Project Accountant

Warwickshire  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Project Accountant

Warwick - 6 months Contract

Role Overview

To provide financial support to a number of IS Project Portfolios

To proactively support the implementation of a revised set of standardised, repeatable and fit for purpose financial processes to account, forecast and report on UK IS projects

To successfully resolve, working with the IS project managers and Property Finance the remaining issues on the non regulated project portfolio, namely working to fully analyse, reflect correctly in the ledger and agree recharges with Property

Key Tasks

  • To support those involved in the end to end processes for accounting for IS projects to determine financial processes that are fit for purpose and ensure that focus is given to the major projects and programmes
  • To support ensuring that processes reflect the new out-sourced contractual arrangements and that the role of IS partners is clearly understood and incorporated into the new ways of working
  • To document, as required, both high level process maps and descriptions and detailed working instructions for everyone involved in the processes, incorporating clear guidance on roles and responsibilities
  • To support gaining agreement to the new ways of working
  • To support the improvement of IS project reporting, looking at a number of options
  • In the context of the project accounting part of the role, the key activities are as follows:
  • Ensure that following approvals projects are set up in a timely manner to accurately account for project costs in accordance with the approved IS investment proposal paper's
  • Ensure that project costs are recognised in the books based on value of work done principles, where possible provided directly from our partners
  • If applicable ensure that global projects are correctly accounted for in each region and that consolidated project reporting is provided to project managers
  • Provide accurate, timely and consistent month end reporting in accordance with IS Finance timetables to project managers and to programme delivery managers
  • On behalf of the IS business run the forecast collection, consolidation and review processes to provide robust monthly forecasts for in-flight and unsanctioned projects, accurately allocated, and including risks & opportunities
  • Support processes to ensure that approved forecasts and annual budgets and business plans are input into local financial systems in an efficient and accurate way, in accordance with financial time-tables
  • Ensure that the regional financial controls in operation are efficient and effective and in conjunction with Shared Services teams ensure compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Work in partnership with UK Shared Services accounting teams, ensuring the accuracy, completeness and appropriateness of all management accounts and reporting statements.

Skills and Experience Required

  • Experience of major accounting systems, budgeting and forecasting, financial performance reporting and engagement with business management, preferably in a large, international corporate setting
  • Accounting qualification - ACA, ACCA, CIMA or similar
  • Behavioural Competencies/Leadership Qualities
  • Strong organisational skills
  • Strong ownership to support implementation of the new financial processes through to successful conclusion
  • Strong communication skills including ability to clearly articulate what is required by whom and by when
  • Ability to positively influence behaviours of all involved in the IS projects financial processes, both finance and non finance
  • Ability to work well under own initiative and within wider team
  • Reasonable levels of Excel and data manipulation skills

Start date
ASAP
Duration
6 months
From
Pontoon
Published at
21.09.2016
Project ID:
1206648
Contract type
Freelance
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