Project Accountant

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 of 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

If you're available on short notice for interviews this week, please do not hesitate to submit your application or reach out for more information.