Project Accountant

Altum Consulting; Remote; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK charity is urgently seeking an experienced Senior Project Accountant to provide interim support. The position involves reviewing project expenditures, aligning costs with contracts, and updating forecasts. Ideal candidates will have a strong technical accounting background, excellent Excel capabilities, and experience in a charity or publicly funded environment. The contract is for 4-6 weeks starting February 4, 2026, and is entirely remote.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Accountant within a charity or publicly funded environment.
• Strong understanding of funding and contract reporting.
• Self-motivated and capable of quick learning.

Responsibilities

• Review general ledger transactions by project and compare against budgets.
• Identify and review over- and under-expenditure with budget holders.
• Update project forecasts and support forward planning.

Skills

Technical accounting knowledge

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Remote work experience

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

practice area: Charity and Public Sector

Contract: Interim (4-6 weeks)
Start date: 4 February 2026
Duration: 4-6 weeks
Location: Remote

We are urgently seeking an experienced Senior Project Accountant to provide short-term, high-impact support within a leading UK charity. The focus of the role is to review project expenditure allocations, ensure costs are correctly aligned to contracts, and refresh forecasts through to March 2027. This is a delivery-focused role requiring strong technical accounting skills, excellent Excel capability, and confidence working with budget holders and senior stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Review general ledger transactions by project and compare against approved budgets
• Cross-reference expenditure against previous commissioner and funder reporting, where applicable
• Identify and review over- and under-expenditure with budget holders, escalating issues where needed
• Prepare and post reallocation journals, maintaining clear audit trails and supporting evidence
• Update project forecasts and support forward planning through to 2027/28
• Review revised income, expenditure and forecasts with budget holders to confirm the agreed position
• Prepare payroll allocation change forms for authorisation by line managers
• Prepare commissioner or funder financial reports where required

Person specification

• Qualified accountant or exceptionally strong technical accounting knowledge, including debits and credits
• Proven experience as a Project Accountant, ideally within a charity or publicly funded environment
• Strong understanding of funding and contract reporting to external commissioners or funders
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under time pressure
• High level attention to detail, particularly in transaction review and journal preparation
• Self-motivated and able to pick up new systems and processes rapidly with minimal handover
• Confidence working within a large, complex organisation (c. 400 staff), making sound judgements on cost allocation
• Advanced Excel skills, including Tables, SUMIFS, and ideally Index-Match / XLOOKUP
• Previous remote delivery of short-term finance assignments

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