Project Accountant

Job Introduction

There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you’ll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.

We’re an organisation that’s here to experiment and push the limits of what’s possible. So, if you’re keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

As a key member of the Business Finance team, the role will directly report into the Finance Business Partner providing financial support across the legacy area with responsibility as finance lead on particular areas. Key responsibilities will include project accounting, supporting forecasting & budgeting, month end duties and regular review and reporting.

Main Responsibilities

Main Responsibilities for Project Accountant

• Support the development of quick, accurate and accessible management information for all key stakeholders with a range of daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports.   This will include the reporting of key performance indicators and metrics e.g. customer recovery, productivity, revenue recognition.
• Cost control and governance – to ensure that all projects costs are managed and controlled in line with NNL’s internal control policies and procedures. This includes regular review, reporting and mitigation of key project and programme variances.
• Support the ongoing forecasting and budgeting process within the company. This will include attendance of project reviews, supporting micro level forecasting and the macro consolidation to work stream level.  Working closely with PMO (Project Managers, Project Controllers & Finance Business Partners)
• Will provide key support to the Order to Cash process working closely with both Operations and Commercial in maximising cash receipts by producing and submitting applications for payment in line with the contract.
• Understanding and reporting key project working capital requirements focussing on Work In progress, Customer debt and Cash flow.
• Month End – Supporting the finance team to achieve month-end deadlines demonstrating accurate accounting records, accruals and internal controls and close liaison with project teams and senior management. This includes project and overhead as well as authorisations of amendments such as timesheets and expenses.
• Work closely with key business partners to create and maintain key financial and scenario-based models which support strategic business decisions. Examples may include supporting financial modelling for key customer bids or investments
• Build strong relationships with all key stakeholders including operations and commercial (Commercial managers & QS) as well as having a key role in the continued education of non-finance stakeholders e.g. Project Managers & Project Controllers
• Provide both general and ad-hoc support to the Finance Business Partners.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria for Project Accountant

• Part Qualified Level or above.
• Strong excel skills and ability to work with large quantities of data.
• Confident communicator, able to elicit information from stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to translate detailed and complex information into concise and coherent management information.
• Must be diligent and use own initiative to resolve issues.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships within the finance team and across the business.
• Knowledge of major Finance ERP systems (Agresso/BusinessWorld would be a bonus).
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Good knowledge of other MS Office packages Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to obtain BPSS level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment and criminal record checks).

Desirable Criteria for Project Accountant

• Experience of providing financial support to operational managers in a project environment

About The Company

Grounded in robust science and decades of experience, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is the authoritative voice in the UK and beyond for technological development within the nuclear power sector.

Our unparalleled understanding of the science, challenges and opportunities makes us an unrivalled authority and partner in the field, providing experts, technologies, and access to cutting-edge facilities to organisations around the world.

Harnessing potential technologies and translating them into to industry-ready solutions means our pioneering approach spearheads international improvement and technological progress.

We work on projects as small as drilling a hole to analyse underground wastes with our integrated micro drilling technology, or as large as developing state-of-the-art power systems for spacecraft, based on radioactive materials

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.