Project Accountant

Circet; Clondalkin; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Circet in Clondalkin, Ireland is seeking a Project Accountant for their Data Centre Services. The role involves monitoring financial performance across multiple projects and supporting the PMO Team with budgets and forecasts.

The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail, financial analysis skills, and relevant accounting qualifications. This role offers an exciting opportunity to grow within a high-profile IT infrastructure company.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills.
• Strong collaboration skills within a team environment.
• Proven experience in financial project analysis.

Responsibilities

• Monitor financial performance of multiple projects.
• Support project management office on budgets and forecasts.
• Produce monthly project financial reports for senior leadership.
• Ensure accurate allocation of costs and revenues to projects.

Skills

Attention to detail

Financial performance monitoring

Forecasting

Budget management

Cash flow projections

Auditing

Education

Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)

Job description

We are hiring!

Circet Ireland are hiring for a Project Accountant for our Data Centre Services. This position will be based out of our GHQ in Clondalkin, Co. Dublin

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor financial performance of multiple projects.
• Support the PMO Team on project budgets, forecasts, cashflow projections and profitability analysis.
• Review and audit the PMO valuation tracking of project costs including travel, labour, supplier of services, materials, equipment, and other third‑party services on Hyperscale projects.
• Review and audit costs on microscale projects.
• Ensure accurate allocation of costs and revenues to individual projects.
• Maintaining audit files for all projects – producing files for internal/external audits.

Revenue & Billing

• Support monthly revenue recognition process, including WIP (Work in Progress) calculations and accruals.

Reporting & Analysis

• Project Financial Summary Report – Produce monthly project financial reports for senior leadership. Project profitability, highlights on overspend or margin erosion, used in monthly finance and operations reviews.
• Budget vs Actual Cost Report – Track actual spends against approved project budgets, reports on cost overruns, supports PMO corrective action.
• WIP (Work in Progress) Report – Tracking Hyperscale timing differences between costs incurred, revenue recognised, customer and supplier invoicing. Important for month‑end accounting and audit support.
• Cash Flow Forecast Report – Ensure adequate working capital, assist in supplier payment timing, critical for Hyperscale projects.
• Change Order / Variation Tracker – Working with the PMO team on reporting any changes to the scope of the project, ensuring additional work is invoiced.
• Project Margin Analysis Report – Profitability trends, original margin vs current forecast margin.
• Work with PMO on KPI Dashboard – Revenue delivered, GM%, Budget Utilisation %, Invoice collection days, Forecast completion %.
• Forecast at Completion – Forecasting final project profitability.
• Monthly Reporting Pack for Hyperscale Projects – Working with PMO to gather this information – Executive summary, financial summary dashboard, Budget vs Actual Analysis, WIP schedule, Revenue recognition report, cashflow forecast, variance commentary, change order register, forecast & completion.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing IT infrastructure business delivering high‑profile projects. If you are motivated, with strong attention to detail, highly organised, and able to manage multiple tasks with strong team collaboration skills, we would welcome your application.

Desirable

• Part‑qualified or qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent).
• Experience supporting projects.