Finance Business Partner - Projects

Your new company A long-established, fast-growing specialist events business is seeking a talented Finance Business Partner/Management Accountant to join its Milton Keynes team. With projects across the UK, Middle East and Asia, the business delivers high quality, rapidly deployed solutions. Your new role Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will play a key role in supporting financial performance across a broad range of projects. You'll be responsible for project and management accounting as well as business partnering a variety of non finance stakeholders. Your duties will include; • Lead budgeting, forecasting and cost control across the project lifecycle • Prepare Cost-to-Complete reports and ensure accurate profit recognition • Ensure robust calculation of costs, benefits and cash flows • Develop and refine a standardised project costing model • Manage capital budgets and track expenditure against approvals • Maintain the Fixed Asset Register and monthly depreciation • Provide effective financial partnering to business operations • Deliver timely and value-adding reporting to support commercial decisions • Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships What you'll need to succeed You'll need to be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with excellent communication and business partnering skills as well as experience working within project accounting or a project based environment. What you'll get in return You'll be paid £50,000-£60,000 (DOE) in a fully office based role (although flexibility can be considered). You'll be working for an industry leading, high growth business who are looking for an ambitious individual to grow with them with the long term aim for this role to become a Financial Controller. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk