We are working alongside a well-established organisation based in Burnley who are currently going through a re-structure and require an experienced Commercial Project Accountant to join the business and bridge the gap between commercial and financial reporting requirements.
The role will be heavily focused around budgeting and forecasting controls and variables, managing the on-going international contracts from a financial position, and provide transparency for the senior leadership team.
Working alongside both financial and commercial stakeholders you will be able to integrate the numbers and interpret them for contracts to stay on track with profitability, timeframes and cost management.
Duties as Project Accountant will include: - Manage the expenditure across multiple contracts, monitoring cashflow and budgetary trackers.
Continually review the on-going forecasting position to SMT, with explanation around variances.
Work closely with project managers to control cashflow within projects and retain projected revenue targets.
Manage the expected gross margin reporting on multiple projects in line with forecasted outcomes.
Review and track cashflows and internal budgets for expenditure.
Maintain tight reporting around revenue/cost/margin variances.
Provide accurate update on variances to the leadership team, in line with actuals and stipulated contractual timeframes.
Manage all the billing and collection of the monies on the contract; alongside the administrator, building solid relationships with the client and internal parties.
Support with the internal and external audit process around financial evidence.
The successful candidate will be fully responsible for the improving the efficiencies/reporting of the financials; therefore, we are looking for a confident individual who has some experience of working with financial and non-financial personnel who can add value in the management of commercial information.
This role is an exciting opportunity in the fact you will be offered full autonomy and support in developing your finance career further if you wish and be fully supported by a people focused leader.
The company offers a nice benefits package, great team/work ethic and the chance for you to have an impact in your role, ideally you will be fully qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), however we will consider candidates who can demonstrate they have experience of bridging the gap between finance and commercial operations.
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