Project Cost Assistant Accountant

Contract Length: 1 year FTC - starting 31st October 2025

Our client, a leading business in the design and engineering field, has an exciting opportunity for a Cost and Assurance Accountant to join the team in Birchwood Park, Warrington.

The role is heavily operational and transactional, which aligns closely with accounts payable / finance support and well as project and cost accounting.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Understand and ensure compliance with the Contract actual cost accounting requirements, Ensure our finance operating processes, accounting standards and governance are followed

• Participate in preparation of monthly application for payment to the Client in line with contract T&C and assist in development and maintenance of Application for Payment/cost database

• Raise sales invoices based on approved payment certificates

• Oversee timely processing and payment of suppliers invoices, maintain subcontractors'' invoice and cost trackers, reporting

• Take part in Client''s monthly audits in line with the procedure and mutual assurance of other Partners under the Contract; being involved in preparation of Annual Statement

• Assist with preparation of projects set up, transactions management throughout the project duration, monthly accruals and projects closure

• Liaise with Resourcing team re personnel approvals/onboarding/offboarding, use of Resource database to extract audit information, if needed, monitor list of personnel working on the framework

• Understand build-up of bill rates in line with the contract and assist with calculations and true up, if needed

Qualifications - External

• Degree/qualification in relevant discipline or can be substituted by relevant experience.

• Accounting/cost experience and understanding is essential

• Used to handling sensitive and confidential information, including treatment of information in line with UK GDPR requirements

• Effective / Competent Computerised systems skills (including Excel) and ability to work with data, spreadsheets and formulae

• Ability to work to multiple deadlines and focused on delivery of best service to the Client and internal stakeholders