Project Accountant at Clinton

Job Description

Jabil offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program, and a supportive environment that provides learning and career development opportunities. Jabil is an equal opportunity employer.

A key member of the Finance and Accounting team providing Global Project accounting leadership and expertise to the Business. This individual will work closely with business leaders and program managers, enabling them to make decisions necessary for the business to continue with rapid growth and project profitability. This position reports into the Controller/Manager of Finance and Accounting and is responsible for ensuring accurate project profitability aligned with US GAAP revenue recognition standards and internal policies and procedures.

This position is responsible for global project analysis, reporting, profitability encompassing the following areas; billing process, including responding to client inquiries, verifying employees chargeable time; in accordance with the established accounting standards and billing policy, utilization reporting and time tracking and overall project performance and results. This position also provides Finance and Accounting support with all Finance processes, month end close, Revenue Recognition and Forecasting, Reporting and ad hoc analysis.

Responsibilities

Effectively communicate with Project Managers (PM) and Site Leaders, regarding contract documents, change orders and other contract modifications, approvals, and any additional services-related to billing

Prepare final invoice package containing draft and final invoices for all billable projects, including all applicable backup for approval by Accounting, mail final invoices file consultant and client invoice copies in the billing folder

Assess and pursue opportunities for maximization of client billing; communicate with Accounting, Business Operations and PMs

Recommend and implement agreed process improvements to the billing cycle, generate and distribute weekly receivables reports, maintain billing folders for all projects, with all the appropriate documents, including expenses, consultant invoices, and monthly invoices, in accordance with standard procedures, research any unbilled issues to optimize the billing possibilities for the billing period

Provide the accounts payables team member with advice on client billing, relative to consultant invoicing and reimbursable expenses. It is expected that the Biller maintain a continuous line of communication to clear any open issues

Work with the cash receipts team member to reconcile variances that occur in the application of cash

Set up new projects, make transfers of employee billable hours and/or expenses, and open and close time classes in company system

Review weekly time sheets, along with the accounting group

Prepare balance sheet account reconcilements, as required the Accounting

Manage all day to day activity pertaining to project accounting transactions

Responsible for pipeline and contract reviews, project setup/approval,/maintenance/costing and revenue recognition

Implement and maintain appropriate project cadence supporting forecasting and reporting with business partners

Jabil is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Requirements

Country: USA, State: Massachusetts, City: Clinton, Company: Jabil.