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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
