Project Accountant
Fortis Recruitment
Job Description
Our client is a leading specialist in the deployment and maintenance of telecommunications and energy infrastructure, working with major operators and local providers across Ireland and the UK.
They are seeking to hire a Operational Finance lead to sit on their projects team and provide real-time analysis and work-in-progress feedback to the Operational Finance Director on the various projects they have live in the data‑centre sector.
This is a great opportunity for a qualified accountant to gain exposure to large-scale infrastructure projects, working closely with project managers and finance leadership to ensure accurate financial tracking and reporting across a diverse project portfolio. The ideal candidate may come from a construction background where they ran point on projects, or networks or utilities backgrounds.
This role is with a rapidly growing business through-out Europe and there is an opportunity to build an operational finance team beneath this role for the right, ambitious candidate.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor the financial performance of multiple projects
- Support the PMO team with project budgets, forecasts, cashflow projections, and profitability analysis
- Review and audit project cost tracking
- Review and audit costs on smaller-scale projects
- Ensure accurate allocation of costs and revenues to individual projects
- Maintain audit files for internal and external audit purposes
- Support the monthly revenue recognition process, including WIP (Work in Progress) calculations and accruals
What We're Looking For
- Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent)
- Cost analysis experience
- Experience supporting or working within project-based finance
- Exact attention to detail and analytical mindset
- Highly motivated, able to manage multiple tasks with strong team collaboration skills
- Previous use of Power BI is advantageous
- Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management