Job Description PROJECT ACCOUNTANT – RENEWABLE ENERGY Chester | 4 Days Office / 1 Day Home | Permanent | International Business £65,000–£75,000 + Bonus & Benefits Are you a qualified accountant who enjoys getting close to projects, operations and the commercial side of a business? Do you like building things rather than simply inheriting someone else’s processes? We Do Group are partnering with a fast-growing international business operating within the Offshore Wind & Renewable Energy sector to recruit a newly created Project Accountant. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a business at an exciting stage of growth, with the chance to build their project finance and reporting processes from the ground up. The business operates across the global offshore wind industry, delivering complex project work for clients throughout the lifecycle of offshore wind projects. They have entities across the UK, US, Poland and Taiwan, with projects spanning multiple international locations. The finance function is developing alongside the wider business, creating plenty of opportunity for someone to come in, make improvements and genuinely shape how things are done. You'll be responsible for helping build the project finance infrastructure from scratch, working closely with the Group Financial Controller, Project Managers and the commercial/bid teams. There’s a really good blend of project accounting, commercial finance, business partnering, reporting and process improvement. Building project-level reporting across the business Producing monthly project P&Ls with meaningful commercial commentary WIP calculations and project-level revenue recognition Monitoring project costs, margins, variances and commercial risks Purchase order controls and subcontractor cost tracking Project close-out analysis and feeding learnings into future projects Partnering with Project Managers across the UK and internationally Supporting bids, tenders, pricing and project cost models Pressure-testing margins and commercial assumptions You'll need to be comfortable working directly with Project Managers and operational teams, understanding what's happening on projects and translating that into meaningful financial information. ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified Experience working within a project-based business Ideally experience across Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind, Marine, Construction or Engineering Strong project accounting experience Budgeting, forecasting and project P&L experience Comfortable challenging non-finance stakeholders Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills Experience building or improving reporting processes Discretionary bonus – Group performance scheme currently being developed ~4 days in the office / 1 day working from home, with some flexibility ~ Private healthcare ~28 days holiday + bank holidays ~ On-site parking ~ Statutory pension ~ Brand-new role you can genuinely shape ~ Opportunity to build project finance processes from the ground up ~ Work closely with the Group Financial Controller and senior leadership ~ Commercial exposure alongside traditional project accounting ~
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Financial Accountant (Hybrid/Office) in Cheshire, Chester employer: We Do Group
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