Project Accountant – 6 month Fixed Term Contract

Job Description

Project Accountant – 6 month Fixed Term Contract

About Palladium

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social, climate and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to help solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 4,000 employees operating in 90-plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, the environment, and, most importantly, people's lives.

The role

You will have prime responsibility for the financial management of a portfolio of projects, which will include being the key contact point for the Project Management Unit (PMU) for the provision of accurate budget actuals and forecast reporting for both the individual projects, as well as your consolidated portfolio of projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Creation, and ongoing maintenance, of structural / coding elements for the projects within financial and reporting systems (e.g. Chart of accounts, project accounting structures, timesheet mapping)
• Creation, and the ongoing updating, of revenue schedules for each project ensuring high level of accuracy of non-reimbursable revenue recognition in compliance with group policies and procedures
• Regular review, approval and processing of client invoices/billing within financial systems
• Reconciliation, and timely clearance of outstanding items, relating to Work-in Progress / Unbilled Revenue
• Ensuring cost forecast for all projects are accurate and up to date on a regular basis with appropriate level of detail to ensure reimbursable / non-reimbursable allocations available
• Provide support to the PMUs with all financial and compliance matters including be a liaison with Accounts Payable and Payroll/timesheets when required

About you

You will have previously worked in a Project / Portfolio Accountant role or had exposure to working on the financial management on a project, or portfolio of projects. You have excellent MS Excel skills and are comfortable navigating complex systems.

Additional requirements include:

• Knowledge and understanding of a project-based environment
• Ability to meet deadlines and a collaborative approach to working to agreed timescales
• An eye for accuracy and attention to detail in a matrixed organisation
• Ability to take the initiative, set priorities and see projects through to completion
• Ability to communicate financial information to people with non-financial backgrounds.
• Desirable: studying towards your ACA, ACCA, CPA or CIMA
• Previous experience in Government funded projects is a plus

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.