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Location: London (remote working) £55,000 - £60,000 (depending on experience) benefits Our client is a manufacturing SME who are rapidly growing and looking to double their turnover as part of their 5-year strategic plan. Their CFO and Number Two in finance have identified the need to recruit a new person who is looking to apply their project accounting skillset with a growing business. Duties: Monthly project reporting and quarterly forecasting for a million plus grant-funded project; strictly monitoring expenditure versus budget; assisting in quarterly submission to UK Research and Innovation; dealing with finance queries from UKRI; ensuring a successful grant claim in the month after quarter-end Establishing an effective working relationship with the Project Management team; advising the team on what's allowed expenditure according to the UKRI rules; assisting in project setup and maintenance in SAP Business ByDesign Developing detailed knowledge of SAP Business ByDesign and using SAP BYD to post journals, track timesheet and purchasing orders, view and download reports, working on Capex projects, asset under construction and fixed asset Tracking project cash flow and incorporating cash outflow in the quarterly grant claim Person: You will be a qualified or nearly qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA, or CIMA Possess a proven ability in taking ownership of various projects An ability to challenge and 'push-back' to engineering/ production managers and experience in maintaining and delivering accurate reports to key stakeholders Be an intelligent, proactive individual who has a 'can do' attitude. Excellent Excel skills are critical, as well as a generally good experience using other ERP/ Finance Systems Have experience of working in the UK