Project Accountant

Project Accountant, Construction, £70-75k , 15 month mat leave, 1 month notice max.

I'm working with a international property and construction business to bring on board a Project Accountant to support on a site development .

The role is to provide accurate reporting of project cost, revenue and profit and maintain efficient financial control of the DD&C projects, including compliance with relevant statutory regulations.

Key Responsibilities

Project Financial Controls and Reporting

• Ensure that budgets are in place for all development works and that sign-off is obtained before expenditure is committed.
• Review project feasibility's and check that these align to legal contractual structures.
• In liaison with the Development Analyst, monitor the actual costs incurred against the feasibility and highlight any variances.
• Ensure variances are investigated and resolved promptly with the appropriate approvals
• Liaise closely with and support the Design and Construction team to allow accurate reporting of accruals and cash forecasts.

Stakeholder Relations

• Work closely with Central Finance, Development Analysts and other operational departments to ensure project financial data reported is complete, accurate and presented in a timely manner.
• Provide accurate and timely information to all key stakeholders in respect of project financial data as required.
• Working with the Tax team, provide support and advice on the VAT status of construction works.

Candidate Profile:

• Fully qualified Accountant with 4 years + PQE
• Strong excel and data manipulation
• construction experience