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Project Accountant

Job Posted: 11 days ago

Salary: £ 33.1 - 33.1 / Hour
Job Type: Contract
Location: Oxford

Expire in: 17 days

Job Description

£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 support the programme with ad hoc financial requests 
 - Add finance expertise across the programme challenging delivery team where necessary. 
 - Internal control: monitor adherence to company policies and procedures (such as risk management) and the relevant accounting standards. 
 - Information system: maintain the defence related financial data in SAP, amend the reports, and address change requests to the IT department if required. 
 
 The post holder would ideally have the following Knowledge and Skills: 
 
 ESSENTIAL 
 - Good working knowledge of accountancy principles 
 - Good oral and written communication skills 
 - Good report and procedure writing skills 
 - Use of MS office and Excel in particular 
 - Ability to coordinate a number of tasks simultaneously, and to prioritise and work to tight deadlines 
 - Solid understanding of work package management and work package control 
 - Knowledge of risk management principles 
 - A structured /methodical approach to all planning/tracking tasks 
 
 DESIRABLE 
 - Knowledge of Single Source Regulatory framework 
 - Knowledge of Single Source Contract Regulations 
 - Knowledge of MoD Commercial and Accountancy procedures 
 
 We require the post holder to have the following Education, Qualifications or special training: 
 
 ESSENTIAL 
 - Professional accountancy qualification or part qualification. 
 
 The post holder should have the following experience: 
 
 ESSENTIAL 
 - Experience within a financial controlling and or project reporting department 
 
 DESIRABLE 
 - Experience of working with SAP 
 - Experience of Project accounting 
 - Experience of MoD Commercial and Accountancy procedures 
 
 Other requirements: 
 - Travel within UK and occasional travel within Europe 
 - Full driving licence preferred but not essential 
 - Normal working hours (37½ per week), hybrid. 
 - Eligible for MoD Security Clearance 
 
 Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy

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