Our client, a construction company, are seeking a highly motivated and qualified accountant to join their team. The successful candidate will work closely with the groups commercial team to ensure efficient management of project budgets, sub-contractor administration, and financial reporting.
This role requires a dynamic professional with strong financial acumen, attention to detail, excellent communication skills and an interest in construction;
Responsibilities;
1. Management of Project Budgets & reviewing on a continuous basis
2. Liaising with Quantity Surveyors on each Project to ensure that their Cost Value Reconciliations reports are reconciled
3. Match the financial reports for each project's contract and profits recognized are in line with the expected project profitability
4. Liaising with the accounts department in respect to Payment Applications agreed by the Commercial Team
5. New Sub-contractors set up and on-boarding
6. Review and track the sub-contracts on a monthly basis in conjunction with the commercial team
7. Liaising with the commercial team and AP in respect to payment schedules and monthly cashflow projections for sub-contractor payments
8. Monitoring retention release dates in respect to scheduled settlement dates
9. Financial analysis and reporting
10. Interaction with the Company's procurement personnel in respect to delivery requirement date
11. Liaising with the management accountant to ensure that all associated materials procured for the projects are allocated to the respective contracts
12. Review 'GRN' at the end of each month and informing the accounts team of the associated accruals & provisions to be made
13. Balances sheet management, understanding all associated project costs and liabilities and reconciling on a monthly basis and working collectively with the commercial and accounts team in trying to minimize both WIP & Debtor days on projects
14. Other ad hoc projects
Education/Qualifications
15. Qualified Accountant (ACA,ACCA,CIMA,CPA)
16. Minimum 5 years PQE
17. Experience of working in a busy finance or commercial department in a construction company
18. Inquisitive and entrepreneurial
19. Confident self-starter
20. Fast learner with the ability to progress