Project Accountant

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited ,
Birmingham, West Midlands
Contract Type: Contract

Overview

Project Accountant Job, Birmingham City Centre, Competitive Salary, Leading Local Authority Your new company Birmingham City Council are currently recruiting for a Project Accountant to start ASAP on a temporary, ongoing basis. Birmingham City Council is the largest single local authority in Europe offering a range of opportunities and regeneration. With Birmingham and the surrounding areas continuing to develop, the council pride itself to make life better for the millions of people who live and work in the city. Your new role As a qualified Accountant, you will be required to develop a financial model to control project finance. This will be from quoting to billing and utilising different sources of information. You will develop a financial model that is specific to major IT programmes, providing a consistent approach to managing finances. In addition, it will be your responsibility for maintaining an aligned position of amounts captured in the PPM tool (Planview) against project WBS charges on the financial ledger (SAP Voyager) relating to agency staff and non-labour charges; providing corrective action where necessary. You will also have an understanding of Capital and Revenue funding and expenditures, with a requirement to maintain a position of actual and forecast spend against the budgeted/funded amounts. What you'll need to succeed As a qualified Accountant with recent experience, you will have an understanding of business planning with forecasting within a project environment. You will have provided financial information to inform project decisions, recognising consequence against cost, schedule and quality. Knowledge of SAP Voyager would be highly beneficial, but not essential. What you'll get in return You will be working with an employer who is an accredited Investor in People and who are renowned for their supportive culture that can offer flexible working. You will be working in a small, but very supportive team in the heart of the city centre and paid a competitive salary. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk