Team Lead- Project Accounting

Description of Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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

Essential Qualifications & Skills:

• Master’s degree in commerce or equivalent (M.Com. / B.Com. + MBA) with additional qualification in accounting / finance (diploma or certificate course)
• 9 to 11 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
• Strong analytical and mathematical abilities with attention to detail
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Strong team and collaboration bias
• Willingness to learn
• 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
• 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