Project Accountant

Role: Project Accountant

Sector: PR Communications Agency (healthcare/medcomms specialist)

Location: London (City)

Hybrid:Mainly remote (but must be available to attend at the London Office on fairly short notice)

Salary: Circa. £38k-42k per annum

Reporting to: Financial Project Manager

Ref: VFR 3331

VisionFR are delighted to be assisting this fab highly creative independent, full-service medical communications agency. They are now seeking a talented and ambitious Finance Project Accountant to join the UK based team.They offer a collaborative environment, a tight-knit team, you’ll have the chance to shape the agency’s growth will be part of the fast-growing finance team with excellent career development opportunities. The Finance Project Accountant role is focussed on helping the client services teams manage their projects, ensuring timely billing, accurate forecasting , correct monthly revenue recognition, project analysis and more. You will need a prior understanding of this type of role and tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities

Support the Financial Project Manager to oversee £10m of fee based revenue, ensuring all projects are reconciled when complete to an audit ready standard

Work closely with senior finance team and Account Management leads to improve recoverability and productivity across their clients and team

Support the completion and evaluation of various reporting to improve business efficiency, making recommendations to senior finance team members

Assist with the preparation of month end management accounts, focusing on revenue recognition and WIP

Prepare job profitability analysis which involves regular liaison with Account Managers to understand variances from expectations, and the commercial and financial aspects of client relationships

Support updates to the financial tracker including data management

Work closely with Account Management to raise and check client estimates before they are sent, comparing the estimate with previous similar projects to ensure we are charging the correct amount

Use reporting to regularly liaison with Account Managers to understand variances from expectations, and the commercial and financial aspects of client relationships

Support Account Management team with monthly reconciliations and ad-hoc queries

Use problem solving skills to ensure the resolution of any system or reporting challenges

Be on hand to assist staff across the business with Paprika and process/policy queries

Help ensure all financial transactions recorded are compliant with financial policies and procedures, highlighting any breaches to senior team.

Job Requirements and Experience

We are recruiting for a Financial Project Accountant who has at least two years’ experience within the Marketing/Advertising industry.

Has experience with Paprika accounting software

Good understanding of industry standards including accounting principles, particularly around revenue recognition (IFRS15)

Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills

Strong communication skills

Good time management and organization

Proactive and flexible approach, and an enthusiasm for trying new things

Preferably finance or accounting degree and/or part qualified from a relevant professional body, ideally looking to complete their studies in due course.

VisionFR is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, inclusion and eliminating unlawful discrimination within our workforce and whilst fulfilling our Clients recruitment needs.

Due to the high level of applications being received if you do not hear from us within 5 working days, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion, usually due to other candidates having more relevant sector exposure, qualifications or required skills. We thank you for your interest.