Asst Accountant/ Accountant (Projects)

This is dynamic business partner role supporting the project leaders on project financials and performance. You will work closely with the project teams on project related matters and the GL team during month end close to ensure accurate recording of costs and revenue. You will take the lead on budget preparation for projects under your charge and assist with audit queries during the year end audit. The role has a high visibility to Management and opportunity to drive process improvements.

Responsibilities:

1. Undertake take role of Business Partner of an assigned business unit and work closely with the respective business units on their accounting and reporting requirements.

2. Review contracts, understand key terms and conditions, fee basis, billing milestones and billing mechanisms. Actively drive WIP, AR management, ensuring timely billings and collections as projects progress for projects assigned.

3. Ensure project account setup on accounting system is adequately structured for cost monitoring, billing and collection purposes.

4. Review on a monthly basis, project cost charges and investigate variances. Prepare accrual lists for accrual of project costs.

5. Support Senior Project Finance leads on preparation of monthly project reports and assist with the preparation of detailed analyses when required.

6. Support Senior Projects Finance leads on preparation of budgets, rolling forecasts, cost projections and keeping costs up to date. Monitor risk and opportunities and quantify costs and revenue impact.

7. Good understanding of project accounting, costs to complete projections, revenue recognition.

8. Assist with the monthly preparation of Division reports and identify areas for improvement, digitalization.

Requirements:

• Keen interest in business partnering and project accounting. Meticulous with a keen eye for details, and comfortable with high volume, detailed hands-on work.
• Degree in Accountancy or ACCA or Diploma in Accounting and currently pursuing higher accounting qualifications, with at least 5 years experience in a related role.
• Systematic, organized and meticulous, and able to manage multi stakeholders
• Strong EXCEL skills a must, with some financial modelling experience
• Prior working knowledge of ORACLE/Hyperion advantageous
• Keen interest in dashboards and RPA