Project Accountant

Posted 23 April 2024
Salary £50000 per annum, Benefits: Car allowance
LocationLeicester
Discipline Qualified Finance
ReferenceKG/8900/PA
Contact NameKathryn Goulding

Job description

Axon Moore are partnering with a successful and growing PE backed SME to recruit an ambitious Project Accountant. This is an excellent varied opportunity to step into a high level role within an established business, and head up your own business unit, with the opportunity to drive change. This individual will gain exceptional exposure and shadow and learn from a high calibre and supportive Head of Commercial.

Ideally candidates will be CIMA/ ACCA qualified with a strong commercial finance background, as you will be responsible for the implementation of the group commercial strategy, and supporting all commercial activities and controls

Other responsibilities include:
  • Producing models to estimate the costs of delivering services/ contracts
  • Supporting the Head of Commercial in delivering presentations to the board in securing tenders
  • Taking ownership of developing, implementing, and managing adherence to pricing policies
  • Established monthly billing targets and track performance accordingly
  • Business partnering across all departments including operations, project managers, and Managing Directors to ensure margin is maximised
  • Forecasts for future revenue, costs and cashflows
  • To pro-actively identify leads and opportunities for growth within your business unit
  • To support the business unit in the generation of tenders for all opportunities
  • Provision of advice on commercial issues to the Operational and Managing Director
  • Management of WIP risk, via accurate billing, and support with payment collection, and reports
  • Use the Management Information System to track works progress and report on any contract KPI’s.
  • Team management
  • Ad hoc project work
In return, our client offers a competitive benefits package, excellent progression plan and exposure, and a hybrid working schedule.

Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruit all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team, please contact Kat Goulding on kgoulding@axonmoore.com or on 07464 598852.