Project Accountant
other jobs Accountable Recruitment
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- England,North West,Merseyside,Liverpool
- Full Time, Contract
- £50,000 - £70,000 per annum
Job Description:
Interim Project Accountant - 12 Month fixed-term contract
Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 (depending on experience)
Location: Liverpool area
Working pattern: 4 days onsite, 1 day remote
The Opportunity
We’re working with a well?established business in the Liverpool area to recruit a Project Accountant to support the Group Financial Controller during a period of finance transformation and process improvement.
This is a high?impact role focused on strengthening financial control, improving governance and compliance, and embedding best?practice processes across the finance function. It’s ideal for a qualified accountant who enjoys ownership, structure, and making lasting improvements rather than BAU reporting.
The Role
As Project Accountant, you’ll play a key role in improving balance sheet integrity, audit readiness, and month?end reporting quality, while driving consistency and standardisation across core finance processes.
Key areas of responsibility include:
Balance Sheet & Financial Control *Implementing a standard balance sheet reconciliation framework
*Designing templates, review processes, and audit trails
*Producing clear monthly reporting on completion, quality, and open items
Process Documentation & Standardisation *Documenting end?to?end finance processes
*Creating process maps, RACIs, and identifying key control points
*Building and maintaining a controlled process library with version control
Accounting Policies & Governance *Identifying and maintaining accounting policies by entity and process
*Implementing approval and review cycles
*Embedding policies into BAU through checklists and guidance
Compliance & Reporting *Maintaining a finance compliance register and calendar
*Supporting the SAO sign?off process and evidence requirements
*Assisting with technical accounting developments (including FRS 102 and lease accounting)
*Monitoring month?end close delivery and driving continuous improvement in reporting
Process Improvement & Systems *Identifying opportunities for standardisation and automation
*Eliminating inefficiencies, control gaps, and manual workarounds
*Supporting early?stage finance systems improvement and requirements gathering
Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 (depending on experience)
Location: Liverpool area
Working pattern: 4 days onsite, 1 day remote
The Opportunity
We’re working with a well?established business in the Liverpool area to recruit a Project Accountant to support the Group Financial Controller during a period of finance transformation and process improvement.
This is a high?impact role focused on strengthening financial control, improving governance and compliance, and embedding best?practice processes across the finance function. It’s ideal for a qualified accountant who enjoys ownership, structure, and making lasting improvements rather than BAU reporting.
The Role
As Project Accountant, you’ll play a key role in improving balance sheet integrity, audit readiness, and month?end reporting quality, while driving consistency and standardisation across core finance processes.
Key areas of responsibility include:
Balance Sheet & Financial Control *Implementing a standard balance sheet reconciliation framework
*Designing templates, review processes, and audit trails
*Producing clear monthly reporting on completion, quality, and open items
Process Documentation & Standardisation *Documenting end?to?end finance processes
*Creating process maps, RACIs, and identifying key control points
*Building and maintaining a controlled process library with version control
Accounting Policies & Governance *Identifying and maintaining accounting policies by entity and process
*Implementing approval and review cycles
*Embedding policies into BAU through checklists and guidance
Compliance & Reporting *Maintaining a finance compliance register and calendar
*Supporting the SAO sign?off process and evidence requirements
*Assisting with technical accounting developments (including FRS 102 and lease accounting)
*Monitoring month?end close delivery and driving continuous improvement in reporting
Process Improvement & Systems *Identifying opportunities for standardisation and automation
*Eliminating inefficiencies, control gaps, and manual workarounds
*Supporting early?stage finance systems improvement and requirements gathering
Job number 3525431
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Company Details:
Accountable Recruitment
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Staffing and Recruiting
ACCOUNTABLE RECRUITMENT LIMITED is a privately owned Staffing & Recruitment business specialising in the placement of permanent, senior interim and t...