Senior Project Accountant

Avk-Seg; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible / hybrid working options

Private Medical Insurance

Company Bonus Scheme

Access to AVK North Face Merchandise

Ongoing training and career desarrollo

Job summary

AVK is seeking a Senior Project Accountant to ensure accuracy of project balances in the general ledger and oversee revenue recognition across delivery models, including multi-year contracts and made-to-order manufacturing. The role spans month-end close, project reporting, and FP&A inputs for Board reporting, with a focus on data integrity and clear explanations of movements.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with ERP experience, strong Excel, and ability to engage with Pods

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent and UK GAAP knowledge.
• Experience in revenue recognition on multi-period contracts including % completion.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS 15 and cost accounting in project environments.
• Proficient in ERP and project costing systems with excellent Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Revenue Recognition & Contract Accounting for projects spanning multiple periods.
• Project Cost Accounting and Month-End Close activities.
• Project Reporting and Management Accounts preparation including intercompany.
• Statutory reporting and consolidation inputs for FP&A and Board packs.
• Systems, process, and team development to improve controls and data integrity.
• Explain accounting positions clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

Skills

Excel

Project accounting

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Project costing systems

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Project Accountant to join our Finance team.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for the accuracy and integrity of project balances within the general ledger. It owns revenue recognition across all delivery models, from short-cycle services work through to multi-year contracts and made-to-order manufacturing, covering percentage completion, WIP, accrued and deferred revenue, together with project cost accounting. It produces the monthly project summary report used by Commercial Finance and the Pods to review project performance. The role also prepares and presents the trading result down to gross margin within the monthly management accounts, at both individual entity and consolidated level, providing the general ledger element of the pack for FP&A to consolidate into Board reporting.

The Senior Project Accountant is accountable for the reported position being right, complete and explainable. While the role is predominantly finance-facing, direct engagement into the Pods and Commercial Finance will be necessary where the accounting position requires it. The role must be able to explain any movement, adjustment or unusual entry passing through the project ledger — including the basis for provisions raised, held or released — and is the point of contact for external and statutory reporting on project financials.

About Us

AVK is the largest and fastest-growing energy solutions company in the data centre industry. We power tomorrow’s data. Leading with an innovative approach, we are the ones who provide the power so that data centres run, uninterrupted. Our solutions are vast and comprehensive, giving data centre operators an end-to-end approach.

We’re leading the charge in the industry. We launched the first operational microgrid in Europe, we have an offering unique to anyone else’s, we’ve just been named among Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies 2026, and we continue to grow in scale, adding valuable employees to our already capable and expert team.

That’s where you come in. Ready to join us?

Key Responsibilities

• Revenue Recognition & Contract Accounting
• Project Cost Accounting & Month-End Close
• Project Reporting
• Management Accounts, Intercompany & Statutory Reporting
• Systems, Process & Team Development
• Data Integrity, Setup & Closure

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Revenue accounting on contracts spanning more than one accounting period, including percentage completion, WIP, accrued and deferred revenue
• Experience of project or contract environments where work is delivered in phases or across disciplines, and an understanding of how scope, change and margin are allocated between them
• An appreciation of the controls that keep labour and cost aligned to the right job · Familiarity with IFRS 15, including the principles of performance obligations
• UK GAAP (FRS 102)
• Management accounts preparation, with exposure to multi-entity reporting and intercompany · Has improved or introduced financial processes, policies or controls, and can evidence the difference it made
• Confident with ERP and project costing systems, and able to build reporting from them; strong Excel
• Able to explain accounting positions clearly to non-finance stakeholders
• Line management experience is welcome but not essential; technical capability is the priority

Studies show some candidates only apply when they meet all criteria - we don’t expect that. If this role interests you and you meet many (not all) of the requirements, we’d love to hear from you.

A full copy of the job description is available upon request.

• Salary band of £50,000 - £60,000

• Competitive benefits package
• Flexible / hybrid working options
• Ongoing training and career development
• Supportive, collaborative team environment
• Private Medical Insurance
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Access to AVK North Face Merchandise