Project Accountant/Business Partner
- Permanent
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
The details
Our client are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Project Accountant to support their growing operations/finance team. Reporting to the Management Accountant, you will play a key role in monitoring project performance and ensuring that financial reporting accurately reflects activity on the ground. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone with strong Excel skills and a keen interest in working closely with production teams to drive project profitability and cash flow visibility.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop project budgets based on quotes received.
- Prepare weekly and monthly financial reports tracking project costs and progress against budget.
- Identify and investigate cost overruns and unexpected expenditures.
- Highlight work undertaken outside of original scope or quote.
- Produce accurate cost-to-complete forecasts for ongoing projects.
- Prepare and maintain project cash flows, monitoring performance against the original financial plan.
- Collaborate with production and project teams to understand real-time activity and translate it into actionable financial insights.
- Support the Management Accountant with ad hoc analysis and reporting as required.
For this role, the client is looking for the following attributes:
- Strong Excel skills are essential.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise effectively across departments.
- A proactive, hands-on attitude and the ability to work independently under the guidance of the Management Accountant.
- Good commercial awareness with a strong grasp of project environments and cost control.
- Professional accounting qualifications are not essential but may be beneficial.
You'll be joining a dynamic and supportive team where your input will directly influence project success and company performance. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to develop their project accounting/business partnering experience in a practical, fast-paced environment.
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