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Project Accountant - Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
Step into a leading utilities company that champions innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile, we take pride in delivering top-notch solutions across the multi-utility sector. Our dedicated team in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire is expanding, and we're excited to welcome a talented Project Accountant to our join us.
As a Project Accountant at Last Mile working under the UKPS brand, in this role, you will report directly into the Head of Project Finance and Change Control, you will be managing all aspects of project accounting at UKPS, including financial accounting, analysis, and reporting for project revenues, costs and margin. Your primary focus is to ensure adherence to revenue recognition standards, produce accurate financial reports, and provide valuable insights into project profitability and performance.
What's in it for you as a Project Accountant?
Here at Last Mile, we pride ourselves in providing a great range of benefits including a fantastic amount of annual leave, including a Christmas shut down.
* 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
* Holiday buy scheme
* Discretionary bonus
* EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service)
* Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
* Up to 7% employer pension contribution
* Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
* Refer a friend incentive
* Wagestream
* Employee assistance programme
* Car allowance
* Hybrid working for eligible roles (3 days in the office, 2 from home) *
* Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles*
* Private medical insurance*
* Company sick pay*
*Some of our benefits are only applicable when you have successfully completed your probation period*
Your responsibilities as a Project Accountant:
* Ensuring application of appropriate revenue recognition policies in line with accounting in UKPS for project-based revenue.
* Assist in preparation of project-specific financial reports, including revenue, cost of sales, profitability, and variance analysis.
* Collaborate with project managers to ensure alignment between project performance and financial reporting
* Provide insights on revenue forecasts and project margin analyses.
* Monitor project financial performance against the budget, identifying variances and implementing corrective actions.
Experience / Knowledge:
* Experience of contract cost management
* Previous experience in a project accounting role (desirable)
* QS experience (desirable)
Qualifications
* Generally accepted Finance qualification (CIMA/AAT) (desirable)
Have you got the drive to go to the Last Mile as a Project Accountant? Apply now!
About us:
We are UKPS; a fast-growing Multi-utility Independent Connections Provider (ICP) part of the Last Mile infrastructure. We are fully accredited under the NERS, GIRS & WIRS schemes to carry out the turnkey provision of multi-utility infrastructure and subsequent connections to new build housing, residential, commercial, and industrial projects.
At Last Mile, we are one of the UK's largest Independent Network Owners, owning and operating in excess of 500,000 gas, electricity, water, and wastewater connections serving residential and commercial customers. Last Mile Asset Management adopt and operate electricity, gas, water and wastewater, and ground source heat/cooling networks that are designed, installed, and commissioned by Lloyds accredited Independent Connection providers (ICPs).
At UKPS & Last Mile, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse working environment, where employee wellbeing is at the forefront in making sure our people feel valued. We provide tailored ongoing training and development, but most importantly, long term career opportunities for you to grow with us. If you are motivated to succeed and have a 'can-do' attitude, we would love to hear from you!
For further enquiries contact - recruitment@lastmile-group.com or visit our website www.lastmile-group.com #J-18808-Ljbffr