Project Accountant (12 Months Contract) at Phaki Personnel Management Services

JOB PURPOSE

• To ensure assets are registered and allocation of costs to assets.

Key Performance Arears

• Manage the project lifecycle in terms of periods when execution will take place.
• Ensure assets are registered and allocation of costs to assets.
• Liaison for cost control system between the company and the supplier
• Keeps overall track of costs of projects and projects activities.
• Produces reports for Projects Managers for their own cost control purposes.
• Manages cost re-allocation, incorrect bookings to ensure correct allocation of costs.
• Collaborates all project invoices so that these are correctly allocated within the project environment.
• Ensures all correct documentation for purchase orders is obtained.
• Follows through on payment of invoices.
• Direct and collate the budgeting process through effective liaison, scheduling and controlling to ensure alignment with the business and financial plan.
• Ensure and perform the timeous, relevant and integrated Management reporting through the necessary system support, target dates, process co- ordination and relevant reports within required deadline.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Degree or Diploma in accounting
• 5+ years’ experience in a financial environment with exposure to accounts payable, ledger accounts, asset management, capitalisation of assets, operating vs capital, understanding of the difference of moving from work in progress to capital asset environment, accrual accounting.
• Experience in project management environment
• Understand computer and financial systems and capital accounting process.

Key attributes

• Exceptional ability to prepare project budget.
• Financial forecasts.
• Tax reports.
• Project management.
• Capability to prioritize tasks.