At a Glance
- Tasks: Own project accounting, manage financial reporting, and drive improvements in finance processes.
- Company: High-growth, project-led organisation with a focus on financial control.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth opportunities, and influence over project accounting.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team and work closely with senior leadership.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on business growth and evolve project accounting practices.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with strong project accounting experience and excellent Excel skills.
The predicted salary is between 43313 - 52938 £ per year.
We\'re partnering with a high-growth, project-led organisation seeking an experienced Senior Project Accountant to play a key role in strengthening financial control and supporting continued expansion.
This is a highly visible position where you\'ll take ownership of project accounting across a varied portfolio of contracts, from short-term service projects to large-scale, multi-year programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Own monthly revenue recognition, including percentage of completion accounting, WIP, accrued and deferred revenue.
- Lead project cost accounting, accruals, provisions and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Produce and develop project financial reporting, providing meaningful insight into project performance and profitability.
- Prepare monthly management accounts through to gross margin at both entity and consolidated level.
- Manage intercompany accounting and support external audit and statutory reporting requirements.
- Partner with operational and commercial teams to ensure financial positions are accurate, supported and clearly understood.
- Drive improvements in systems, controls and reporting processes.
- Support and develop junior finance team members.
About You
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualified accountant.
- Strong experience within project, contract or revenue accounting environments.
- Excellent understanding of percentage of completion accounting, WIP, accrued and deferred revenue.
- Good working knowledge of IFRS 15 principles and UK GAAP (FRS 102).
- Experience producing management accounts within a multi-entity environment.
- Strong Excel and ERP systems experience.
- Able to communicate complex accounting concepts to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Commercially minded, inquisitive and comfortable challenging assumptions to ensure accuracy.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join a growing business at an exciting stage of its journey, where you\'ll have genuine influence over how project accounting evolves.
You\'ll work closely with senior leadership, play a key role in supporting business growth, and have the chance to implement lasting improvements across finance processes, reporting and controls.
If you\'re looking for a role that combines technical accounting expertise, commercial exposure and the opportunity to make a real impact, we\'d love to hear from you.
Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond individually to every candidate.
If you do not hear from us within 10 working days, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Thank you for your interest.
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