Capital Project Accountant

Partner Financial are working with a large Business Services organisation based in Central London. They are currently going through a full refurb and regeneration project which has highlighted the need for a Capital Project Accountant.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, this opportunity will bridge the gap between the delivery partner team and Senior Management, ensuring managers and directors receive timely and accurate information in relation to operational investments. Given its recent level of performance and investment for the future, this is a great time to join an ambitious forward-thinking organisation.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing the link between the delivery partner team and senior management
• Ensuring timely information is provided to enable informed business decisions to be made
• Ensuring consistency between accounting records and project reporting on value of works completed against phasing of expenditure for forecasts, budgets and long-term plans
• Developing a management information pack for senior management
• Flag risks and opportunities throughout the project compared to forecasts, plans and cashflow projections
• Challenging project managers on the forecast spend on all capital projects
• Developing appropriate models to project monthly capital cashflows for inclusion in group cashflow models
• Providing guidance on the application of the capitalisation policy to project manager to assist in the correct recognition of capital versus operating expenditure
• Liaising with the FC to determine how project assets should be brought into
• Identifying and implementing process improvements within the team and across the business

The successful candidate will posses the following:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA /CIMA or other) or experienced finalist.
• Experience in project accounting
• Ability to forge successful & challenging relationships across the business
• Ability to influence at all levels of the business
• Clear communicator
• Problem solver and self-starter
• Attention to detail
• Ability to priorities and time manage workload

Interested candidates should send their CV to Eliot Cairns, who will be contacting candidates with the closest match to the client’s selection criteria within ten days of application to arrange an initial meeting. If you have not heard from me within these timescales, thank you for your interest but please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.