Job Description:

Location: South Wales
Duration: 6 months - Fixed Term Contract
Start: ASAP
Working Pattern: Hybrid - with regular attendance required on site

We're currently looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner / Project Accountant / Programme Accountant to join a South Wales-based organisation on an initial 6-month fixed-term contract, starting as soon as possible.

This is a hands-on role supporting significant infrastructure and project activity, with a strong focus on financial management, governance and commercial decision-making.

You'll work closely with senior stakeholders and project/programme teams, providing high-quality financial insight and ensuring robust financial controls are maintained across key projects.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing finance business partnering support across major projects and programmes

• Project and programme accounting, including budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting

• Supporting business case reviews and investment decisions

• Managing and monitoring cashflow and working capital

• Supporting capital management and infrastructure-related expenditure

• Ensuring strong financial controls and governance are maintained

• Providing financial analysis and insight to support project and operational decision-making

• Identifying financial risks, opportunities and areas for improved performance

• Working collaboratively with non-finance stakeholders and senior management

We're looking for someone who can hit the ground running and has a strong background in project accounting, programme finance or finance business partnering.

You'll ideally have experience of:

• Working within infrastructure, capital projects or major programmes

• Business case development and/or review

• Cashflow and working capital management

• Capital expenditure and capital management

• Financial controls, governance and risk

• Providing commercial and financial insight to senior stakeholders

• Working in a complex project or programme environment

You'll be a confident communicator, commercially minded and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where you'll need to add value quickly.

You must be locally based and able to commute to the South Wales site as required. This is a hybrid role, but regular on-site attendance is essential, particularly at the present time.

This is an immediate requirement, so candidates available to start at short notice are strongly preferred.

If you're an experienced Finance Business Partner, Project Accountant or Programme Accountant with infrastructure/project experience and are available for a 6-month FTC, we'd be keen to hear from you.