KBS Maritime, a Joint Venture between KBR & BAE Systems, delivers Asset Management, Facilities Management and Energy Solutions across the maritime and defence environments. With parent companies KBR and BAE Systems the JV has the pedigree of two huge companies, but we have the ethos of a small business where our people are valued and empowered to succeed. It’s a great place to work and we bring opportunity to all our team.
What’s the role all about:
1. Responsibility for end-to-end accounting support for facilities management and construction projects at HM Naval Base Portsmouth.
2. Ownership of all project financial transactions including cost allocations, timesheet recording & accruals/prepayments
3. Provision of timely, accurate & insightful project reporting to internal & external stakeholders
4. Lead the revenue cycle, from initial revenue recognition through to customer billing, credit control and collection
5. Preparation of accurate forecasts, revising project estimate-at-completion as appropriate
6. Maintain reporting structure for work orders and new project set-up, including adhering to local project governance
7. Deputise for Finance Manager as appropriate.
Your key experience will be:
8. Previous experience of project accounting, proficiency in practical application of IFRS 15
9. Prior employment within the Defence sector or construction services is desirable
10. Preparing management accounting transactions for a complex organisation
11. Demonstratable experience explaining financial results to non-specialists
12. Must be highly IT literate; proficient in MS Office suite including Excel, PowerPoint & Word
13. Familiarity with SAP B1 or experience in other complex ERP systems
14. Exposure to statutory reporting process, including provision of information to auditors.
Your key competencies will be:
15. Ability to support management decision making with actionable commercial insight
16. Analytical mindset, able to simplify complex information for non-specialists
17. Highly organised and comfortable working in strong control environment
18. Willingness to challenge established practice to drive improvements performance
19. Promotes teamwork & collaboration across the organisation
20. Holds, or able to obtain, BPSS or SC security clearance
?You’ll ideally have the following qualifications, memberships etc:
21. Part-qualified CCAB accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)