Project Accountant

Highview Power is a fast-growing global organisation, leading the way towards a cleaner, more efficient, and secure energy future. We plan to become a world leader in smarter long duration energy storage, a new technology that will enable nations, regions, cities, and corporations to achieve net zero. 

In June we completed a £300m fundraising process for the construction of our first full scale plant in Manchester with new investors including Goldman Sachs, Centrica and the UK National Wealth Fund. We are currently seeking additional funding for new plants to start construction in the UK within the next 12 months and are pursuing medium term opportunities in Australia.

We know our employees are the key to our success and we are committed to creating a positive, inspiring, and inclusive working environment where you will play a vital part in driving change and helping to achieve the global ambition of becoming net zero.

About the role & team:

We are looking for an enthusiastic plant accountant to support the project team with the construction of Highview’s first full scale plant in Carrington. 

This role requires resilience, an enquiring mind, and a can-do attitude. You will work alongside the construction team, reporting to the Head of FP&A, ensuring that the project financial information is accurate and timely. The company needs to rapidly introduce new processes and systems so you will need a logical mind with enthusiasm for new processes and a good understanding of financial systems, ideally with implementation experience.

You will join a small, friendly and ambitious team who are committed to supporting company’s growth plans and green energy goal.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that financial information for our current and future asset construction projects are correctly recorded
• Maintaining the correct project data structure within SAPbyDesign to allow accurate and timely monthly financial reporting.
• Ensuring that the procurement team raise orders in line with the data structure requirements
• Ensuring that the value of work done has been correctly recorded in SAP
• Own fixed asset register in SAP, transferring project costs to assets under construction in line with the Fixed Asset Policy, maintaining clear reconciliations to reported project expenditure and descriptions that allow appropriate tax analysis.
• Producing expenditure reports for our next development project.
• Ensuring that appropriate expenditure approval levels are maintained.
• Preparing Construction Industry Scheme returns
• Analysing project expenditure to claim capital allowances (supported by Grant Thornton)
• Running depreciation calculations and forecasts.
• Maintain records for the VAT Capital Goods Scheme
• Input into cash flow forecasts and cost analysis for the projects
• Supporting the year end audit

Other Activities

• Act as Subject Matter Expert in the creation of an interface between Aveva (engineering and procurement system) and SAPbyDesign
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis

Requirements

To be successful in this role you should have:

• The highest degree of integrity
• Excellent inter-personal skills that will allow you to liaise with stakeholders across the Group
• Good Excel and PowerPoint skills
• An accountancy qualification
• Ability to navigate ERP systems eg. SAP, SAPByDesign, Oracle.

It would be really beneficial if you have:

• Construction industry experience
• Some system implementation/integration experience

Benefits

• Private medical Insurance
• Private dental
• Free mortgage advice
• Discounts hub