Project Accountant

At Aurecon, we see the future through a very different lens. Do you?
Innovation, eminence and digital are at the heart of everything we do. Are you excited about the future?
Are you driven by the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and complex projects around the world and to learn from the best? We are.
Diversity is at the core of everything we do. We work together to create a culture based on respect, trust and inclusiveness. Our differences are what fuel our creativity.

What will you do?

In this position you will play an integral part of supporting the finance division and its success whilst establishing best of finance practices.

We know the work we do is vital in assisting our world’s economic development and, it’s the technical expertise and the depth of knowledge of our people that really sets us apart. Here are the key things you will do to ‘bring ideas to life’.- Understand company business and commercial terms throughout a project life cycle.- Being a business partner to project leaders (PL) and project managers (PM), supporting them on commercial and financial aspect of project management.- Supporting and taking critical view of project data submitted by PL and PM in Workday.- Thoroughly understand contractual commercial arrangement of all projects, especially service fee, billing schedule, payment term etc.- Closely monitor project performance on both P&L and working capital and be able to highlight potential issues on projects to business leader, PL, PM and finance manager in a timely manner.- Actively perform ETC/EAC review with PL and PM and ensure that ETC/EAC are complete and reflected in Workday properly.- Ensure that project accounting and revenue recognition comply with Aurecon policy and DoAM- Leading credit control activities (billing and collection process), which include working closely with PL and PM on billing, raising an invoice and deliver it to clients, proactively engage with clients/ and PL/PM to unlock situation resulting in late collection. The tasks will be performed by a credit control person under supervision of commercial lead.- Reviewing WIP balance and actions/owners to unlock billing through proactive behaviors with PL and PM are critical for this role- Monitoring WIP and AR aging on a regular basis, ensure that WIP and AR balance are accurate and properly reported on balance sheet and be able to timely identify issue which would require PL/PM and management attention.- Involve in a planning process including annual budgeting and regular forecasting including preparing project and commercial relating reports both regular and ad hoc- Being a key contact point on project financial and commercial matter for both internal and external stakeholder- Other duties as assigned from time to time.

What can you bring to the team?

Firstly, you will share our genuine passion for re-imagining engineering and be someone that actively pursues continuous learning to help shape the future. You will also need the following:
- Overall 5 years of experience in a consulting business with at least 3 years of experience in a similar role, preferable for a background in a commercial or project accountant, cost analyst, accountant, or similar role- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, CPA would be an advantage- Good interpersonal skill to cooperate with all levels including management- Ability to work independently and proactively as well as maintain a high level of accuracy- Structured problem solving with excellent analytical and organizational skill- Proficiency with MS Office and experience in Workday Finance or Power BI is a plus- Good communication in English and Malay

Our Aurecon Attributes describe the types of people we bring together for clients. We don’t expect you to have all eight of the attributes, but one that is unique to you.

Finally, we value that each of our team members brings something different to Aurecon. We look for people who have had a broad range of experiences throughout their career and can demonstrate how they have worked as part of a team to bring ideas to life. Does that sound like you?

About us

We’ve re-imagined engineering.

Aurecon is an engineering and infrastructure advisory company, but not as you know it

For a start, our clients’ ideas drive what we do. Drawing on our deep pool of expertise, we co-create innovative solutions with our clients to some of the world’s most complex challenges. And through a range of unique creative processes and skills, we work to re-imagine, shape and design a better future.

We listen deeply and intently, which helps us see opportunities, possibilities and potential that others can’t.

Think engineering. Think again.

Want to know more?

You can learn more about what it’s like to work at Aurecon by visiting the careers section of our website.