Job Description

Are you a Glasgow or Aberdeen based motivated accounting professional? Do you enjoy partnering with operational teams to drive real business impact?


We are currently recruiting an experienced Project Accountant to join our growing finance team - a role that's central to ensuring our projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.


The Role


As a Project Accountant, you'll play a key role in managing the financial performance of Sulmara's projects. You'll be responsible for producing accurate and timely financial reports, ensuring compliance with accounting principles and internal controls, and partnering with Project Managers to support decision-making and improve financial outcomes.


This role bridges Finance and Operations, making you a trusted financial business partner overseeing that the financial insights translate into actionable project improvements.


You will have the opportunity to reshape how project finance works, gaining unmatched influence and exposure across global projects, and contribute to projects that drive cleaner energy and sustainable marine solutions worldwide.


Your expertise will have a direct impact on the success of our projects worldwide.


What You'll Do


Take ownership of project trackers - ensuring accurate setup, alignment with commercial assumptions, and up-to-date financial data.
Review project financials before month-end to ensure accurate recognition of revenue and costs.
Prepare and post month-end accruals, analysing revenue and cost components.
Analyse and explain variances between actuals, forecasts, and budgets.
Work closely with Project Managers to develop accurate and reliable forecasts.
Identify and mitigate financial risks, ensuring profitability is protected and forecasts are realistic.
Support the development of performance improvement initiatives through detailed financial analysis.
Conduct project closeouts, reconciling final revenue and costs.
Collaborate with the Cost Controller to optimise resource utilisation, monitor expenditures, and enhance cost efficiency.
Liaise with the central finance team to ensure accurate and consistent reporting.
Act as the key contact for auditors on all project-related revenue and cost matters.


What You'll Need


You'll be a part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
Proven experience in a project accounting or management accounting role, ideally within engineering, offshore, or project-based industries.
Strong understanding of revenue recognition, forecasting, and cost control.
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data and provide meaningful insight.
Confident communicator able to build relationships across finance and operational teams.
Highly organised with strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.


Why Join Sulmara?


At Sulmara, we are redefining offshore survey and site characterisation for the global energy transition. You'll be joining a collaborative, forward-thinking team where you will work independently but never alone.


Sounds like you?


You may be curious about joining Sulmara because you feel your current role doesn't fully utilise your talent. If you want to take charge of your own career, become empowered and heard, look no further - you will find no layers of bureaucracy when it comes to your own career growth here.


There's a strong sense of community at Sulmara. You will experience a hands-on, real-time approach to problem solving, a blurring of the usually definite lines between offshore and onshore and a warm welcome, whichever walk of life you come from.


Are you ready to make your mark?


You will be supported with a range of great staff benefits:


Highly competitive salary
Enhanced 33 days of annual leave from day 1
Additional 12 days paid leave via 'reward days' scheme
Company's profit sharing annual bonus scheme
Years of Service Award (1 days per year of service)
Flexible working patterns
Hybrid (office/home) working 3 days office, 2 days WFH)
BUPA Private medical insurance including Dental Cover
Life Assurance scheme - 5x annual salary
Enhanced 6% private pension contributions & salary sacrifice option
Mobile phone allowance
Enhanced Maternity & Parental policy
Employee Health and Wellbeing support app
Branded apparel
Brand new office facilities, free fruit and barista coffee, and free monthly themed lunches
Cycle to work scheme
AIG business travel insurance
Employee benefits hub
Generous employee referral scheme
A people focused, dynamic culture with regular employees' social, sports and charity events


Apply now (even if your CV isn't quite up to scratch), be part of a company driving change in offshore energy and let us drive your career forward, too.


We don't believe in 'one size fits all' hiring. If you need any adjustment (at any stage of the recruitment) to make the process work for you, we are here for it. Big, small, or somewhere in between, just let us know - careers@sulmara.com. No red tape, or awkwardness - just a commitment to making this work for everyone because we believe everyone deserves an equal opportunity to thrive during our hiring process.


At Sulmara, we believe great talent comes from all walks of life. Talent has no labels here. If you're qualified, you're welcome-regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, identity, background, or coffee preference. Bring your difference. We're better for it.