Project Accountant

Job DescriptionProject Accountant - Unit Costing & Performance Analysis (6 Month Contract) About the Role This is a 6-month fixed-term contract with a well-established not-for-profit organisation supporting older people. The purpose of this role is to provide a clear understanding of the cost, efficiency and performance of frontline service delivery teams. Working across Finance, Operations and Monitoring & Evaluation teams, you will develop practical unit costing models, analyse service performance, and produce meaningful reporting that demonstrates: Value for money Service efficiency Cost per service user and activity Performance against key targets Impact of services delivered A key outcome of the assignment will be to provide funders, leadership and stakeholders with a strong evidence base that clearly links funding, service activity, outcomes and impact.

Key Responsibilities Develop unit costing models across service delivery programmes. Analyse service costs, activity levels and performance data. Calculate cost per service, cost per beneficiary and cost per outcome.

Produce management reports and performance dashboards. Monitor budget performance and identify key cost drivers. Support value-for-money and impact reporting for funders.

Present financial and operational insights to senior management. Work closely with service delivery and monitoring & evaluation teams to link financial information with service outcomes. Provide recommendations to improve efficiency, sustainability and resource allocation.

Ideal Candidate Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent). Strong management accounting or project accounting experience. Experience developing costing models and analysing performance data.

Advanced Excel skills with strong financial modelling capability. Ability to turn complex data into clear, meaningful insights. Experience producing reports for senior leadership and stakeholders.

Power BI experience would be advantageous. Previous experience within not-for-profit, healthcare, social care or grant-funded environments would be beneficial. Success in the Role At the end of the contract, the successful candidate will have: Developed robust unit costing methodologies across key services.

Quantified the performance and efficiency of service delivery teams. Improved understanding of service cost drivers and resource utilisation. Produced clear evidence of value for money and organisational impact.

Created reporting that demonstrates accountability to funders and supports future funding applications. This role would suit a commercially minded accountant who enjoys combining financial analysis with operational performance data to support better decision-making and demonstrate measurable social impact. Availability This is a 6-month fixed-term contract.

Preference will be given to candidates who are immediately available or available within a short notice period. The organisation is keen to appoint someone who can quickly establish unit costing methodologies, analyse service performance, and deliver meaningful value-for-money reporting within the contract timeframe. At Wallace Myers International Recruitment Agency we specialise in sourcing professionals for key industries and services.

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