Project Accountant

Overview

As a Project Accountant at IPS Group (Linesight and IPS), you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients. 

 

Working with Project Accountants, Project Managers and the wider IPS EMEA tam you will help maintain accurate project financial records and support the delivery of routine project accounting activities across our EMEA entities. The role includes assisting with invoicing, project set-up, budget updates, cost transfers and relative Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities. You will work with colleagues across different countries and currencies following processes and deadlines. 

The Opportunity

In this role you will:

• Assist with preparing and submitting monthly client invoices accurately and on time including gathering the required supporting documentation
• Liaise with Project Managers and Project Accountants and record the approvals needed before invoices ae submitted to clients
• Support the setup of new projects and help process budget revisions and cost transfers in the accounting system
• Help check that project billing rates and other relevant project details are st up correctly
• Assist with recording post construction management free and other direct project cost entries
• Process project related Accounts Payable items as and when required in line with agreed procedures
• Support Accounts Receivable activities including monitoring customer payments and in the following up on outstanding items as requested
• Help maintain accurate project information and supporting records across multiple currencies
• Support in Project Reconciliations to understand WIP balances
• Provide general project accounting and finance support to the team including other tasks assigned by the EMEA Head of Finance

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have relevant experience in an accounting or finance role wth relevant finance tertiary qualification 
• Have 4+ years of relevant experience into project accounting, cost management, revenue of projects, invoicing and billing, budget tracking and expense management.
• Have working knowledge of accounting principles, Revenue Recognition, AR, Billings etc
• Demonstrate good organisation and time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
• Are a reliable and accurate approach to handing documents, data and routine finance tasks
• Demonstrate clear communication and interpersonal skills with the confidence to work with internal and external contacts
• Possess good Microsoft Excel Skills
• Have strong attention to detail and analytical ability
• Have experience using a project accounting system or the ability to learn, and experience working in multiple currencies 
• Have experience in the engineering, construction or project-based service sector.
• Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun.
• Are comfortable with varied working hours to support our global business (shift working hours 11am to 8pm IST, during training and month end 2pm to 11pm IST)

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.

About us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!  

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!