Project Accountant

Axon Moore are partnering with a successful and growing PE backed SME to recruit an ambitious Project Accountant. This is an excellent varied opportunity to step into a high level role within an established business, and head up your own business unit, with the opportunity to drive change. This individual will gain exceptional exposure and shadow and learn from a high calibre and supportive Head of Commercial.
Ideally candidates will be CIMA/ ACCA qualified with a strong commercial finance background, as you will be responsible for the implementation of the group commercial strategy, and supporting all commercial activities and controls
Other responsibilities include:
Producing models to estimate the costs of delivering services/ contracts
Supporting the Head of Commercial in delivering presentations to the board in securing tenders
Taking ownership of developing, implementing, and managing adherence to pricing policies
Established monthly billing targets and track performance accordingly
Business partnering across all departments including operations, project managers, and Managing Directors to ensure margin is maximised
Forecasts for future revenue, costs and cashflows
To pro-actively identify leads and opportunities for growth within your business unit
To support the business unit in the generation of tenders for all opportunities
Provision of advice on commercial issues to the Operational and Managing Director
Management of WIP risk, via accurate billing, and support with payment collection, and reports
Use the Management Information System to track works progress and report on any contract KPI’s.
Team management
Ad hoc project work
In return, our client offers a competitive benefits package, excellent progression plan and exposure, and a hybrid working schedule.
Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruit all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team, please contact Kat Goulding on  or on (phone number removed)

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