Job Description

At Contact, our Finance & Risk team is at the heart of the business key to ensuring the development and execution of our strategy. We do this by supporting and challenging the financial performance of the business, achieving operational excellence and through the provision of financial information and insights to make good decisions for the future.

As part of our commitment to the business, we are looking for a seasoned Senior Project Accountant to support capital projects in our Wholesale business. This role provides accurate and timely reporting, budgeting, financial management and project forecasting for key projects. They serve as the financial gatekeeper for all aspects of each project to ensure that financial outcomes and deadlines are being met.

You will work closely with the capital project owners to assist in recording, reporting and providing insight on actual performance against financial targets. In addition, you will lead the budgeting and planning process for those areas, providing support and challenge throughout the process, ensuring stretching but achievable plans. Most importantly, you will assist the business in making the right commercial and operational decisions by providing financial analysis and insight.

Key tasks include:

• Maintain General Ledger and prepare monthly accounts for project expenditure.
• Record, report and provide insight on actual project performance against financial targets.
• Lead the projects budgeting and planning process, providing support and challenge throughout the process.
• Support the development of business cases for capital projects, and assist the business in making the right commercial and operational decisions by providing financial analysis and insight.
• Advise project teams on strategies to maintain project budgets and present opportunities to reduce costs.