Finance Business Partner / Project Accountant

This opportunity comes with a base salary up to £50,000, 10% pension & up to 10% bonus - package up to c£60,000.

Anthony Cole Associates are pleased to be partnering with a nationwide Property / Real Estate organisation that supply essential services to the country, who seek a highly commercial Finance Business Partner / Project Accountant to join the team in a recently created position.

The Finance Business Partner / Project Accountant will be a member of the Management Accounts team reporting to the Finance Manager. The primary key responsibility will be to support the Developments / Capital Programme ensuring funding drawdowns and WIP is accounted for correctly, and the postholder will be responsible for the associated balance sheet reconciliations / Capital budgets. This highly commercial role requires extensive use of Excel and Sage to enable interrogation of data and performing adjustments as required and will also be responsible for project / ad-hoc related Management Accounts tasks, partnering with the wider business as required. Other key aspects of the position include monthly reporting, budgeting, WIP management, assisting with audits & maintaining strong financial controls.

This will be a challenging however highly rewarding opportunity that offers a hybrid work pattern, however the ability to travel to the client’s main offices in London / The Midlands / The Northwest 2 days a week is required.

Qualifications/Knowledge & Application:

Essential

• Part/fully qualified accountant, with a minimum of 2 years’ relevant commercial management accounting experience from within a Time Billing environment (Professional Services, Project Accounting experience or similar).
• Advanced MS Excel Spreadsheet skills.
• Proven knowledge preparation of month end management accounts and other business performance reporting.
• Project Accounting and / or a background in the Property sector is highly desirable.
• Proven Business Partnering experience with the ability to analyse complex financial information leading to positive business outcomes.
• Knowledge of pricing techniques, allocations, and profitability analysis.
• A self-starter and proactive attitude.
• Successful completion of complex forecast & budget cycles.
• Good analytical & stakeholder management skills.
• Evidence of on-going continuous professional development.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively and apply concentrated effort to deliver results on time.
• High level numeracy and literacy.
• Ability to pay rigorous attention to detail.