Within our Finance team, the position of Project Accountant work to provide high quality support to a number of key stakeholders including the Practice Finance Business Partners, Group Financial Controller and CFO.
The role holder will be a key member of the Project Accounting team and will work alongside the resourcing team to ensure that projects are correctly, set-up and maintained throughout the project life cycle. This role will also play a key role in producing timely and accurate project related information and proactively supporting the business.
This is a wide-ranging role providing opportunities to engage with teams across the business which will provide professional growth and variety to the role.
Example Responsibilities
The following are example responsibilities of this position and are, as such, not meant to be exhaustive, nor convey every responsibility that may vary over time, without changing the essence of this position:
Project Admin
Project set-up, inc. admin. of approval of any projects being set up prior to contract
Change-order set-up
Ensuring that all required project tags are attached to each project
Project closure
Issue of project exception reports (end dates about to become historical, etc.); chasing up resolution of matters highlighted
Management of billing milestone actions - liaison with project team to confirm that a invoice can be raised
Follow up on invoices to ensure that we are chasing these so that payment can be received on time and we can maximise cashflow
Ensure projects are being planned within in line with project set-up SLA s and escalate if not done so
Issue actual versus proposal hours to PM. Ensure that this has been done/followed up with client by PM within 5 days
Ensuring SOW s / POs in place for every project
Supporting with annual audit process
Support on other ad-hoc tasks as needed
Education, Experience, Knowledge & Other Skills
The following criteria outline the minimum hiring criteria for this position, unless otherwise stipulated below as preferred, or a plus.
Undergraduate or advanced degree in a related discipline, with 6+ years corporate / business experience.
Proven knowledge of our business and the fundamental practices, principles, and tools used in management consulting
Sound knowledge and a bility to manage time effectively, work independently and be self-motivated.
IT literate including the use and familiarity with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) with proficient Microsoft Excel skills.
Communication: strong communication skills, both written and verbal, including fluency in business English
Collaboration: strong collaboration skills and proven ability to work well within teams
Project Management, Time Management & Organisation: demonstrated abilities to effectively support projects to ensure on-time, within-budget, and high-quality deliverables. Demonstrates high attention-to-detail and quality
Achieving Results: consistent track record of meeting or exceeding assigned goals and objectives