Project Accountant

Project Accountant - 12 month FTC (Maternity Cover) | Immediate Start

Predominantly Remote | London based office | Up to £70k

“If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.” Albert Einstein

We’re pleased to be partnering with a leading Business Services organisation to recruit a Project Accountant for their busy London-based finance team.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract, covering maternity leave, and would be well suited to a qualified finance professional with an audit background and strong technical experience in group statutory reporting.

The role is predominantly remote, with occasional attendance required at the London office.

• Entry of payroll data into monthly accounts and distribution of headcount and key information to client managers and controlling team
• A range of reconciliation including payroll, pension payments and tax payments
• Processing of expenses
• Monthly review and accrual posting of temp staff, holiday accrual, target values and P11d
• Production and posting of accrual journals
• Support team with the delivery of monthly management accounts
• Balance sheet reconciliation of all accruals
• Month End variance analysis for key central budgets
• Documentation of month end reporting
• Closing of period/year in SAP R3 to roll accounts over to new period/year
• Manage journal checklist for month-end to see what has been missed from key monthly figures and inform Accounts Manager. Assist with posting of missing journals
• Authorisation of supplier payments, payrolls, expenses, pension payments in the banking system

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA or CIMA)
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in industry roles
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with a solid grounding in core principles
• Proven experience supporting payroll processes and month-end close activities
• Available for an immediate start

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.