Project Accountant
- Employer
- Antony James Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Closing date
- Jan 15, 2022
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- Job Role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Finance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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Antony James Recruitment Ltd are delighted to be working with a high end manufacturer in recruiting a Project Accountant. This position is accountable for monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variances, approving expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments collected.
Key Responsibilities
- Authorise access to project accounts
- Authorise the transfer of expenses into and out of project-related accounts
- Review and approve supplier invoices related to a project
- Review and approve time sheets for work related to a project
- Review and approve overhead charges to be applied to a project
- Review account totals related to project assets and expenses
- Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management
- Confer with receivables staff regarding unpaid contract billings
- Report on project profitability to management
- Report to management on any opportunities for additional billings
- Report to management regarding the remaining funding available for projects
- Create or approve all project-related billings to customers
- Investigate all project expenses not billed to customers
- Respond to requests for more detail from customers
- Approve the write-off of any project-related billings that cannot be billed to or collected from customers
- Close out project accounts upon project completion
- Create and submit government reports and tax returns related to projects
- Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required
Experience
- Significant experience in a business or financial environment
- Experience of providing a range of financial services to complex organisations
Skills and Competencies
- Strong technical skills in accounting
- Project accounting skills, such as experience gained on specific projects
- Strong verbal and written communication skills at all levels
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
- Interpersonal skills, flexibility of approach, drive and enthusiasm
- Methodical approach with excellent planning and organisational skills
- Process-driven with a hands-on attitude
- Excellent team-worker
- Problem Solving skills
- High levels of integrity, accuracy and attention to detail
- Advanced Excel skills
Qualifications and Knowledge
- Finance qualified, ACA, ACCA, CIMA equivalent or final stages/equivalent.
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