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Project Accountant - R40 000 p/m - Umhlanga, KZN

POSITION INFO:

Our client is a multi-disciplinary company with head office in Umhlanga, South Africa and branches around RSA as well as Mauritius, Kenya and the UK. Their services include engineering, project management, quantity surveying, environmental consulting, management consulting and town planning. They are looking for a Project Accountant to be based at their Umhlanga office. The successful individual will be responsible for the overseeing of income, expenses, and budget on projects. Report on any invoicing issues and budget variances, as well as forecasting future costs to ensure the project can complete the project within budget. Supporting the project team regarding contract modifications, compliance, payments, reports and any other duties related to the project. Duties and Responsibilities • Manage all accounting related functions for assigned projects. • Provide financial information and reports to management and staff on specific projects. • Implementation of Project Budgets and Forecasting. • Detailed budget management on all assigned projects with continuous updating. • Creating project dashboards for a summary of project status. • Forecasting and analysis reporting if projects are on track or about to exceed budgets. • Communicating with Suppliers and Clients. • Contract administration and document control. This involves tracking and filing of all client contracts, supplier contracts and internal divisional appointments and following up on outstanding documents where applicable. • Issuing and checking of payment certificates. • Debtors Control, issuing statements and invoices. • Obtain feedback on outstanding payments. • Creditors Control, reconciling invoices and instructing payments. • Supplier procurement and issuing of Purchase Orders. • Management of incomplete supplier Purchase Orders. • Creating and processing of supplier contracts • Checking Inter-company transactions processed in time and accurately. • Reconciling of time spent (labour costs) on projects vs invoiced. • Calculation of stage of completion on projects. • Understanding and Accounting for Work in Progress and Fees in Advance. • Working with multiple divisions and entities to calculate income allocations per invoice. • Checking compliance with company procedures and quality management system. • Working together with the finance team and other project related duties as required. Requirements and Qualifications • Minimum 5 years’ experience in an accounting and finance role. • Relevant degree in finance or equivalent • Experience in the construction industry will be an advantage. • Excellent in Microsoft Excel skills. • Accounting software knowledge. • Must be able to evaluate, calculate and problem solve. • Must have high attention to detail and strong communication skills. • Display ability to work in Teams. • Be able to travel if required. If you meet the criteria and would like to apply, please send your updated MS Word CV to asap.

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Project Accountant - Umhlanga, KZN

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