Project Accountant

Project Accountant Oxford Permanent About AHUK... Airbus Helicopters is the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer and the company’s site at Oxford Airport is Britain’s civil helicopter hub. AHUK offers considerable experience in helicopter sales, bespoke completions, maintenance and spares support.  Its in-house engineering capabilities include design, customisation, installation, flight-testing and certification, as well as technical support, maintenance, training and the supply of spares for civil and military applications. AHUK is the MoD’s chosen provider of helicopters and maintenance for its No.1 Helicopter Flying school (referred to as MFTS) located in RAF Shawbury (Shropshire) and RAF Valley (Anglesey). The Reward: Why Join Airbus? We offer a competitive base salary and a robust suite of benefits designed to support your health, wealth, and lifestyle: Holiday Allowance : We value loyalty and work-life balance; your annual leave entitlement grows with you, rewarding your commitment with an extra day of leave for each year of service (up to an additional 4 days)  Health : Private Medical Insurance (Bupa). You also have the flexibility to add family members to your policy at an additional cost. Other options include Health-care Cash Schemes and Den-Plan.  Future Wealth: up to 8% Company Pension contribution, when you contribute 6%. Plus Yearly Share Incentive Plans, and Discretionary Group Bonuses. Everyday Savings : Access to exclusive shopping discounts, including a cashback card to help your money go further. Lifestyle : Bikes to Work scheme (up to £3,000), Mydrive car purchase scheme, and Technology purchase schemes. Added Protection : Benefit from Personal Accident Insurance, Health-care Cash Schemes, and professional Financial/Legal advice.  Refer a friend Scheme : We offer a generous Referral Bonus for any successfully placed candidates you recommend to the business.

Offers:  Liaise with the Senior Management Team to validate the financial integrity of offers before sending to customer. Develop work breakdown structures to generate project plans, work packages and schedules for future contract proposals. Forecast:  Assist in the preparation of operating plans and forecast updates to the annual budget. Also reporting deviations to budget. Ensure all finance data is accurate ensuring costs are allocated correctly and hours bookings are up to date across the programme. Risk management Contracts reviews:  Prepare Group contract reviews and monthly “Estimate at Completion” (EACs) updates. Ensure labour and sub-contractor costs are correctly booked. Support month end closing for financial reporting, ensuring correct accounting treatments on the programme. Lead the SSRO Audit from a finance view point Complete annual SSRO Supplier report submissions Support with statutory audit answering any programme related queries. Assist with other finance month end tasks eg Support on Spares/Training activities. Focal point for programme related queries Actively support the programme with ad hoc financial requests Add finance expertise across the programme challenging delivery team where necessary. Internal control: monitor adherence to company policies and procedures (such as risk management) and the relevant accounting standards. Information system: maintain the defence related financial data in SAP, amend the reports, and address change requests to the IT department if required.   Knowledge and Skills Essential Experience within a financial controlling and or project reporting department Good working knowledge of accountancy principles Good oral and written communication skills Good report and procedure writing skills Use of MS office and Excel in particular Ability to coordinate a number of tasks simultaneously, and to prioritise and work to tight deadlines Solid understanding of work package management and work package control Knowledge of risk management principles A