• Support development of enhanced management reporting and business insights.
• Assist senior finance leadership with project reporting, analysis and key decision-making.
• Drive best practice across financial controls, governance and reporting processes.
• Manage stakeholders across the business to ensure successful project delivery.

Skills

Project accounting

Finance transformation

Stakeholder management

Analytical/problem solving

Autonomous/self-starter

Communication skills

Education

ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified Accountant

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Accountable Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a growing UK-based organisation who are seeking to appoint an experienced Senior Project Accountant to join the team on a 9-12 month fixed-term contract.

Based in Chester, you will work a hybrid model with just 1 day per week in the office. Fully remote candidates will also be considered.

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced qualified accountant with a strong project and transformation background, particularly around ERP systems and legal entity restructuring.

Salary/Benefits:

• Circa £80,000
• 9-12 month Fixed-Term Contract
• Hybrid working (1 day per week in Chester office)
• Fully remote considered
• Opportunity to play a key role in a significant finance transformation programme

Job Duties:

• Support the post-implementation optimisation and embedding of NetSuite across the business.
• Review existing processes and identify opportunities to improve reporting, controls and system utilisation.
• Lead and support a project to hive up multiple legal entities, driving reporting efficiencies and simplification across the group structure.
• Partner with Finance, Tax, Legal and external advisors throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure the accurate migration, alignment and reporting of financial information across entities.
• Support the development of enhanced management reporting and business insights.
• Assist senior finance leadership with project reporting, analysis and key decision-making.
• Drive best practice across financial controls, governance and reporting processes.
• Manage stakeholders across the business to ensure successful project delivery.

Who will I report in to?

Finance Director / CFO

When will interviews be taking place?

Interviews will be taking place as soon as suitable candidates are identified.

Ideal Experience

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified Accountant.
• Previous experience of Netsuite is absolutely essential
• Proven experience in project accounting, finance transformation or change environments.
• Experience supporting legal entity restructuring, hive-up projects or group simplification initiatives.
• Strong understanding of financial controls and reporting processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and deliver to tight project deadlines.
• Experience working with external advisers and cross-functional project teams.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to join a business undergoing significant transformation and make a lasting impact