Project Accounting Analyst - AUK

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. **Role description:** The Project Accounting Analyst is responsible project maintenance, project invoicing and project reporting and analysis. This includes project creation, project updates, project reporting and analysis, document validation and unit billing. The Project Accounting Analyst assists the Project Managers and stakeholders as required. **Role Accountabilities:** - Setting up Projects in line with Project Managers requirements; - Preparation and setting up of CLS records; - Reforecasting projects in line with Project Managers requirements; - Troubleshooting of inter-project time and expense transfers; - Checking and ensuring the correct revenue recognition (POC%, cost, revenues, WIP, backlog); - Interpret and clarify project results, deviations, underlying causes and corrective actions to be taken; - Monitor work in progress & unbilled receivables; - Maintaining forecast and actual project billing dates; - Ensuring projects are closed on the system in a timely manner; - Continue to challenge and initiate continuous process improvement; - Prepare and update process documentations in compliance with standard project accounting processes. - Communicating with the Project Managers/Project Team Members in the Region for any assigned tasks; - Preparing files or reports needed and attending Project Review meetings; - Provide assistance in generating and distributing draft invoices and/or credit memos to Project Team for review and approval - Ensure supporting documents are attached to the invoice per Project Managers requirements; - Performing other duties and responsibilities as required from time to time by your Team Lead/ Manager. **Qualifications, skills & experience:** - Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy, Finance or equivalent - 2 to 3 years of relevant working experience. - Exposure in Shared Service or Multinational environment is an advantage; - Experience with ERP Systems is required; (Oracle, SAP & Microsoft Dynamics) - Intermediate knowledge in Microsoft applications (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word) is required; - Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English Language; - Good interpersonal skills with a customer service focus; - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; - Results oriented; - Proactive and a committed team player; - Can work under pressure and minimal supervision; - Can work on flexible hours to meet changing work environment and to meet tight deadlines. - Experience working with and managing contracts preferred - Detail oriented with proficient ability to detect errors and inconsistencies. Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. At Arcadis, you will have the opportunity to build the career that is right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations, their own career goals. And, as a ‘people first’ business, it is why we will take the time to listen, to understand what you want from your time here, and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions.