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project accountant Brentford, England

Energy Resourcing

Full Time Brentford, England 48300 - 32000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Overview:

Energy Resourcing are currently recruiting for an ambitious Project Accountant to join their client's London project team permanently.

The Project Accountant will play a key role in helping the business maximise results. Excellent communication skills and experience in adding value, challenging results, and working with the management team are crucial.

Responsibilities:

Project Initiation

Accountable for the financial implications of the set up and maintenance of projects in the business system in accordance with policies, pricing schedules, customer details, calendars, payment plans.
Interprets the contract terms and conditions and ensures commercial terms are built into project set ups.
Ensures projects are financially closed.
Leads/Supports Audits.

Reporting and Analysis

Ensures processes in place to enable accurate revenue recognition.
Regularly reviews margins, WIP, debtor and cash flow.
Ensures intercompany payables or receivables reconciled with counterpart and ensure prompt payments.
Link between Accounts Payable and project for coding invoices, ensuring that missing/expected invoices are accrued for/accounted timely.
Create and validate forecast/budget for chargeable hours, sell/cost rates, resulting margin and ensure target is reasonable.
Produces and analyses trend and variance report as needed.
Gathers project accruals and provision information as needed.
Owns the accuracy of financial data as reported in monthly WPR’s through collaboration with project team.
Work closely with project controls and finance analysts to produce monthly reports and estimates.
Works closely with project operations, controls and billing coordinators to improve project administration processes and effectiveness.

Qualifications:

University graduate or above in Finance, Quantity Surveying, Law, Business Studies or other appropriate discipline.
A confident and high energy individual with a desire to make a difference and offer suggestions for improvement & recommendations.
Proactive approach to problem solving.
Ability to liaise with multiple functions to gather information.
Maintain confidentiality at all times.
Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
Excellent analytical skills and a strong eye for the detail.
Previous experience of the industry/sector is advantageous.

Desirable: