Leadership Support – build relationships and improve collaboration with program/framework leadership teams & operations and commercial (Commercial assistants & QS) teams.
Reporting and Analysis – develop and maintain reporting to support business decisions and risk mitigation, key areas being P&L, cash and orderbook.
Financial Reviews – Providing challenge and support as part of the Senior Leadership during project reviews & monthly and quarterly financial reviews
Month End – Achievement of month-end deadlines demonstrating accurate accounting records and internal controls.
Budgeting and Forecasting – timely and accurate completion of budgets and forecasts with comprehensive trend and KPI analysis including management of financial risk and opportunity registers.
Cash management – co-ordinate project cash flow forecasts with monthly WIP and debt reviews to improve/maintain working capital.
Rate Management – periodic review of internal CTE rates and external sales rates in line with commercial agreements.
Financial Modelling & Bids
Work closely with key business partners to create and maintain key financial and scenario based models which support strategic business decisions.
Wider Support
Manage or co-ordinate end to end O2C, P2P and R2R activities within the area to ensure best practice embedded.
Adhoc activities to support work winning or delivery of the area’s strategic and operational objectives.

Fully qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or in the last year of study.
Committed team player.
Adapt at managing different stakeholders.
Enthusiastic and motivated.
Open to new ideas and ways of working.
Flexible under pressure.
Ability and willingness to grow, learn and develop.
Strong communicator.
Knowledge of SAP highly desired
Analytical mind with the ability to translate detailed and complex information into concise and coherent management information.
Must be diligent and use own initiative to resolve issues.
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships within the finance team and across the business.
Willing to learn with resilience

Project Accountant

Key skills