Senior Project Accountant managing financial elements of APAC Projects at Cubic Defense. Collaborating with various teams to ensure financial performance and integrity.
Responsibilities
Business partner with Program Management or Services
Prepare project financials for approval by
Effectively communicate with stakeholders including program management/services, contracts managers and engineering regarding contract documents, change orders and other contract modifications, approvals, and any additional services-related to billing
Assess and pursue opportunities for maximization of project’s financial performance
Research any financial discrepancies that arise from in depth variance analysis
Liaise with Project Managers and relevant program CAMs to monitor program risks and opportunities including maintaining the financial risk register on a monthly basis.
Assist in internal and external audit requirements; this may include ad-hoc analysis
Perform additional assignments, as directed
Maintain project numbers, budgets, ETC’s and other project information in ERP System
Liaise with project and production manager to ensure that all project costs are controlled in a timely manner
Liaise with intercompany contacts to ensure accurate and timely financial information is included in the project forecasts
Prepare monthly project reports and analysis in accordance with the timetable
Prepare billings related to the portfolio of projects in conjunction with the contracts and projects teams
Keep the projects team informed and advise on billings, retentions, debtors and cash flow relating to individual projects
Liaise with financial accounting where required and ensure that queries are followed up
Assist in the preparation of claims and variations including cost models and pricing schedules
Assist in reviewing and generating bid summaries for accuracy and compliance with company rates and mark ups
Meet with Project Managers prior to the monthly review meetings to agree project status including contract values and estimates to completion
Prepare reports for and attend weekly and monthly project review meetings
Assist FP&A with the co-ordination & preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual budgets for Cubic
Work with and support the learning and development of more junior members of the team
Assist in the compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley
Escalate appropriately any known variances or problems of significance that may affect the outcome of a project
Liaise with Project Planners, ensuring the reported financial status of the project is in line with the planned operational view
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in an Accounting or Business discipline from a tertiary Institution
CA /CPA /CIMA Qualified
Demonstrated 5 years of project accounting or management accounting experience in a project or services environment
Knowledge and understanding of a project or services-based environment
Ability to work well with others under deadline situations and respond to changes in priorities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational skills
Ability to present financial information to Senior and Executive Management
Ability to work independently, take initiative, set priorities and see projects through to completion
Proficient with Microsoft Office including advanced excel skills
Experience in SAP and Primavera
Experience in technology industry
Experience in Earned Value Reporting
Benefits
Comply with Cubic’s Quality Management System
Comply with Cubic Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures
Comply with security in accordance with established policies and procedures of the organisations
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