Purpose of the job 

To provide a financial management accounting service to the Managing Director of ‘Projects, Engineering & Decommissioning’ (PE&D) and their management team, with the objective of optimising financial performance. 

•  To Ensure compliance with accounting regulations policies and Nuvia accounting procedures.
• Provide a project accounting service for PE&D projects, working with Operations and Project Management 
• Provide a management accounting service to business resource centres. 
• Collaborates with other Finance staff at all levels across the company. 
• Help provide support and guidance for the Project Accountant Support. 

Reports to 

Finance Business Partner of Projects, Engineering & Decommissioning 

Key accountabilities 

• Data Maintenance/Integrity
• Maintain project work orders, budgets, project relations, monitor integrity of data and clear suspense
• Purchase accruals and Cost of Sales Review
• Ensure accurate accruals and assessment of cost of sales each period and taking of appropriate profits/losses
• Sales Invoicing
• Support and prompt Project Managers in sales invoicing, produce invoice support schedules and assist with debtor payment
• Project Support
• Support financial management of projects, especially major ones
• Financial Advice & Control Provide financial advice and ensure compliance with company financial policies/procedures

Oversee data integrity including ensuring: 

• Projects are opened/closed promptly and in accordance with contract terms. 
• Project budgets & contract values are maintained in the accounting system.  
• Periodic cost reconciliations undertaken against accruals & processing journals. 
• Maintain Capital Expenditure, ensuring costs are capitalised where necessary. 
• Maintaining business recharges and cost allocations 

Key Skills

Essential 

• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate and interact with people at all levels across the business 
• Self-motivated and proactive with a proven ability to achieve results and objectives, developing yourself and others
• Confident in challenging the norm
• Used to a busy environment and adaptable to change
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail and accuracy of information
• Experience of creating and presenting information back to stakeholders/clients 
• Excellent IT skills (especially Microsoft Excel) 

Desirable 

• Ability to learn new things quickly 
• Strong Stakeholder Management experience 

Qualifications

• Studying towards or an ambition to become a qualified Accountant. 
• Experience of management/project accounting in a contracting business