To provide support in managing client engagements throughout the project lifecycle. Offers a wide array of support to management being the central point of project management, time tracking, invoicing, resource planning, business intelligence, and collaboration tools used by many project teams. Be able to add value to the company by introducing solutions can provide visibility into performance metrics such as revenue, cost, utilization, and profit margins.

 

Project Financial Management

Provide project accounting support to Operations Teams throughout the lifecycle of the project.Provide guidance to Project Managers for project set up, variation management, invoicing and project closeout procedures.Assist Project Managers with understanding contractual billing
entitlements, ensuring timely billing and collection of payments from clients.Support Project Managers with coordination of project cost transfer journals as required.Resolve Workday Project or Customer Contract configuration issues to ensure correct financial position, escalating to Project Manager and Commercial Advisor any material impact to sales, backlog, revenue, billing or WIP.Ensure compliance with business rules and procedures (governance).Ensure data integrity and accurate project financial information is maintained in ERP.Ensure compliance to Aurecon internal policy and Delegation of AuthorityDrive efficiency and process improvement through effective utilization of systems.Identify opportunities for increasing value addition support to the business and seek efficiencies or automated solutions to manual or transactional tasks.Partner with stakeholders across Finance to provide a coordinated service to the business.Participate in 6 monthly regression testing of Workday Financials platform to ensure system integrity with these regular updatesLiaise with Workday IT support team for emerging and known issues within workday business processes relating to Projects and
Time TrackingOther ad-hoc tasks that may be assigned by the stakeholders, Lead PFM, Q2C Team Leader, and Finance Shared
Services Manager

 

Qualifications

3+ years of experience in a similar role  Relevant Accounting qualification required and/or part way through studying CPA or CA qualificationAccounting background is an advantageGood interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal)Good oral/written communication skillsProficient with Microsoft Office applicationsBackground or experience in Workday Financial system is an added advantageExperience in a global Shared Services organization in a commercial environment is a definite advantage