At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage project finances and provide key financial insights for a major rail infrastructure programme.
- Company: Join a leading UK engineering firm with a focus on innovative infrastructure projects.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Gain exposure to complex project accounting in a collaborative environment.
- Why this job: Be part of a high-impact team delivering the next generation of Piccadilly Line trains.
- Qualifications: Degree in Finance or Accounting, with 2-5 years of relevant experience.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 48000 £ per year.
Location: London (NW1) | Hybrid Working (3 days office / 2 days home)
Salary: £45,000 - £48,000 (depending on experience)
Contract: Fixed Term until September 2027
Hours: 40 hours per week
Join a Major UK Infrastructure Programme
We're recruiting for a Project Accountant to join a flagship rail infrastructure programme delivering the next generation of Piccadilly Line trains as part of the Deep Tube Upgrade Programme (DTUP), on a 14-month fixed term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a high-performing finance team supporting one of the UK's most significant engineering projects. You'll work closely with project managers, commercial teams and finance colleagues, providing accurate financial information that drives key business decisions and supports the successful delivery of a complex, multi-million-pound programme. If you're a proactive, commercially aware finance professional who enjoys working in a project environment, we'd love to hear from you.
The Role
As Project Accountant, you'll take ownership of key financial activities across the project lifecycle, ensuring accurate reporting, forecasting and financial control. Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing month-end financial close activities
- Preparing and posting journals within SAP
- Producing financial reports, including Orders on Hand and DASH reporting
- Analysing month-end financial performance and project results
- Supporting project forecasting and estimate-at-completion (EAC) activities
- Monitoring project costs and maintaining strong financial control
- Managing purchase orders and tracking project expenditure
- Completing balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring financial compliance
- Supporting revenue recognition and contract accounting activities
- Assisting with project cash flow forecasting and financial planning
- Identifying project risks and supporting financial risk management
- Working collaboratively with Project Managers and Commercial teams to improve financial performance and reporting processes
About You
We're looking for a finance professional with strong analytical skills and experience supporting complex projects.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline
- Part-qualified accountant (or equivalent experience)
- Approximately 2-5 years' accounting or finance experience
- Experience within a project accounting or project finance environment
- Strong understanding of month-end accounting and financial reporting
- SAP experience
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including working with large datasets
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and take ownership
Desirable
- Power BI experience
- Experience within engineering, manufacturing, construction, infrastructure or other project-based industries
What We're Looking For
This role is centred around project accounting within a complex, high-value programme environment. To be successful, candidates should be able to demonstrate tangible experience managing project finances and contributing to commercial decision-making.
When applying, your CV should clearly evidence:
- The size and complexity of projects or project portfolios you've supported
- The financial value or budgets you have managed or reported on
- Quantifiable achievements and the impact your work has had on project or business performance
Candidates with experience across the full project lifecycle will be particularly well suited. We are especially interested in individuals who can demonstrate hands-on experience with:
- Estimate at Completion (EAC) preparation and management
- Project cost control and financial performance monitoring
- Revenue recognition
- Contract accounting
- Project financial risk management
- Cash flow forecasting
These areas will form a key part of the interview process, so applicants should be prepared to discuss specific examples that demonstrate their direct involvement and the outcomes they achieved.
Excel Assessment
Strong Excel skills are essential for this position. As part of the application process, candidates are required to complete three Excel pre-screening questions. Responses should be submitted on a coversheet and included ahead of the CV. These questions are designed to assess practical Excel knowledge relevant to the Project Accountant role and will be reviewed before candidates progress to interview.
What's on Offer
- Opportunity to work on one of the UK's largest rail infrastructure programmes
- Hybrid working (typically three days in the office)
- Collaborative and supportive finance team
- Exposure to complex project accounting within a global engineering business
- Training on internal systems and processes
- Fixed-term opportunity through to September 2027 with genuine responsibility from day one
If you're looking to develop your career in project finance while working on a nationally significant programme, we'd love to hear from you.
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