Project Accountant

£33.10 per hour PAYE / £44.28 per hour Umbrella

A Project Accountant is required to provide Financial reporting on defence projects and support to future bid campaigns for a leading defence client.

The main responsibilities of the post holder will be:
- Offers: Liaise with the Senior Management Team to validate the financial integrity of offers before sending to customer.
- Develop work breakdown structures to generate project plans, work packages and schedules for future contract proposals.
- Forecast: Assist in the preparation of operating plans and forecast updates to the annual budget. Also reporting deviations to budget.
- Ensure all finance data is accurate ensuring costs are allocated correctly and hours bookings are up to date across the programme.
- Risk management
- Contracts reviews: Prepare Group contract reviews and monthly “Estimate at Completion” (EACs) updates. Ensure labour and sub-contractor costs are correctly booked.
- Support month end closing for financial reporting, ensuring correct accounting treatments on the programme.
- Lead the SSRO Audit from a finance view point
- Complete annual SSRO Supplier report submissions
- Support with statutory audit answering any programme related queries.
- Assist with other finance month end tasks e.g. Support on Spares/Training activities.
- Focal point for programme related queries
- Actively suppor...