Senior Project Accountant

CMA Recruitment Group; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexi-hours

Pension 5% matched

Private medical insurance

Dental cover

Travel insurance

Cycle to work

Death-in-service 4x salary

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

CMA Recruitment Group is partnering with a growing technology-focused business in Southampton to recruit a Senior Project Controller who will bridge finance, operations, and project delivery across international projects.

The role offers hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 remote) with flexi-hours, a strong benefits package including pension and private medical cover, and a clear path to influence performance and investment appraisal across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data.
• Experience in project controlling, financial analysis, or project accounting is desirable.
• NetSuite experience is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Own budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting across multiple projects.
• Build strong relationships with project managers to monitor progress and risk.
• Conduct variance and profitability analysis to support performance reviews.
• Contribute to strategic planning, commercial reviews, and investment appraisal.
• Support finance process improvements and project audits.

Skills

Excel

Financial analysis

Project accounting

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Are you a finance professional who enjoys getting close to the action in complex, high-value projects? A growing, technology-focused business based in Southampton is looking to appoint a Senior Project Controller to join its expanding commercial finance team.

Working at the intersection of finance, operations, and project delivery, this is a great opportunity to influence performance and decision-making across a portfolio of dynamic, international projects. The organisation is part of a fast-evolving sector with a strong pipeline of work and a clear growth strategy, making this a fantastic next step for someone looking to progress within project finance.

What will the Senior Project Accountant role involve?

• Full ownership of budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting across multiple large-scale projects.
• Building close working relationships with project managers to monitor progress, manage risk, and ensure financial accuracy.
• Conducting variance and profitability analysis to support business performance reviews.
• Contributing to strategic planning, commercial reviews, and investment appraisal processes.
• Playing a key role in project audits and supporting finance process improvements.

Suitable Candidate for the Senior Project Accountant vacancy:

• Ideally experience in a project controlling, financial analysis, or project accounting role.
• Comfortable working across multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, commercial environment.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data (NetSuite experience advantageous but not essential).
• A confident communicator with the ability to influence and challenge cross-functional teams.

Additional benefits and information for the role of Senior Project Accountant:

• Hybrid working model with 3 days office, 2 remote but with additional flexibility offered if situational needs arise.
• Flexi-hours - Outcome led rather than time dictated.
• Generous benefits including: 5% matched pension (salary sacrifice).
• Private medical insurance (family cover via Vitality).
• Bupa dental cover (family).
• Annual travel insurance.
• Cycle to work and tech purchase schemes.
• Death-in-service at 4x salary.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.