Senior Project Accountant

Boden Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance company in Greater London is seeking a Senior Project Accountant to assist in managing the finance team and ensure timely production of management accounts. Responsibilities include variance analysis, budgeting, and improving financial processes. The ideal candidate has strong commercial understanding and experience with project profitability. This position offers a salary of £60K-£80K per year.

Qualifications

• Experience in production of monthly management accounts.
• Strong background in variance analysis and budgeting.
• Commercial understanding for driving project profitability.

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Finance Business Partner in team management.
• Produce monthly management accounts timely and accurately.
• Manage results against forecasts and perform variance analysis.
• Support quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting cycles.
• Ensure adherence to financial processes and controls.
• Review Project Financials and drive performance.
• Oversee audit processes with External Auditors.

Skills

Management accounts production

Variance analysis

Budget preparation

Financial processes improvement

VAT return oversight

Job description

Senior Project Accountant

#1515363_509985 FM Finance Greater London Permanent £60K- £80K / Year

• Assist and support the Senior / Finance Business Partner with development and management of the Operating Unit Finance team
• Timely production of accurate insightful monthly management accounts in accordance with Skanska internal and International accounting policies
• Management of the Operating Unit’s results against forecasts and provide variance analysis for leadership team review
• Preparation, key support, analysis and coordination of the quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting cycle. Production of reporting pack for submission to MD and SFBP.
• Accountable for the timely and accurate completion of balance sheet reconciliations and identification of potential risks / opportunities
• Ensure financial processes / controls are adhered to and to identify / implement improvements in processes and systems as appropriate
• Review and challenge Project Financials at Forecast & Review meetings, working alongside the Project teams to drive the best performance
• Application of commercial understanding to drive project profitability
• Overview and review of VAT returns, PSA and other tax returns (with Accountant)
• Oversee the control recharges to contracts (and JVs where applicable)
• Ensure the JV process with other operating units runs smoothly with good oversight
• Manage the interim and year-end audit process working with External Auditors
• Provide year end statutory and other information to Group Finance