Project Accountant

Project Accountant (Global Manufacturing/Belfast)

VANRATH is delighted to be working in partnership with a dynamic global business to recruit a technically strong Project Accountant to join the growing finance team. Reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager, this is a newly created role as the business is going through a period of sustained growth and will offer significant progression opportunities.

What's in it for you?

• £45,000-£50,000 + bonus + benefits (negotiable)
• Progression Opportunities
• Flexible/hybrid working

What you'll do

• Preparation of monthly review packs for portfolio and project managers
• Prepare project analysis & cost reports and propose corrective actions
• Completing rolling forecasts
• Liaising with Project Managers, Product Accountants, and Industry Managers
• Providing timely and accurate financial data to support successful management of the business
• Ensuring requirements for SSRO reporting are fulfilled, highlighting any control weaknesses and understanding the commercial environment
• Liaising closely with the manufacturing function and understanding the evolution of the product
• Preparing contract estimates for Multi-Year Budget & rolling monthly forecast information
• Working closely with the wider IAS finance team providing analysis & support
• Ensuring the portfolio of projects meets all audit demands
• Advancing the development of IT tools, reporting techniques, and skills through Oracle, digi dashboards, and BI portals
• Ensuring financial integrity and adherence to processes (UK GAAP, Chorus 2.0)
• Highlighting control weaknesses and escalating governance issues to the Head of Finance
• Providing financial guidance to the project control team
• Providing key inputs for internal and external audit requirements
• Carrying out month-end processing activities
• Adhering to month-end timetable
• Reviewing cost certificates
• Continuously improving data conception and accounting practices

About you

• Proven ability to communicate complex issues across a wide range of stakeholders
• Qualified accountant (ICAI, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with 2+ years' post-qualification experience
• Excellent financial and commercial acumen, with strong communication and business partnering skills to manage and influence stakeholders inside and outside the company
• Strong understanding of ERP systems (ideally Oracle), TM1 experience, Power BI
• Strong IT skills, highly proficient in MS Excel, etc.

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Senior Accountancy & Finance job in Belfast or Northern Ireland, apply via the link below or contact Joanne Gordon for a confidential chat today.