New Job Project Accountant - LBPA65 Industry: Accountancy Job Type: Permanent Location: Swindon, England Salary: £25000 - £38000 per annum An interesting role has become available for a Qualified Project Accountant working with a key government client. As Project Accountant you will be employed for a dynamic global leader who will be providing 24x7 services as an Integrator to manage Facilities Management (FM) services which will be performed by the FM Supply Chain. The FM services would be provided in multiple locations across London and one of the key focus areas of the role would be to monitor a significant budget and report on the variances. This is a hands-on role and the successful candidate must have the ability to work with cross-functional teams and deliver results. Key Purposes of the Role: *Responsible for monitoring the actual spend as compared to the budget and reporting on the variances. *Manage a team of a minimum of 6 people *Liaise with the Client and other functional team members. *To produce all regular and ad hoc reports in an accurate and timely manner as per the time schedule agreed with the Client *Accountable for ensuring all supplier invoices are verified and paid as per the terms of the contractual agreement. *To oversee as well as create and upload Invoice batches for payment *Responsible for ensuring supplier invoice disputes are resolved expeditiously. *To oversee as well as raise customer invoices as per contract terms *To carry out the month-end close process and report on project performance. Qualifications, Experience and Skills Essential: *Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant relevant experience in a shared services type environment. *Demonstrates a systematic approach to tasks and measures progress against plans *Experience *Ability to work as part of an integrated team or individually as required *Effective communicator both verbal and written with ability to produce accurate and timely reports *Excellent MS Office applications skills *A track record of identifying the need for additional systems and processes *Has worked in roles where he/she has had to accept responsibility for data accuracy within own remit and work area and compliance with company and or legal requirements *Ability to produce weekly / monthly summary reports *Experience of working in a high volume transaction processing environment (supplier invoices) *Should be able to undergo training at Leatherhead, Surrey. *Commits to putting customers first and delivers high quality service that meets or exceeds expectations. If you have experience of working with Maximo / SharePoint and of working in a company that provides facilities management services this would be of benefit but is not essential. Core Responsibilities and Duties Key Tasks: *Ensure that the supplier invoices are verified as per the contract agreement. *Liaise with team members, assist in prioritising team work load, and ensure verified supplier invoices are promptly uploaded for payment. *Timely communication with the supplier on all disputed invoices *Liaise with the Supplier, other team members and Client to ensure speedy resolution of supplier invoice disputes *Produce all regular reports in an accurate and timely manner as per the time schedule agreed with the Client *Produce ad-hoc reports as requested by the Client and within the agreed time frame. *Raise Client invoices as per contract *Prepare Journals, obtain approval and input in SAP. *Responsible for the month-end close process including production of reports. *Produce budgets and forecasts for the project and monitor actual performance vis-à-vis forecasts. *Report against financial management deliverables and KPIs *Carry out self-assessments, as required, to ensure SOX compliance. *Carry out other ad-hoc tasks as required. Competencies: *Communicates clearly to inform and influence others on what they need to know, when they need to know it; uses effective methods to deliver message. *Works effectively with others and maintains constructive relationships within the team, across the business and externally *Has sound knowledge of budgets and manages activity to improve financial performance *Commits to putting customers first and delivers high quality service that meets or exceeds expectations. *The commitment to Safety First - Always and the drive for continual improvement in this area. *Understand company processes and the impact that actions and decisions have on the business. *Follows up on commitments to progress work and takes appropriate action to meet challenges. *Ability to record, manage and utilise data to provide meaningful information on which management of the Project can be rationally based. *Communication and influencing - establishes communication channels, actively listens, clarifies, gives/seeks feedback, clear and concise, persuasive/negotiates with others *Organisational skills - plans well in advance, manages own time, reviews progress against plan, encourages improvements, *Results orientation - satisfies internal/external customers, effective performance management, addresses cross functional issues and technical issues, knowledge of systems and processes *Interpersonal skills - builds positive relationships, demonstrates emotionally stability, confident in own ability, approachable to all staff, shows respect and tolerance *Values - lives and endorses the company values Please contact Lisa Brassington on 01453 852568 or email [email protected] Resource Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:17:31 +0000
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