Project Accountant

Job Title – Project Accountant

Job Location – Tewkesbury, UK

Please note, we operate a 65% onsite requirement across the month (3 days per week)

Job ID – 22289

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

L3Harris in Tewkesbury and Fleet form part of our ICI division. In the land domain, our T7 and T4 multi-mission robots deliver next-generation remote capabilities and uncompromised performance. We design and manufacture world-leading land force protection systems, cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA), electronic warfare (EW) and encryption capabilities. Our cyber capabilities provide an information advantage in the fields of kinetic conflict, cyber warfare, force protection and counterterrorism.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Hybrid working where possible – we operate a 65% onsite requirement across the month (3 days per week)
  
  
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
  
  
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
  
  
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
  
  
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
  
  
• Group income protection
  
  
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
  
  
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
  
  What the role will involve
  
  The responsibilities of your role will include the following:
  
  
• Ensure that projects and programs adhere with established controls and processes
  
  
• Maintain and update project performance analyses to ensure understanding of project financials within the Project Management community
  
  
• Ensure a consistent methodology is applied across all programs in relation to contingency, risk and their connection to milestones
  
  
• Support relevant bids to assist in preparing financial analysis and applying financial acumen
  
  
• Work with finance team to ensure correct billing and application of transactions to relevant projects and programs
  
  
• Provide support to periodic external and internal audits, from project overview to financial reports and reconciliations
  
  
• Adhere to all financial reporting requests and deadlines in respect of the transactions and reporting driven from projects
  
  What you’ll bring
  
  The role requires the following experience and skills:
  
  
• Qualified or Part Qualified Accountant with recognised accountancy qualification
  
  
• Preference for 5 years’ experience in industry (Defence experience preferred)
  
  
• Strong co-ordination skills and communication skills
  
  
• Confident when interacting with employees at all levels
  
  
• Prior experience of integrated ERP systems handling engineering / manufacturing transactions
  
  
• Experience of program and project management and project accounting techniques and disciplines
  
  
• Financial modelling skills to support bid construction and other investment analysis
  
  
• Ability to work independently, set priorities and see exercises through to completion
  
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills to achieve effective partnerships and relationships in a multi-discipline environment
  
  
• Displays a high level of respect, diplomacy and tact when dealing with stakeholders
  
  
• Resilient, highly flexible and a naturally inquisitive individual
  
  Important to know
  
  Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks