Divisional Accountant

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy committed to delivering impactful work that shapes the future. We are a team of over 20,000 experts working across the world in more than 50 countries.

We are proud to be part of an ever-changing global industry, delivering transformative work that’s defining our future. It’s our people who power that performance. As an employee-owned business, we invest in creating a space for everyone to feel safe and valued and empowered with the right tools and support. 

Whether you want to pursue excellence in your specialism or broaden your experience with flexible roles across our business, you’ll be connected to a community of global experts championing you to be your best. Join us and shape your story with Mott MacDonald, where everyone has the opportunity to be brilliant.

Key Responsibilities:

WIN

• Support the WIN process by providing advice, directly, through their wider team or via Group Services, to Portfolio Managers, Bid Managers and Bid Principals in support of the preparation of budgets, complying with entity and inter-entity trading, treasury, tax.
• Participate in WIN governance, particularly yellow and gold reviews. This shall include challenging/supporting pricing, entity setup, inflation, currency and ensuring sufficient and appropriate level of effort and CVs for finance inputs into programme budgets is made.
• Monitoring spends across Business Development and Proposals budgets and provide information and data to the Development Manager and Portfolio Managers to facilitate their management of the same. 

DO

• The DMA will oversee the transition of projects from WIN to DO in relation to all finance matters. This may include support to establish/amend entities, bank accounts, payroll with oversight and support from the UMA.
• The DMA will ensure suitably qualified and experienced finance staff are available to support projects as planned or as requested by Portfolio Managers or Project Principals.
• The DMA will review project finances and challenge Portfolio Managers and Project Principals on notable deviation from the forecast of project performance. Where necessary support corrective actions, identify claims for additional fees and changes to staff requirements. A particular focus should be on early identification and management of profit deterioration, rising working capital and billing. The DMA may wish to attend or provide support from the Finance team to engage with Monthly Project Control Meetings.
• Supporting/reviewing responses for the project teams during financial audits

GOVERN

• Performing an active role in liaising with the Portfolio Accountants and relevant management to drive effective working capital management.
• The management of working capital to ensure there is a proper understanding of capital employed with the relevant portfolios promptly billed and debts promptly collected.
• Regular finance meetings with the Unit Management on key financial matters.
• Assisting in the preparation annual budget process and regular forecasting. 
• Assessing the financial aspects of contracts to facilitate invoicing and payments and to identify grounds for additional fees.
• Training of project teams to enable them to understand and interpret project information to ensure good project budgeting.
• Provide overhead analysis data to all managers to assist in managing their costs including those at Divisional level.

LEARN

• The DMA will maintain membership to their professional institution and undertake continuous professional development to ensure their understanding of the latest legislation and guidance remains current.
• The DMA will provide supervision, co-ordination and management of portfolio accountants with an active role in appointments, training and Connected Conversations
• The DMA shall assess project performance and proactively identify systemic issues where training or support for project managers and project principals may be required. Suitably training or guidance should be prepared to address such issues in a timely manner.

Essential Candidate Requirements:

• Qualified Accountant, or part qualified (CA, CIMA, ACCA)
• Analytical approach to financial data
• An aptitude for finance with demonstrable finance experience
• Willingness to travel to projects for short term missions
• Knowledge of financial systems
• Competent in MS Office applications - intermediate/advanced Excel skills
• Highly numerate, with excellent attention to detail
• Flexible and highly organised approach to work
• Proactive, with the ability to work independently
• Ambitious and driven to develop
• Confident in prioritising tasks and dealing with high volume work
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Flexible working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

• Agile working
• Critical illness and compassionate leave
• Paternity Leave
• Group term life insurance, and Group medical insurance coverage
• Career mobility options
• Short and Long-term global employment opportunities
• Global collaboration and knowledge sharing