360 Recruitment are a specialist recruiter currently recruiting for an Project Accountant Team Leader to join a world-class defence organisation.

Role: Project Accountant Team Leader



Location:
Bournemouth, Farnborough, Yeovil, Blackburn, Preston (Current plans are to work remotely for most of 2021)

Type: Permanent



Salary:
Up To £48,000 DOE + Benefits

Benefits: Employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. They also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Flexible Working: Our client embraces flexible and modern working arrangements and feel this is an important part of the benefits that we have on offer. It helps them to create a diverse and inclusive workplace.

My client is ideally looking for candidates with valid security clearance (SC).

About the role of a Project Accountant Team Leader;
As a Project Accountant Team Leader, you will have a key role to play in supporting the Finance Transformation programme through the establishment of a cross Project Accounting team whose purpose is to deliver a suite of data production, reporting and analysis services into the Project Finance Business Partners.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to acquire knowledge of four key programmes simultaneously, and as such, an excellent development opportunity with the wider business.

Main responsibilities of a Project Accountant Team Leader:
Ability to inspire and develop people to drive the highest performance from your team and have the strategic vision to understand how activities align to business objectives. You will be responsible for your teams delivery of the below:

Producing of key project accounting reports and data analysis, including cost reports and SSR / CSR actualisation on behalf of the Project Finance Business Partners

Producing of key reporting packs for the Senior Leadership Team and Finance Leadership Team.

Maintaining of Project cost ledgers and booking codes.

Managing and recovering of costs incurred against intra projects.

Provision of required inputs into the invoicing and cash forecasting processes.

Preparing of Bid Data Packs to support Business Winning activities.

Providing development and coaching of direct reports.

Continually review current activities in order to identify and implement efficiency improvements through standardisation of processes and utilisation of digital technology.

Your skills and qualifications as a Project Accountant Team Leader

CIMA, ACA or ACCA - Fully Qualified

Strong Business Acumen

Ability to use IT to drive business improvements and enhance management reporting

Project Accounting experience

Essential skills for the role of Project Accountant Team Leader:

You will have the ability to inspire and develop people to drive the highest performance from your team and have the strategic vision to understand how activities align to business objectives.

All of this will need to be underpinned by a high level of business acumen which will need to be applied on a daily basis.

Desirable skills

Experience of transformational activities

Line management experience

Background in digital technology - awareness, dashboard reporting.

If the role of Project Accountant Team Leader sounds right for you, please make an application and a member of the Team will be in contact immediately.