Project Accountant in Monmouth

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Location:
Monmouth
Business Unit:
Siltbuster

Our Business
Siltbuster Ltd supply rapidly deployable modular solutions. Our specialist services are used throughout the UK construction industry, as well as several household brands, producing anything from baked beans to whisky. The business ensures that environmental resilience is provided in a responsive approach to water treatment, delivering solutions for our customers across the UK and overseas.

Siltbuster’s goal is to keep our water in its organic state. Water is a powerful and valuable resource, our aim is to keep it clean and natural. Siltbuster have over twenty years expertise in treating contaminated waters across a wide range of sectors.
About The Role
Our Finance Team are looking to a Project Accountant to join us at our office in Monmouth.

This role will involve developing contract accounting processes and providing on-going accounting support to the Project Teams. This will also include the production of the Monthly Management Accounts and support with schedules and analysis.

Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain monthly Project Profit & Loss statements aligned with their key milestones ensuring financial control, visibility, and proactive decision-making throughout a project’s lifecycle.
- Work closely with Project Managers to monitor cost plans, track expenditure, and forecast potential savings to ensure projects are delivered within budget.
- Ensure all project activities are accurately captured, tracked, and incorporated into the quarterly forecasting process to support reliable financial and resource planning.
- Support the Project Manager in maintaining accurate and current risk registers for all active projects, ensuring risks are documented, reviewed, and updated regularly.
- Provide support and backup to the Management Accountant, assisting in the preparation of Management Accounts, cashflow forecasting, and VAT reporting to ensure accurate and timely financial information.
- Prepare and maintain detailed monthly supporting schedules for all assigned project balance sheet accounts (e.g., accruals, prepayments, WIP, receivables, payables, advances, retention).
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the inventory database by identifying data discrepancies, performing periodic fleet asset verification and developing process automation.
Support the year-end close process, ensuring it runs efficiently and on schedule. Coordinate and facilitate clear communication across internal departments and liaise with external auditors to provide required information and resolve queries promptly.

Skills & Qualifications:
Qualified Accountant or final stages (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)

Experience of working within a financial Project environment

Strong understanding of Project Recognition, Contract Accounting and Risk Management

Key involvement in system implementations in the past with the ability to educate and develop work processes across departments

Practical knowledge of financial audits and associated legislation

Experience of IT packages such as Sage 200, Syrinx, Microsoft Dynamics

Highly numerate and analytical with the ability to interpret and present data clearly

A methodical and diligent approach to working
What we can offer you
We understand balancing work and life commitments isn’t always easy, that’s why we’ve designed our benefits package to support you in all areas of life.

Competitive salary

Eligible for company bonus scheme (annual and quarterly payments)

Medicash Scheme – medical expenses scheme (access to 24hour online GP services, discounted gym memberships)

Pension scheme

25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

Increasing annual leave entitlement with long service

3x your annual salary life insurance (DIS)

Support for development and training

Employee assistance programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health first aiders

Employee discount scheme (discounts/vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)

Employee referral scheme

This role is not open to Agencies - Please no calls or emails - Thank you.

EDI Statement

Workdry International Ltd is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We value transparency, respecting others and understanding differences. We give full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

As part of your recruitment journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments.

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Our Values

At the heart of our company values we prioritise our people and encourage them to be innovative, entrepreneurial and put the customer at the centre of all we do.