Project Accountant

Location: Birmingham

Rate: £competitive daily rate, depending on experience

Term: 6 months contract initially

“Our client is a well-established Nationwide Rail company whose professionalism and well-respected name have been instrumental in their success. They provide an exceptional service to their customers and are focused on continually improving this”.

They are looking for an experienced Project Accountant to support on the financial management of a suite of projects within the Project Delivery Organisation.

Essential

• Previously held the title of Project Accountant within the Rail or Construction industry
• Part qualified accountant with recent accountancy work experience
• Strong communicator with the ability to challenge and influence others
• Desire and ability to work closely and develop productive relationships with both finance staff and other project functions.
• Advanced Excel skills

The Role:

• Undertake a handover from the Tendering and Estimating team of the financial elements of a successful bid, including the baseline value and budget, CBS and baseline Project delivery Report and full set up in the SAP system.
• Review and analyse project actual and forecast spend to support Work Package Managers (WPM) and the Project Manager (PM) in the financial control and forecasting of their budgets.
• Analyse new project forecasts
• Ensuring all change is properly incorporated in cost and value, including approvals for submitting contract variations and including unagreed variations in forecast final value.
• Maintain for each project the P&L, balance sheet, order book and cashflow on behalf of the PM
• Ensure all project audit requirements are dealt with in a timely and professional manner.

My client is looking to hold immediate interviews for this position.

Please submit your CV to Amy Naden at Vital: a m y . n a d e n @ v i t a l . u k . c o m

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