Senior Project Accountant

Our client based in Glasgow (Hybrid working 3 days in the office) are seeking a Senior Project Accountant to join them in a permanent position, you must be qualified (CIMA/ACCA) and have experience in a similar role to this to be considered. Based on relevant experience and qualification the base salary is up to £54k. For more details please apply

Purpose of role:

Provision of high quality Project Accounting support to the Finance Team through effective processes, high quality analysis of data and effective communications cross-functionally within the Programme and with the Finance function.

Senior Project Accountant:

• Preparing monthly Contract Status Report (CSR) and Sales and Margin Trading Plan (SMTP)
• Managing monthly customer invoicing and forecasting processes, including milestone achievements
• Supporting and challenging Programme Estimate at Completion (EAC) updates (including change, risk and opportunity, escalation, Forex)
• Attending and actively contributing to Control Account Manager Reviews
• Overseeing monthly cost allocation and verification processes, including supplier invoice approval, review of labour bookings
• Providing project reporting to the Finance Reporting Team for Prelims forecast, Month-End, and IBP, with clear articulation of variances
• Supporting and delivering Integrated Business Plan (IBP) and Month End activities (Trading, Accruals, Variance analysis, and various reports) against strict deadlines
• Discharge Project/Management reporting requirements

Your skills and experiences:

• Fully qualified accountant, ACCA, CIMA, or ACA
• Ability to engage with and present to stakeholders at various levels
• Strong understanding of accounting and financial processes

Long-term contracting experience within defence or a similar comparable industry would be very beneficial in this role.