Project Accountant

Robert Half is recruiting for a Project Accountant to join a leading global professional services organisation during a major finance transformation.

This role will lead the design, standardisation, and implementation of global budgeting and forecasting processes across a newly integrated business. Working closely with Finance, IT, Data, and senior stakeholders, you will help deliver scalable, efficient, and data-driven planning processes supported by new systems and technologies. Key responsibilities:

Define the global target operating model for budgeting and forecasting

Design standardised end-to-end planning processes across business units

Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve planning activity

Partner with Finance, IT, Data, and implementation teams to align process and system design

Ensure alignment across budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and consolidation

Own global process standards, governance, and documentation

Support training, communication, adoption, and transition to business-as-usual

Key requirements

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent)

Strong experience leading budgeting and forecasting transformation in a large global organisation

Deep understanding of FP&A processes including budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, scenario planning, and driver-based planning

Experience in finance transformation and ERP/EPM implementation programmes

Strong stakeholder management and senior executive engagement experience

Knowledge of systems such as D365, OneStream, IBM Planning Analytics (TM1), or Workday Adaptive Planning

This is an excellent opportunity to join a global business with a strong collaborative culture and a major transformation agenda. You will need to be available to spend time in the clients Leeds based offices.

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