Project Accountant - Environmental Consultancy

Allen & York; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy in Gauteng is seeking a proactive Project Accountant to enhance financial management across projects. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in project accounting and cost control, with strong financial reporting skills. This role offers the opportunity to make a positive impact while working in a dynamic environment focused on sustainability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in project accounting, cost control, or quantity surveying.
• Strong financial reporting, reconciliation, and project management capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to prioritise effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop and automate monthly financial and project reports.
• Manage Work-in-Hand reporting and support budgeting & cost-control processes.
• Authorise project purchase orders and ensure procurement compliance.
• Implement and improve subcontractor and cash-payment procedures.
• Monitor project risks and highlight variances to senior finance leaders.

Skills

Project accounting

Cost control

Financial reporting

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Business Central

BI tools

Job description

Project Accountant - Leading Environmental Consultancy | Gauteng, South Africa

Are you a detail-driven Project Accountant who thrives at the intersection of finance, project delivery, and operational excellence? An established international environmental consultancy is looking for a proactive finance professional to play a key role in strengthening project financial management across their growing business.

In this role, you'll work closely with project managers and senior leadership, providing accurate financial insights, enhancing reporting capability, and ensuring robust controls are consistently applied. You'll take ownership of key processes across budgeting, forecasting, job costing, cash flow management, and system optimisation, becoming the go‑to super user for the ERP job costing module.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Driving the development and automation of monthly financial and project reports
• Managing Work‑in‑Hand reporting and supporting budgeting & cost‑control processes
• Authorising project purchase orders and ensuring procurement compliance
• Implementing and improving subcontractor and cash‑payment procedures
• Maintaining project costing tools and templates for pricing and tenders
• Monitoring project risks and highlighting variances to senior finance leaders
• Leading monthly project write‑off reviews and supporting internal audits
• Partnering with project managers to maintain accurate, up‑to‑date financial data

What We're Looking For:

• 10+ years' experience in project accounting, cost control, or quantity surveying
• Strong financial reporting, reconciliation, and project management capabilities
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise effectively
• Experience with Microsoft Business Central and BI tools (advantageous)
• A proactive, solution‑focused mindset with strong attention to detail

Interested?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a purpose‑driven organisation making a positive impact on people, communities, and the environment, while playing a pivotal role in shaping project financial performance.

If you're ready to take the next step in your project accounting career, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and help deliver the climate solutions that the future depends on.

Allen & York - delivering Sustainable Recruitment Solutions since 1993.

About us

Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose‑led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all.

Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability.

Let us help build a better world, together.