The Project Accountant is responsible for mainly supporting the financial management of construction and real estate projects. This role involves close collaboration with construction project teams to ensure accurate recording of actual expenditures, monitoring of project budgets, and timely identification and reporting of variances. The Project Accountant plays a key role in maintaining financial integrity and supporting project delivery through effective cost control and reporting.Key Responsibilities Collaborate with construction project teams to gather and verify financial data. Ensure all actual project costs are accurately recorded in the accounting system. Monitor project budgets and flag any discrepancies or variances to management Prepare monthly financial reports and forecasts for ongoing projects. Support project managers with financial insights and budget tracking. Ensure compliance with internal controls and financial policies. Assist in the preparation of audit schedules and support project audits. Maintain proper documentation for all project-related financial transactions. Collaborate with IT and finance teams to enhance project management systems. Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy. RequirementsSkills and Experience Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA, ACCA, or equivalent professional certification is an advantage. Minimum of 6 years’ experience in project accounting. Experience in real estate management and construction project accounting is a strong advantage. Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel. Strong understanding of project budgeting and cost control.
The Project Accountant is responsible for mainly supporting the financial management of construction and real estate projects. This role involves close collaboration with construction project teams to ensure accurate recording of actual expenditures, monitoring of project budgets, and timely identification and reporting of variances. The Project Accountant plays a key role in maintaining financial integrity and supporting project delivery through effective cost control and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with construction project teams to gather and verify financial data.
- Ensure all actual project costs are accurately recorded in the accounting system.
- Monitor project budgets and flag any discrepancies or variances to management
- Prepare monthly financial reports and forecasts for ongoing projects.
- Support project managers with financial insights and budget tracking.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and financial policies.
- Assist in the preparation of audit schedules and support project audits.
- Maintain proper documentation for all project-related financial transactions.
- Collaborate with IT and finance teams to enhance project management systems.
- Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
Requirements
Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA, ACCA, or equivalent professional certification is an advantage.
- Minimum of 6 years’ experience in project accounting.
- Experience in real estate management and construction project accounting is a strong advantage.
- Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
- Strong understanding of project budgeting and cost control.
Tatu City is a 5,000-acre new city on Nairobi’s doorstep with homes, schools, businesses, a shopping district, a medical clinic, nature areas and recreation for more than 250,000 residents and tens of thousands of day visitors. Tatu City’s schools educate thousands of students daily, and a range of homes suits all incomes and businesses that thrive in the country’s first operational Special Economic Zone. Located 30 minutes from Westlands, Tatu City represents a new way of living and thinking for all Kenyans in a live, work and play environment that is free from traffic congestion and long-distance commuting.Tatu City is a development by Rendeavour, Africa’s largest new city builder with 30,000 acres of visionary projects in growth trajectories across Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tatu City is a 5,000-acre new city on Nairobi’s doorstep with homes, schools, businesses, a shopping district, a medical clinic, nature areas and recreation for more than 250,000 residents and tens of thousands of day visitors. Tatu City’s schools educate thousands of students daily, and a range of homes suits all incomes and businesses that thrive in the country’s first operational Special Economic Zone. Located 30 minutes from Westlands, Tatu City represents a new way of living and thinking for all Kenyans in a live, work and play environment that is free from traffic congestion and long-distance commuting.
Tatu City is a development by Rendeavour, Africa’s largest new city builder with 30,000 acres of visionary projects in growth trajectories across Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
