Project Accountant

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The Opportunity:
We are a growing telecommunications company based in Widnes and we have an exciting opportunity for a Project Accountant to join our existing Commercial Finance Team. Reporting into the Financial Controller, your overall responsibility will be to provide financial analysis and support to project delivery teams with responsibility for managing and reporting on departmental profit centres

• Assisting in the company’s work in progress procedures
• Analysis and review of job and department WIP and POA monthly schedules and report on movements and trends
• Analysis and review of job invoicing and costings to ensure completeness and correct allocations
• Review of jobs requiring completing
• Review of job profitability performance with analysis and reporting of variances and trends
• Working closely alongside the commercial and finance teams to assist in setting job, department and team budgets and forecasts
• Analysis of actuals against budget and reporting of variances
• Development of team profit and loss reporting

Ideal Candidate:

• Part qualified CIMA studier or minimum 3 years of experience working within finance including exposure to profit and loss reporting
• Numerically minded with good commercial acumen and passionate about building a successful career within finance
• Experience of working within construction and/or a services environment desirable
• Personable with good communication skills, including being confident in building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• A switched-on, motivated and enthusiastic team player
• Diligent but efficient working practices
• Able to work towards deadlines and has a strong eye for detail
• A quick learner with excellent numeracy and literacy skills

Additional Information

• Must be highly computer literate including Microsoft Office and confident in managing and working with large data sets
• This job is a full-time permanent role, 8am-5pm Monday to Friday from our Widnes Office
• Opportunity to spend time in and working closely with other departments will be provided to ensure the successful applicant gains a wide depth and breadth of experience and understanding of the company.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Wellness programmes

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Widnes WA8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (preferred)

Experience:

• accounting: 1 year (preferred)

Work remotely:

• No