Project Accountant

Job description / Role

25 - 35K - this role is open to mother tongue English only.
Responsible for the financial administration of multiple projects of varying sizes; is the Finance partner to the project team. The project accountant will work closely with the operations team over the complete life cycle of a project, including the bid preparation phase. This position is only open to English Mother Tongue and our client is happy to relocate internationally.

Responsibilities

• Interface regularly with project manager and project delivery team
• Assist Project Manager with project setup and closeout. Monitor projects for contract compliance
• Ensure all incurred cost is reflected accurately and in a timely fashion on the project
• Monitor project performance and key indicators: support PM as required in understanding project performance
• Ensure that the financial impact of change orders are reflected correctly
• Monitor & analyze revenue to ensure proper revenue recognition methods used, be able to explain key project metrics and lead indicators.
• Participate in project review preparation and execution
• Assist in the preparation of the project risk analysis
• Prepare and monitor project cash flow on complex/risk based projects as required
• Perform project analysis and prepare reports upon request for management review
• Understand the commercial and billing requirements of the projects, ensure project set up accurately reflects proper billing requirements
• Internal and external audit support, when required

Requirements

• 5 - 10 plus years’ experience with a Finance Degree
• Industry experience preferred
• Experience working with Oracle preferred
• Strong personality able to ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures
• Able to communicate effectively with non-finance people.
• Able to adhere to tight deadlines, team player
• Good understanding or ability to quickly understand ERP systems.

About the Company

Inspire Selection is an award winning recruitment agency, headquartered in Dubai which recruits across the Middle East region. We employ highly knowledgeable, professional consultants who are experts in connecting the right people with the right opportunities. Our reputation has been built upon our honesty, integrity and our ability to source candidates of the highest calibre right across our specialist sectors. As a result, we are recruitment partners to a wide spectrum of organisations - from leading blue chip companies to smaller, local businesses. Sectors we cover include HR, Administration, Finance & Accounting, Legal, Sales & Marketing including Digital Marketing, IT, Oil/Gas/Energy, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Higher Education.