Project Accountant

Project Accountant (Maternity Cover) – Hamilton, Glasgow

Step into a leading utilities company that champions innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile, we take pride in delivering top-notch solutions across the energy, water, and telecommunications sectors. Our dedicated team in Hamilton, Glasgow is expanding, and we're excited to welcome a talented Project Accountant to our join us on a 12-month fixed term contract.

As a Project Accountant at Last Mile working under our Energetics brand, you will provide support to the Finance Controller and Associate Director, Finance to ensure successful delivery of finance objectives.

What’s in it for you as a Project Accountant?

Here at Last Mile, we pride ourselves in providing a great range of benefits available including a fantastic amount of annual leave, including a Christmas shut down.

• 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
• Holiday buy scheme
• Discretionary bonus
• EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service)
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
• Refer a friend incentive
• Wagestream
• Employee assistance programme
• Car allowance
• Hybrid working for eligible roles (3 days in the office, 2 from home) *
• Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles*
• Private medical insurance*
• Company sick pay*

*Some of our benefits are only applicable when you have successfully completed your probation period*

Your responsibilities as a Project Accountant:

• Meeting month end deadlines to allow timely review of the month end results by Financial Controller
• Ownership of projects. Controlling, maintaining and fixing postings whilst focussing on outliers in terms of margin, spend and unbudgeted spend, with challenge going back to Operations and Commercial team to ensure accurate allocation of cost and revenue
• Work with auditors for yearend statutory accounts, being lead contact for any Project related queries
• Production of Regional Project analysis and driving cost reductions
• Provide support to Finance Assistants with technical accounting matters as required

Experience / Knowledge:

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• High level of technical industry knowledge
• Highly competent in report building
• Advanced Excel skills

Qualifications:

• Qualified or part qualified accountant working towards a professional qualification (ACCA, CA, CIMA or equivalent)

Have you got the drive to go to the Last Mile as a Project Accountant? Apply now!

About us:

Last Mile designs, builds, owns and operates essential utilities infrastructure so people across Great Britain have access to the heat, power, water and wastewater services they need, every day.

We are one of the largest last-mile multi-utility connections businesses in the UK. We own and manage approximately 670,000 installed connections, linking distribution networks to residential and commercial customers.

Energetics is one of the Last Mile design and build brands, working with the UK’s leading housebuilders, construction firms and independent consulting companies. We provide multi-utility connections to new residential and commercial developments for customers across the North of England, North Wales, and Scotland.

It’s our people that make us. We want to attract and retain the best talent to deliver utilities infrastructure in a way we can be proud of. To achieve this, we need to be at our very best in everything we do – and employ experienced, enthusiastic and committed people.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse working environment, where employee wellbeing is at the forefront and our people feel valued. We provide tailored ongoing training and development, but most importantly, long term career opportunities for you to learn, develop and grow in your role. If you are motivated to succeed and have a ‘can-do’ attitude, we would love to hear from you!

For further enquiries contact – recruitment@lastmile-group.com or visit our website www.lastmile-group.com