Project Accountant
- Posted 29 November 2021
- Salary £300 - £350 per day
- LocationCity of London
- Job type Temporary
- Discipline Accounting & Finance
- ReferenceDHPA2911_1638208809
- Contact NameDavid Huynh
Job description
Job Purpose and Scope:
- Prepare various financial accounting and reporting tasks to ensure accurate and timely reporting
- Prepare financial statements and reports to accurately reflect the company's financial results and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory standards
- Assist in the planning, preparation, and analysis of management reporting information to support and inform management decisions with regards to financial planning, control and performance management processes
- Exercise independent judgement within defined practices and procedures, apply intermediate level of subject matter knowledge to solve problems of moderate complexity
- Mentor and support the graduate accountant to support delivery of day to day activities
- Liase with external accounting provider to maintain consistency across retained and outsourced finance processes
Accountabilities:
Management Accounting & Reporting | · Preparation of monthly management reports and analysis including Planning Budgeting Forecasting, Business Unit Reporting, Commercial Assessments and operational reports, ensuring reconciliation and accurate variance analysis · Identify and analyse any material exceptions to forecast and plan against actuals, and prepare corresponding commentary · Prepare economic and sales forecasts and period adjustments, collating and analysing information · Conduct research pertaining to the application of appropriate data and processing methods and analysis, recording and reporting of financial information to support informed decision making · Manage data quality and integrity of monthly management reports including Planning Budgeting Forecasting, Business Unit Reporting, Commercial Assessments and operational reports · Ensure applicable management accounting documentation and supporting procedures exist and are up to date · Work together with the external accounting provider to support the business
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| Financial (Statutory) Accounting | · Contribute to financial transactions and statistics reflecting earnings, profits, cash balances and other financial results to ensure compliance with approved accounting standards · Identify and analyse any material exceptions to forecast and plan against actuals, and prepare corresponding commentary · Preparation of external reporting to ensure consistency, accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting to achieve regulatory and business outcomes · Support data quality and integrity of output for monthly financial statements and reports · Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to increase networks and allow for exchange of information · Ensure applicable financial accounting documentation and supporting procedures exist and are up to date · Drive and ensure compliance to Financial Accounting and Reporting policies, procedures and contractual commitments under financing and proactively identify and raise non-compliant issues with the indirect report · Ensure applicable Financial Accounting and Reporting documentation and supporting procedures exist and are up to date · Work together with the external accounting provider to support the business
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| Process Improvement | · Identify and report continuous improvement initiatives in relation to the Financial & Management Accounting and Reporting processes and systems | ||
Essential Criteria (skills, experience and capabilities):
Qualifications | · Qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent)
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Experience | · Experience in Finance and Accounting roles · Experience in management reporting and applicable legislations · Sound commercial acumen and understanding of general and transactional accounting, cost accounting and reporting · Property and infrastructure or investment management industry experience (desirable)
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Technical | · Experience with TM1 / Cognos / Oracle R12 or similar finance systems · Technical financial skills as required
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Personal Attributes | · Customer service focus · Highly detailed oriented and organised in work · Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives · Ability to supervise and mentor indirect reports · Strong proficiency with email and Microsoft Office applications · Commercial orientation, focused on delivering solutions and results · Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload · Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to make the complex simple in pursuit of clear deliverables · Enjoys working in a team environment |