Project Accountant

Are you looking for the opportunity to work as a Project Accountant, working on an exciting National project in the Rail & Rolling Stock sector.

Ford & Stanley – The Rail Recruitment Experts are recruiting a Project Accountant for a UK leading Rail Freight and Logistics Company.

The Opportunity

• Opportunity to work on an exciting national project, which is still in its early stages.
• Working in a collaborative and supportive team.
• Flexibility within working hours and location, including hybrid working.
• Supporting key areas of the project from a financial standpoint and ensuring key costs are paid to ensure project progression.

Location (s):

Nationwide (Office-based and working from home)

Role and Responsibilities:

• Collate project costs and ensure these are invoiced and paid within expected timeframes. Liaising with both internal and external stakeholders.

• Reconciliation, reporting, forecasting, expense management, in addition to end-to-end financial experience.

• Proactively deal with any issues that arise and be accountable for your own workload.
• Using internal systems such as SAP and be comfortable with using and interpreting company finance data on the Ledger.

The Candidate

Due to the size and scale of the project, there are a lot of unknowns and inputs, therefore the Project Accountant will need to be a proactive individual who can get out and communicate with a wide range of staff across the business to ensure that they capture and allocate all the relevant costs. Ideally coming from a project-based background, with experience of working within timeframes highly beneficial.

Essentials

• Use of SAP (Or other equivalent systems)
• Ability to project report, forecast, analyse and interpret data.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Desirable

• Ideally a Qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA, finalist or QBE accountant.

• Previous accountant experience within a high value project.
• Previous experience working within a Transportation background.

Closing Date: 30th April 2024

Likely Job Titles: Finance Assistant, Accountant, Finance Manager, Accounting Manager

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness.

Ford & Stanley Group Ltd is a Disability Confident Committed employer and is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.