Responsibilities
- Line Management - Supervision, motivation and guidance of Project Accounting team members
- Mentor and develop Project Accountants, driving effective team performance & engagement
- Promote a positive team culture
- Manage team resource levels and minimize voluntary turnover
- Interface with Business - Develop strong working relationships and communicate effectively with Operational Finance Team
- Work alongside other towers operating within the GBS, representing the local Project Accounting function
- Provide advice and support to operational teams where required
- Quality checks - Measures and ensures the accuracy of Project Accounting activities by validating key process steps before final approval, enabling error prevention, process consistency, and support accurate financial reporting
- The accuracy review is conducted for Project Setup, Project Modification, EACs and Month-End Process performed by the team
- Each process is reviewed weekly in real time, and is performed in alignment with the standardized checklist for each process
- Any detected error is addressed to the Project Accountant and is corrected before the final approval, minimizing stakeholder impact
- Emphasizes prevention over detection, reducing escalations and audit risks
- Consolidates the accuracy results into the monthly report, for Project Accounting metrics tracking
- Oversees target compliance and addresses deviations with corrective steps undefined
- Timeliness: - Ensures tracking of monthly volume of workflows by each Project Accountant
- Consolidates the timeliness results into the monthly report, for Project Accounting metrics tracking
- Oversees target compliance and addresses deviations with corrective steps
- Team’s Productivity: - Monitors the team’s monthly productivity to ensure alignment with targets and takes corrective actions in case of deviation.undefined
- Project Financial Support - Oversee the financial reporting of projects, ensuring financial accuracy and prudent accounting treatment is performed by the Project Accountants
- Understand Project Accountant workload and ensure project updates are processed efficiently
- Escalate complex/material project issues to the UK&I Operational Finance team
- Manage Project Accounting Month end close
- Ensure Project Accountants complete month end trackers accurately to ensure correct revenue recognition.
- Meet month end deadlines to ensure timely reporting and posting of adjustments.
- Drive the Project Accounting team to follow up on month end revenue events to ensure that appropriate updates are made to the system.
- Consistency & Standardization of Process - Ensure consistent application of accounting standards across Project Accountants
- Support and execute standard processes within the Project Accounting team
- Ensure compliance with SOX and internal delegations of authority (DOA) requirements.
- Document processes and ensure that financial operational activities are executed and delivered as per the standards set by the company
- Ensure compliance with SOX and internal delegations of authority (DOA) / approval matrix requirements
- Internal and external audit support as and when required
- Special projects and other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Responsible for leading and managing a team of Project Accountants
- Ensuring accurate project accounting is achieved and in compliance with relevant GAAP, regulatory practices and company policies and procedures
- The Project Accounting team is responsible for the financial administration of AECOM projects with a C3, C2, C1 risk classification
- Assist operations teams from project set up to project closure
- Responsibility for project revenue recognition, including month end close activities, interacting with operational teams
- Key responsibilities align with the use of Oracle and AECOM systems
- Ensure company compliance with SOX
Work Arrangement
Remote (Country) — AMER
