Project Accountant

Posted 12 June 2019
Salary £500 - £650 per day
Location
Job type Contract
Discipline Accounting & Finance
ReferenceDHPA-120619_1560358812
Contact NameDavid Huynh

Job description

A growing Investment Trust firm is looking for an experienced Senior Project Accountant. A clear showing of finance transformation and controls is a must. MS dynamics knowledge is advantageous. 500-600/day for 6-12 months

Key areas requiring upgrade of processes and controls:

  • Banking and cash management
  • Revenue recognition for multi-year contracts
  • Automation of invoicing processes
  • Migration of cashbooks across multiple entities from excel to the general ledger
  • Migration of debtor management/ credit control from spread sheet based to systems based solution
  • Automation of prepayments and accruals
  • Ad hoc identification of other opportunities to remove manual intervention

Candidate Profile:

  • Degree qualification from a blue chip university (2:1+)
  • ACA/ ACCA qualification preferable
  • Detail focused designer and implementer of process and control upgrades with experience of working sensitively with an incumbent team
  • Professional services/ investment management industry experience an advantage
  • Intellectually curious, independent thinker, problem solver
  • Can do attitude, ability to be flexible and nimble across all aspects of financial control
  • Proven track record of managing complex process and control upgrades from conception to completion