Project Accountant
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| Job Type | |
| Location | High Wycombe |
| Area | South East, UK |
| Sector | Finance |
| Salary | £465 inside IR35 |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Leanne Howlett |
| Telephone | 07597378032 |
| Job Ref | LH-LOT-29718 |
- Description
- • Job Title: Project Accountant
• CV Submission Deadline: Wednesday 5th September 2018 @ 1345PM
• Competitive Daily Pay Rates: £465 UMBRELLA
• Hours: Daily 7.4 / Weekly 37
• Location: South East:High Wycombe
• Contract Length: Asap to 08/12/2018
• Security Clearance Level Required: SC - Security Check
Description:
Main Duties and Responsibilities: Implementation/Management of project accounting modules; monthly reporting of budget to actuals on projects; circulation of monthly reports to project managers; assisting project managers with production of budgets; challenge project costs and cost to completion; investigate and resolve project manager queries; documentation of project accounting process; ensure purchases are recorded correctly against projects. Continuous process improvement and providing P2P training where required
Education Qualifications/Training Qualified accountant (ACA, ICAI, ICAS, CIFA, CIMA, ACCA) Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel & MS Projects.
Work within the project team on a day to day basis – provide direct link between project and Air’s TPMO and Finance Team.
• Agree and validate financial baselines for Workstream in consultation with Business Finance Manager.
• Develop robust financial assumptions for projects, which are owned by the project team and recognised by Business Finance Managers (including the Transformation Programme Management Office (TPMO) finance manager).
• Work with TPMO finance manager to identify and address ‘double-counts’ with other projects.
• Ensure financial assumptions are phased in line with key project milestones.
• Develop financial tracking reports for project, aligned with RAF and TPMO artefacts.
• Monitor financial performance of the project on a monthly basis against the baseline & targets.
• Ensure savings are captured and validated with Business & Finance Managers (BFM) (including TPMO finance manager) on a monthly basis.
• Identify and capture financial risks and issues for the project: feed into project lead, Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) and BFMs accordingly – and vice versa, highlighting external risks/pressures and capture impact on project outputs.
• Attend and input into TPMO sessions with the project team.
• Provide coaching and upskilling to the project team to improve financial awareness.
• Carry out wider financial analysis to identify additional opportunities for financial savings.
• Co-operate with Air Command in complying with relevant health and safety legislation, policies and procedures in the performance of the duties of the post.
• To carry out the duties and responsibilities of the post in compliance with Air Commands equal opportunities policies.
• To maintain confidentiality and observe data protection and associated guidelines where appropriate.
• Employment duration – 6 months.
