Project Accountant (Associate Level) at ERM Group

OVERALL JOB PURPOSE

You will provide project accounting support to our Northern Europe Business Unit. Part of your role will be to support the Head of Project Accounts with day-to-day operations of NEBU project accounting and driving improvements in financial KPIs. Additionally you will be expected to be involved in mentoring, training and the development of junior project accountants.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM ERM:
ERM as a business are fully committed to the personal and professional development of our employees. We have many examples and instances of candidates within the Finance group joining the team in an entry level position and progressing internally. We are passionate about empowering individuals to fulfil their potential and to help with this we can offer study support and we also support membership of a number of professional bodies and accreditations.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The key responsibilities of this role will be to provide general financial support to Project Managers and Partners with managing their budgets successfully and help our business to improve our KPIs.

The role will include duties such as:
Dedicated project accountant for a team.

Project reviews with PMs and PICs

Analysis of project costs against budget

Support Project Managers with managing DSO days, by supporting Project Managers with invoicing and AR management and any associated queries

Work with Project Managers to drive improvements in variance management, by providing project finance tracking and support.

Set-up and manage project trackers in Excel

Reconciliations of WIP and sdb

Ad-hoc queries

Reporting

Provide ongoing training of Project Managers, Partners and Administrators in the use of GMS and other financial management tools

The project accountant must be able to develop good working relationships with stakeholders on all levels and must therefore be very professional, outgoing and approachable. The role may involve some travel within the UK to other local offices.

PROFILE

The ideal candidate for this Project Accountant role could be Part-Qualified accountant (either ACCA, CA or CIMA), BsC in finance or “Qualified by Experience”. Preferably, you will have experience of working within a large people-based organisation. You will demonstrate an eagerness to learn and develop in a varied role that will require you to adapt and manage in a changing environment. The successful candidate will have:

Excellent communication skills

Strong business acumen

Attention to detail

Pro-active self-starter, can work under own initiative

Advanced excel skills

Excellent analysis and problem solving skills

Out of the box thinker able to re-think historical processes and to initiate change

Able to work well under pressure

Good organisational skills

Strong team player

To Apply

We aim to build an inclusive culture by identifying, acquiring, developing and retaining a highly skilled and high performing workforce which reflects the diverse global marketplace in which we operate, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious preference, sexual orientation, physical attributes, educational background.

If you share our value and are interested in this role, please send your CV and cover letter (in English) with your salary expectation.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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