Project Accountant
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- Surrey
- Salary
- £250 - £300 per day
- Posted
- 04 Dec 2020
- Closes
- 11 Dec 2020
- Ref
- JN -122020-1560512
- Contact
- Sam White
- Job role
- Finance manager
- Sector
- Pharmaceutical / medical
- Contract type
- Interim
- Hours
- Full time
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
This role will be responsible for the project accounting on a large IT Transformation Programme. Primarily supporting the project management teams within the IT Shared Services area and senior IT and Business leaders.
Client Details
A blue chip global brand
Description
- Ensure programme costs and forecast are accurately reported
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Provide commercial challenge and insight into each stream of the programme, identify risks and opportunities, helping to identify which areas require management attention
- Produce the financial reporting slides for senior stakeholders
- Support financial accounting requirements - e.g. Capex vs Opex, impairment reviews
- Work with the PMO to improve reporting, control (and insight)
- Work with the programme team to implement improvements
- Assisting with various ad hoc requests, e.g. Develop a robust and fully costed business case for new business/ investment cases, with trackable milestones e.g. supporting BAU (non project) teams
- Manage one direct report in the team.
Profile
- Proficient in Excel and excellent PowerPoint skills
- Previous experience of management reporting, budgeting and forecasting a significant advantage
- Ability to work day to day in a challenging, fast-paced, goal-focussed organisation.
- Ability to build strong relationships and networks across the organisation
- Previous experience with the relevant finance systems (SAP, TM1)
- Strong understanding of project management principles, documentation, project quality standards and relevant reporting requirements
- Ability to work according to strict deadlines and manage various demands, demonstrating accuracy, attention to detail and organisational skills
- Ideally, some exposure to IT or IT Projects, Finance project management
- Previous experience of management reporting, budgeting and forecasting a significant advantage
- Experience communicating with senior stakeholders
Job Offer
£250-300 per day