Project Accounting Team Lead

Role & responsibilities

Description of Duties and Responsibilities:

• Strong People management and functional/ technical expertise in various finance functions like AP/AR/Expense etc. and Project Accounting is definite plus.
• Strong time management and multitasking skills.
• Strong leadership skills in Quality management, compliance, baseline skills management
• Able to perform own set of technical activities and manage team operations
• Prepares weekly, monthly and quarterly project administration reports for operations and finance teams.
• Analyse project information and create various project accounting reports that are actionable, accurate and timely
• Perform other project accounting activities in collaboration with regional project accounting team with accuracy and high quality.
• Develops and maintains strong business relationships with regional project accounting peers and business operations
• Continuously searches for improvements in project accounting activities and analysis to automate and simplify
• Perform activities at your own like Project set ups, Transfers, Back- ups, Invoicing, Closures, Reporting etc. with high quality and timeliness.
• Allocates and reviews work of staff and provides training, guidance and mentoring to the team members.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide constructive feedback
• Manage the team of 6-9 members with technical support and people & performance management.

Preferred candidate profile

• Masters Degree in Commerce or equivalent (M.Com. / B.Com. + MBA ) with additional qualification in accounting / finance (

  diploma or certificate

  course)
• 9 to 13 years of experience in critical accounting and finance functions.
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in managing and leading staff sized minimum of 5-7
• Experience in

  Computerized Accounting

  systems
• Proficiency in

  Microsoft Office Suite

  (especially advanced excel skills, e.g. using pivot tables to analyse and report on large volumes of data).
• Strong analytical and mathematical abilities with attention to detail
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Strong team and collaboration bias
• Willingness to learn and ask questions in a positive, non-confrontational manner
• Flexibility to perform diverse types of job as well as work with different time zones

Desired skills:

• Experience in using major ERP accounting software packages. Experience in Oracle EBS is a plus.
• Exposure to international accounting practices (US GAAP and IFRS)
• Experience in working with global teams and US multinationals; valid Visa to travel to the US a plus.
• Experience with documenting, standardizing and improving business processes; quality certifications (Six Sigma, ISO) a plus
• Ability to ensure compliance with company policies and industry standards.
• Proficiency in preparing weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for operations