Project Accountant

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and analyzing project costs, ensuring accuracy, and providing financial insights to support decision-making processes. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to strategic projects within the banking sector while working alongside a diverse and collaborative team.

Client Details

A leading financial institution committed to delivering exceptional services to their clients. With a focus on innovation and excellence, we strive to create value for our customers and communities. As we continue to expand our operations, we are seeking a talented Project Cost Accountant to join our dynamic team.

Description

• Provide financial challenge and analysis to business cases. Support the Project Accountant and project managers., and work closely with PMO (Project Management Office).
• Oversee the delivery of accurate and consistent project reporting information. Employment of techniques, such as net present value / payback / supplier assessments, tax advice and to provide supporting financial analysis to each business case.
• Reporting on the transformation budget and project budgets, on a milestone / annual / lifetime basis, and annual budget, creating analysist of multiple project budgets and resource plans, refining forecasts as necessary within the agreed change control framework.
• Advise on the allocation of project expenditure between capital and revenue items, in accordance with the requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Performing post-implementation financial reviews to confirm the realisation of business benefits.
• Support the initiation of continual review and improvement of processes and procedures to ensure that the financial control requirements of the business are met.
• Support the timesheets process, challenging Project Managers and tasking them with accountability.

Profile

The role holder will be a proactive professional ideally educated to degree level with an appropriate professional qualification. They will possess a good business acumen and will be able to initiate new ideas and deliver against tight timescales.

• Project accounting or costing experience +3 years.
• A professional accountancy qualification - ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or finalist

• Highly numerate and literate with strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to challenge and influence financial decision making.
• Ability to work independently with limited guidance.
• Ability to meet deadlines whilst working on a number of projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to challenge, engage and present confidently;
• This is a technically complex role requiring an in-depth accounting knowledge to include NPV & IRR and Research & Development tax knowledge.
• Advanced level of competency with Microsoft products, particularly MS Excel.
• Knowledge of Unit4 (Agresso) would be an advantage.
• Desire to understand and improve what is and isn't working.

Job Offer

In addition to salary, the successful candidate will be rewarded with a wide range of other benefits:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days + 8 bank holidays, (pro rata)
• Pension scheme where we will augment your contribution by 0.6% (Up to 10.6%)
• Social club membership - dozens of discounts available for a wide variety of family days out and events
• Performance related pay scheme
• Corporate health plan with the option to include family members
• Discounted travel cards
• Life assurance provided at 4 times your salary