Project Accountant

Project Accountant - Unit Costing & Performance Analysis (6 Month Contract)

About the Role

This is a 6-month fixed-term contract with a well-established not-for-profit organisation supporting older people.

The purpose of this role is to provide a clear understanding of the cost, efficiency and performance of frontline service delivery teams. Working across Finance, Operations and Monitoring & Evaluation teams, you will develop practical unit costing models, analyse service performance, and produce meaningful reporting that demonstrates:

• Value for money
• Cost per service user and activity
• Performance against key targets
• Impact of services delivered

A key outcome of the assignment will be to provide funders, leadership and stakeholders with a strong evidence base that clearly links funding, service activity, outcomes and impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop unit costing models across service delivery programmes.
• Analyse service costs, activity levels and performance data.
• Calculate cost per service, cost per beneficiary and cost per outcome.
• Produce management reports and performance dashboards.
• Monitor budget performance and identify key cost drivers.
• Support value-for-money and impact reporting for funders.
• Present financial and operational insights to senior management.
• Work closely with service delivery and monitoring & evaluation teams to link financial information with service outcomes.
• Provide recommendations to improve efficiency, sustainability and resource allocation.

Ideal Candidate

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent).
• Strong management accounting or project accounting experience.
• Experience developing costing models and analysing performance data.
• Advanced Excel skills with strong financial modelling capability.
• Ability to turn complex data into clear, meaningful insights.
• Experience producing reports for senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Power BI experience would be advantageous.
• Previous experience within not-for-profit, healthcare, social care or grant-funded environments would be beneficial.

Success in the Role

At the end of the contract, the successful candidate will have:

• Developed robust unit costing methodologies across key services.
• Quantified the performance and efficiency of service delivery teams.
• Improved understanding of service cost drivers and resource utilisation.
• Produced clear evidence of value for money and organisational impact.
• Created reporting that demonstrates accountability to funders and supports future funding applications.

This role would suit a commercially minded accountant who enjoys combining financial analysis with operational performance data to support better decision-making and demonstrate measurable social impact.

Availability

• This is a 6-month fixed-term contract.
• Preference will be given to candidates who are immediately available or available within a short notice period.
• The organisation is keen to appoint someone who can quickly establish unit costing methodologies, analyse service performance, and deliver meaningful value-for-money reporting within the contract timeframe.

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