Project Accounting -Process Lead

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Project Accounting Deputy Team Lead to join our dynamic finance team in Bengaluru, India. In this role, you will assist in overseeing project accounting operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and supporting the development of your team members.

• The PA Supervisor/Team Lead is responsible for developing, planning and monitoring the PA activities of a group of GBS Center based project support professionals. This individual has the overall technical, interpersonal competency, and communication capabilities, to provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance to supervise a project support staff for the resolution of standard, difficult and complex problems. The role will have significant interface with local and onshore staff, Project Managers, various Region and business leaders, in the execution of this role.
• Specific Role Responsibilities:
• As part of a leadership team, support building and deploying PA project support team
• Ability to proactively articulate the capabilities of the GBS Center PA role of project support staff across various Regions, Business Lines, levels of company management and cross functional staff.
• Responsible to distribute work assignments and monitor work load, to most effectively utilize staff and meet the projects, Regions, Business Lines objectives. Ability to proactively track and communicate staffing activities to various stakeholders. May be required to report on staff utilization, appropriateness of staff for assignment, and other quality and performance metrics.
• Exercises experience and sound judgement in assessing complex project needs and associated staffing situations to both the project and the business unit’s goals. Coordinates the efforts of assigned resources/staff with other project and business unit staff.
• Participate in business development, proposal efforts and project start-ups as needed.
• May be involved in assessing and evaluating quality of work effort of staff and advise on approach and/or elevate corrective actions, communicating appropriately with project and business stakeholders.
• Develops, trains and mentors staff in both technical aspects of project accounting methods as well as support interpersonal communications with assignment project manager and other staff.
• Effectively disseminates corporate expectation regarding company policy as it relates to reflecting project status on all project complexities and types. Conveys procedural and best practice information and existing and emerging methods.
• Coordinates staffing requirements, assigns and supervisors project work activities, and trains personnel.
• Supervises staff through developing, establishing and maintaining goals and documenting performance reviews. Provides personnel development for the assigned employees.
• Ensures adherence to organization guidelines and supports internal & external audits.
• Performs ad-hoc reports for the management team, based on the requests.
• Acts as first escalation level and solves as quickly as possible, difficult service issues escalated from staff by following company’s policy.
• Replicates Project Accounting best practices across countries and ensures that process documentation is continuously updated.
• Builds & maintains long-term relationships with key stakeholders.
• Recruiting and integrating new team members

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, engineering, construction management, business management or other associated degree. Relevant work in lieu of degree considered
• 8 to 12+ years’ experience
• Engineering & Construction industry experience preferred, or similar service industry with contracts experience (strong understanding of projects, contracts and/or service industry)
• Ability to communicate initiatives, results, and analysis
• Ability to manage a number of staff and jobs, and prioritize deadlines
• Supervision of multiple staff
• Prior experience in Oracle is highly advantageous
• Strong in Excel and Intermediate in Word is highly advantageous

Additional Information

• The expertise and requirements will vary based on tasks assigned and will change over time. The following areas are examples of what may be required depending on level
• Understanding of both T&M and percent of completion revenue recognition type contracts (or acumen to quickly learn and understand)
• Assist with project setup, project monitoring, system updating and closeout
• Review incurred costs to make sure properly reflected on the project;
• Perform project analysis and prepare reports upon request
• Prepare unbilled analysis
• Project maintenance and various updates
• Maintain bill rate schedules
• Routine report preparation
• Reserves, and other project analysis reports
• Other project support tasks as assigned
• Any other duties AECOM may reasonably require you to perform
• Maintain, develop and retain the highest appropriate standard of technical skill
• Commit to continual professional development and learning on relevant technological, business and human relationship matters
• Strong analytical, written and verbal skills
• Able to demonstrate enthusiasm and drive
• Takes initiative and is self-motivated
• Takes accountability for assigned work
• Strong organizational skills
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Reliable
• Client focused
• Well presented, with a professional attitude
• Is collaborative, demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and engage team members
• Willing to share knowledge, experience, ideas and expertise for the betterment of group and self
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Diligent and able to work consistently to deadlines under tight time frames
• Accuracy and precision of work
• Excellent communicator, both oral and written
• Motivated to achieve outcomes in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with Oracle is desired
• Solid understanding of Excel
• Ability to learn new systems

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.