Project Accountant

Job description

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 

Desired profile

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 

About NUVIA UK

NUVIA est une branche de VINCI, plus grand groupe intégré de concessions et BTP du monde. NUVIA est plus particulièrement l'entité nucléaire du Groupe VINCI et est impliqué dans le cycle de vie tout entier des installations nucléaires, du New Build au démantèlement, en passant par la maintenance et l'exploitation.

NUVIA est en croissance constante, avec plus de 2700 salariés dans le monde. En moyenne, 100 hommes et femmes nous rejoignent chaque année. Maintenant, plus que jamais, nous recherchons de nouveaux talents pour soutenir la croissance du groupe.