Project Accountant

Are you a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys systems, reporting transformation and making numbers genuinely useful to senior leaders? Gifford and Partners are working on behalf of a well-established and growing Yorkshire business seeking an experienced Project Accountant to lead a high-impact finance systems project over the next six months.

This is not a routine reporting role. It is a hands-on opportunity to help modernise how finance data is captured, interpreted and presented across the business.

You will play a key role in implementing IBM Planning Analytics (the revolution of Cognos TM1), helping migrate data from a legacy platform, redesign reports, improve planning models and create clearer, smarter insight for senior financial and operational stakeholders.

Have you got the right qualifications and skills for this job Find out below, and hit apply to be considered.
What you will be doing

• Lead the rollout and implementation of IBM Planning Analytics (IBM PA)
• Extract and transition reporting data from legacy systems
• Build improved weekly and monthly reporting packs
• Support budgeting and forecasting models within the new platform
• Create logic-driven dashboards and meaningful management reports
• Partner with Finance, IT and operational leaders to define needs
• Test data outputs, validate accuracy and resolve discrepancies
• Train end users and support adoption across the business
• Deliver the project to agreed timelines and milestones

What we are looking for

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA / AAT considered)
• Experience within FP&A, commercial finance, project accounting or finance systems
• Exposure to IBM Planning Analytics, Cognos, SAP BPC, Hyperion, Anaplan or similar tools
• Strong reporting, modelling and data interpretation skills
• Able to communicate with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
• A proactive contractor mindset who can add value quickly

Why consider this role? xwzovoh

• High-profile transformation project with visible impact
• Broad stakeholder exposure across finance and operations
• Chance to shape reporting rather than maintain it
• Immediate value-add assignment for an experienced interim professional

If you enjoy turning data into decision-ready insight and want a contract where you can genuinely make a difference, Please get in touch with the team at Gifford and Partners immediately.