Project Accounting Specialist

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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:

Project Maintenance (Project Creation, Project Updates and Project Closing), Project Invoicing, Project Reporting and Analysis, Assistance to Project Managers and Stakeholders as required.

Role accountabilities:

•    Setting up Projects in line with Project Managers requirements;

•    Reforecasting projects in line with Project Managers requirements;

•    Ensuring billing is completed as per Project Managers instructions;

•    Includes Fixed Price invoicing and Time & Materials Invoicing;

•    Carrying out inter-project time and expense transfers;

•    Setting up variations;

•    Checking and ensure 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;

•    Serves as Tier 1 in the operational escalation process;

•    Serves as point of contact for any issues encountered in the system processes;

•    Initiate continuous process improvement and identify best practices;    

•    Identify and analyse transaction and workflow details in support of continuous process improvements;

•    Facilitate the review and ensure compliance/proper documentation for each project accounting processes;

•    Assist the Team Lead/ Manager in ensuring that team deliverables are met;

•    Performing other duties and responsibilities as required from time to time by your Team Lead/ Manager.

Qualifications & Experience:

•    Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy or equivalent

•    At least 5 years of relevant working experience.

•    Exposure in Shared Service or Multinational environment is an advantage;

•    Advanced Knowledge and experience in ERP Systems is preferred; (Oracle, SAP & Microsoft Dynamics)

•    Advanced experience in Microsoft applications (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word) is required;

•    Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills in English Language;

•    Strong analytical, research capabilities and problem-solving skills with the ability to challenge conventional thinking;

•    A detail-oriented and passionate to acquire, share, and disseminate new information and knowledge;

•    A highly organized and self-driven to learn new concepts and participate in new projects;

•    Excellent interpersonal skills with a customer service focus;

•    An independent and self-motivated professional;

•    Can work on flexible hours to meet changing work environment and to meet tight deadlines.

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.