Description
I am looking to hire a Project Accountant for one of my Public Sector Client. Please read the below job Specification.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implementation/Management of project accounting modules; monthly reporting of budget to actuals on projects;
- circulation of monthly reports to project managers;
- assisting project managers with production of budgets;
- challenge project costs and cost to completion;
- investigate and resolve project manager queries;
- documentation of project accounting process;
- ensure purchases are recorded correctly against projects.
- Continuous process improvement and providing P2P training where required
Key tasks:
- Provides support as necessary to design and development of project cost breakdown structure, ensuring that the output allows the project to meet cost identification and reporting requirements, including Departmental finance systems.
- Ensures project/work package budgets are accurately captured and maintained within the appropriate financial and MI systems.
- Produces regular forecast of outturn covering the in-year position and the estimate at completion (EAC). Ensures that the EAC is accurately reported
- Ensures project financial systems reflect all relevant costing information, including that relating to Options exercises and other Change Requests.
- Ensures new commitments are documented and reflected accurately within financial and related systems.
- Establishes and maintains a record of committed/uncommitted funds to meet requirements of PM
- Supports production of Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis and consequently actions recommended accruals or amendments to actual costs booked. Maintains auditable evidence of such accruals or amendments.
- Ensures AUC and other cost records reflect the outputs of EVM analysis.