Job Description:
About the Business
A fantastic opportunity to join a well-established services business based at Birmingham Business Park as a Commercial Management Accountant with a salary of £35,000 – £42,000. This is a great chance to join a global organisation with a genuinely collaborative culture, working closely with project and operational teams to support the wider finance function.
Main Duties:
As a Commercial Management Accountant, your main duties include:
- Liaising with project managers to obtain sign-off ahead of client billing
- Setting up new projects on the accounting system, including budget revisions and cost transfers as required
- Maintaining and validating billing rates across the project portfolio
- Calculating and posting management fees and other direct cost entries
- Producing regular cost reports for project managers, on a weekly basis or as requested
- Processing project-related purchase ledger transactions
- Managing the sales ledger, including chasing outstanding customer payments
- Handling transactions across multiple currencies
- Producing and issuing accurate monthly client invoices, complete with all required supporting documentation
- Supporting the wider finance team with ad hoc projects and tasks as required
Location / Office / Culture
The role is hybrid, based at Birmingham Business Park. The company operate from a modern, well-connected office, offering a collaborative environment within a growing finance team and genuine exposure to international operations.
What We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate will have:
- Significant relevant experience within a finance or accounting role
- An undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business, with a solid working knowledge of accounting principles
- Part qualified accountant (AAT/CIMA/ACCA) status is advantageous but not essential
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage a high volume of documentation and information
- Confident, personable communication style, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external contacts
- Strong Excel skills alongside good analytical ability
- Hands-on experience using a project cost accounting system
Why Join the business
- Hybrid working
- Join a well-established, global services business
- A broad and varied role spanning project accounting, purchase ledger and sales ledger
- Supportive, collaborative finance team
- Exposure to multi-currency transactions and international operations
About Us
We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly.
Ref: BR77531