Assistant Project Accountant

AVK • Full-time • Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom • 1d ago

We’re looking for an Assistant Project Accountant to join our Finance team.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for preparing the accounting behind every project. It covers revenue recognition across all delivery models, from short-cycle services work through to multi-year contracts and made-to-order manufacturing, maintaining the schedules that support percentage completion, WIP, accrued and deferred revenue, together with project cost accounting. It prepares the reconciliations and month-end journals that underpin the project position, raises client invoicing on instruction from Commercial, and produces the reporting that shows how time and cost have been captured across the portfolio.

About Us

AVK is the largest and fastest-growing energy solutions company in the data centre industry. We power tomorrow’s data. Leading with an innovative approach, we are the ones who provide the power so that data centres run, uninterrupted. Our solutions are vast and comprehensive, giving data centre operators an end-to-end approach.

We’re leading the charge in the industry. We launched the first operational microgrid in Europe, we have an offering unique to anyone else’s, we’ve just been named among Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies 2026, and we continue to grow in scale, adding valuable employees to our already capable and expert team.

That’s where you come in. Ready to join us?

Key Responsibilities

Revenue Recognition & Contract Accounting
Project Cost Accounting & Month-End Close
Time capture & reporting
Client Invoicing
Project Reporting
Data Integrity, Setup & Closure
Systems, Process & Development

Studies show some candidates only apply when they meet all criteria - we don’t expect that. If this role interests you and you meet many (not all) of the requirements, we’d love to hear from you.

A full copy of the job description is available upon request.

Part or fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent), or qualified by experience
A solid grounding in double entry, accruals accounting and balance sheet reconciliation
Understanding of revenue recognition on a percentage completion basis and the supporting accounting across the P&L and balance sheet
Experience of project or contract environments where work is delivered in phases or across disciplines
Experience of project or contract environments where work is delivered in phases or across disciplines
Working knowledge of ERP systems; strong Excel
Confident dealing with people outside Finance, including chasing information and explaining why it is needed
Experience of working in a dynamic finance function, with the organisation to hold accuracy across competing deadlines and a fast pace