Project Accountant (Warrington)

Purpose of the job

To provide a financial management accounting service to the Managing Director of ‘Projects, Engineering & Decommissioning’ (PE&D) and their management team, with the objective of optimising financial performance.

• To Ensure compliance with accounting regulations policies and Nuvia accounting procedures.
• Provide a project accounting service for PE&D projects, working with Operations and Project Management
• Provide a management accounting service to business resource centres.
• Collaborates with other Finance staff at all levels across the company.
• Help provide support and guidance for the Project Accountant Support.

Reports to

Finance Business Partner of Projects, Engineering & Decommissioning

Key accountabilities

• Data Maintenance/Integrity
• Maintain project work orders, budgets, project relations, monitor integrity of data and clear suspense
• Purchase accruals and Cost of Sales Review
• Ensure accurate accruals and assessment of cost of sales each period and taking of appropriate profits/losses
• Sales Invoicing
• Support and prompt Project Managers in sales invoicing, produce invoice support schedules and assist with debtor payment
• Project Support
• Support financial management of projects, especially major ones
• Financial Advice & Control Provide financial advice and ensure compliance with company financial policies/procedures

Oversee data integrity including ensuring:

• Projects are opened/closed promptly and in accordance with contract terms.
• Project budgets & contract values are maintained in the accounting system.
• Periodic cost reconciliations undertaken against accruals & processing journals.
• Maintain Capital Expenditure, ensuring costs are capitalised where necessary.
• Maintaining business recharges and cost allocations

Key Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate and interact with people at all levels across the business
• Self-motivated and proactive with a proven ability to achieve results and objectives, developing yourself and others
• Confident in challenging the norm
• Used to a busy environment and adaptable to change
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail and accuracy of information
• Experience of creating and presenting information back to stakeholders/clients
• Excellent IT skills (especially Microsoft Excel)

Desirable

• Ability to learn new things quickly
• Strong Stakeholder Management experience

Qualifications

• Studying towards or an ambition to become a qualified Accountant.
• Experience of management/project accounting in a contracting business

Nuvia are a subsidiary of VINCI construction – is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally.

Nuvia is a performance-driven company that is committed to the development of its people within a culture of safety, innovation, and excellence.