Description
The Ministry of Defence are seeking a Project Accountant for a 6 month contract, to work within the project team, providing a direct link between the project finance team and the Transformation Programme Management Office (TPMO).
As the Project Accountant you shall be responsible for the following tasks.
Agree and validate financial baselines for Workstream in consultation with Business Finance Manager. Develop robust financial assumptions for projects, which are owned by the project team and recognised by Business Finance Managers (including the Transformation Programme Management Office (TPMO) finance manager). Work with TPMO finance manager to identify and address 'double-counts' with other projects.
You shall also ensure financial assumptions are phased in line with key project milestones and you will need to develop financial tracking reports for project, aligned with RAF and TPMO artefacts. As the Accountant you will monitor financial performance of the project on a monthly basis against the baseline & targets and ensure savings are captured and validated with Business & Finance Managers (BFM) on a monthly basis. Identify and capture financial risks and issues for the project: feed into project lead, Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) and BFMs accordingly. Attend and input into TPMO sessions with the project team and provide coaching and up skilling to the project team to improve financial awareness.
The successful person should have similar experience to above description and hold one of the following qualifications/Training Qualified accountant (ACA, ICAI, ICAS, CIFA, CIMA, ACCA) and be proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel & MS Project. Due to the nature of the client, candidates with current valid SC clearance are preferred.
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