Project Accountant collaborating with project teams to address complex financial issues. Supporting financial operations in a hybrid setup based in Bucharest.
Responsibilities
Business Partnering with Project Managers, Project Delivery Teams and Senior Operations Management
Develop strong working relationships with PMs and Ops teams through appropriate combination of face time and remote working
Provide support to promote financial knowledge and understanding of non-finance staff within our operations teams
Attendance on portfolio overview meetings with Ops management
Become trusted partner with Ops teams to help unlock complex financial issues
Attend all project reviews in portfolio
Proactively raise finance queries ahead of the review so that these can be clarified as part of the review process
Partner with and challenge project teams during the review to bring clarity on project related finance issues
Provide support to the Ops teams in preparing for Go/No Go reviews and Healthy Starts
Early identification and understanding of movements in project portfolio KPI's to help inform Ops teams of potential financial risks / opportunities
Communication of financial issues on projects to project teams
Explain to the wider business (primarily Ops & Finance Leadership) potential/actual project risks & opportunities to the P&L and working capital of the end market and ensure communication is tailored and clearly articulated to this wider audience
Expert systems user to support PM's and DPM's in use of Workbench when required
Able to explain revenue recognition principles to non-finance staff
Ensuring revenue expressed across projects at month end is in line with revenue recognition rules
Advising on impact of changes in project finances that have wider financial implications e.g. Loss Provisions/Write Backs and specifically understand impacts to both P&L and Balance Sheet
Understand the impact on Revenue Recognition of any unusual contractual issues on projects
Understand contractual agreements and implications on project set ups in Workbench
Work with the project teams to understand any specific billing and payment requirements of contracts and project cashflows
Identify aging Unbilled and AR positions to engage the project team in timely remedial actions
Assist in providing guidance to Ops teams on the requirements for DoA approvals where business is operating at risk
Monitor for potential breaches in DoA approval process
Assist in preparation of DoA approval requests for month end process
Help identify actions which may help de-risk DoA positions whilst awaiting client contract T’s and C’s confirmation and contract change processes
Meet month end deadlines to ensure timely reporting and posting of revenue events, Unbilled and Loss provisions
Ensure consistent application of accounting standards across all projects in portfolio and support Ops teams in understanding of documentation requirements to support revenue recognition principles and SOX compliance
Special projects and other duties as assigned
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Economics
3-4 years’ experience as a project accountant/ financial analyst/ revenue recognition accountant
Demonstrable experience operating in a complex, fast paced, international business environment
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