Overview
This UK‑based Accountant role is responsible for strengthening financial governance, internal controls, and compliance across projects throughout Holovis’ international operations. The position focuses on internal processes — auditing financial controls, ensuring project financial integrity, supporting international teams, and playing a key role in ERP implementation and ongoing system enhancements.
The role is based in the UK, working closely with global operational teams.
Key Responsibilities
Internal Audit, Controls & Assurance
- Deliver the internal audit programme covering UK‑based functions and global project operations.
- Assess the effectiveness of financial and operational controls, including segregation of duties, workflow approvals, and system‑embedded controls.
- Carry out internal control reviews across UK head office and international subsidiaries, ensuring adherence to group policies.
- Identify weaknesses, control gaps, and efficiency improvements; provide clear, actionable reports.
- Track the implementation of remediation actions and support teams to embed improvements.
- Maintain and enhance internal control documentation, policies, and process maps.
Project Governance & Financial Control
- Provide internal control oversight across the full project lifecycle — tender, mobilisation, delivery, billing, and close‑out.
- Review UK and international project budgets, forecasts, cost allocations, margin performance, and WIP reconciliations.
- Validate financial data submitted by project managers and challenge inconsistencies.
- Ensure robust project‑level controls: timesheet integrity, cost coding accuracy, procurement compliance, and milestone tracking.
- Develop and monitor internal project KPIs and compliance dashboards.
ERP Implementation & System Controls
- Act as part of the finance representatives in ERP implementation
- Contribute to the design of project accounting modules, approval workflows, cost controls, and financial reporting structures.
- Ensure UK and international control requirements are properly built into the ERP system.
- Participate in testing phases such as UAT and SIT to confirm end‑to‑end system integrity.
- Support data migration activities, ensuring accuracy of project, contract, financial, and master data.
- Train UK and international users on ERP processes, controls, and reporting.
- Drive continuous ERP optimisation post‑go‑live.
International Compliance & Cross‑Border Processes
- Oversee financial governance across international entities from a UK headquarters perspective.
- Support internal compliance around VAT/GST, withholding tax, transfer pricing documentation, and intercompany processes.
- Ensure international teams adhere to UK‑driven group policies, reporting requirements, and control frameworks.
- Monitor financial risks relating to FX, local processes, operational complexity, and project delivery conditions overseas.
- Support standardisation of financial processes across all countries.
Risk Management & Governance
- Maintain the internal financial risk register, focusing on risks within UK‑led projects and international operations.
- Strengthen financial governance structures including approval hierarchies and delegated authority processes.
- Deliver internal training to UK and overseas teams on control standards and best practices.
- Foster a culture of accountability, compliance, and continuous improvement across the organisation.
Skills & Experience Required
Essential
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Experience in internal audit, internal controls, or financial governance.
- Background in project‑based finance (construction, engineering, consultancy, IT projects, etc.).
- Experience in ERP implementation or major system upgrade.
- Experience working with international teams, multi‑currency environments, and cross‑border processes.
- Understanding of international tax exposures (VAT/GST, withholding tax, transfer pricing basics).
- Strong analytical skills and an ability to challenge constructively.
- Advanced Excel and ERP proficiency.
Desirable
- Experience designing internal controls during system implementations.
- Familiarity with project‑focused ERP systems (Q360).
- Experience with data analytics tools such as Power BI.
Reporting Structure
- UK‑Based Role — Reports to: VP Finance
- Works closely with:
- Project Managers and VPs
- Business Support Teams
- International Operations Teams
- UK ERP project and IT teams
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Work Location: In person
