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Project Accountant

Job Posted: 11 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Kidlington, Oxfordshire

Expire in: 17 days

Job Description

Air Personnel are delighted to be supporting a long standing client based at Kidlington Airport for the role of Project Accountant

The Opportunity

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 eg 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.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Experience within a financial controlling and or project reporting department

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

Experience of working with SAP

Experience of Project accounting

Experience of MoD Commercial and Accountancy procedures

Knowledge of Single Source Regulatory framework

Knowledge of Single Source Contract Regulations

Knowledge of MoD Commercial and Accountancy procedures

Education, Qualifications or Training

Essential

Professional accountancy qualification or part qualification.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well known Aviation company!

Please call Michelle for further details

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