Project Accountant
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, Cambridge
- Salary
- £55000 - £60000 per annum
- Posted
- 25 Jul 2019
- Closes
- 25 Aug 2019
- Ref
- 14015333/001
- Contact
- Hermione Rowe
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Manufacturing/engineering
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
A sought after Cambridge client is looking for a Project Accountant to take responsibility for a portfolio of major projects.
Client Details
Due to growth a well know business in Cambridge is looking to expand their team with a project accountant
Description
- Monitor budget movements and provide movement summary
- Review PO requests and validate against budget and estimates
- Cash forecast review, monitor spend tracking and working capital performance
- Actively participate in developing project estimates to assist in budgeting process with inputs on project spend and payables estimation
- Update and review cost avoidance tracking vs budget
Weekly reporting of open contracts - Manage fixed assets accounting - Develop asset capitalisation schedule complying with accounting policies and ensure transfer from assets under construction
- Depreciation estimation, Disposal and impairment of assets
- Review document control function (One drive controls) for compliance and access controls
- Manage general cost control - Review areas of overspend during periodical estimation process and ensure scope changes are routed through change request process
- Ensure project deliverable are in compliance with internal controls - Letter of intent, contracts and PO sign offs with appropriate approval flow and relevant budget supporting
- Ensure budget control with no cross charging costs against different budget areas
- Ensure change requests and contract variations are adequately documented
- Manage weekly and monthly reporting on financial status of the project
- Manage a small team
Profile
- A fully qualified accountant or qualified by experience
- Previous experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment
- Previous experience of project accounting
- Experience of financial analysis and reporting
- available and committed to a 12 month contract
Job Offer
C£60,000 plus benefits or equivalent day rate
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