Project Accountant - Accts Payable / Billing

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Project Overview:

Bechtel Mining and Metals offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the mining sector across multiple commodities including Iron Ore, Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminium, Copper, Gold, Coal, Lithium and Rare Earths markets.The M&M global business unit also has offices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide in Australia along with execution units in the United States, Peru, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, India and other project locations around the world.

"This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and may require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership".

Job Summary:

The Project Accountant will lead the Accounts Payable and Billing processes for the project, reporting to the Project Accounting Manager. The position requires the ability to maintain confidentiality with a strong ethical behavior in workplace practices, a customer-service orientation with a demonstrated professional demeanor and communication style, flexibility, and commitment to meeting deadlines. The position will be located at the project office in Brisbane, Australia and may be required to travel to other project office locations or jobsite on occasion when performing this role.

Major Responsibilities:

• Performs the functions of processing invoices including the entering/updating of invoices related to complex project payables.
• Researches, analyzes, and resolves invoice hold issues with Project team, Contracts/Procurement departments, Customer, and Supplier.
• Initiates contact with project personnel on the commitment documents, material receiving reports, approvals, and other issues to ensure timely payment of invoices.
• Ensures invoices are scheduled for payment as per terms.
• Reviews invoices to ensure adherence to the project/corporate policies and procedures.
• Participates in periodic meeting with key stakeholders, including organizing the hold report.
• Assists in resolving the outstanding issues, monitors communications for quality control and escalates unresolved issues to Management.
• Performs reconciliations to ensure cost and commitments align between the accounting system and downstream dashboards.
• Assists in identifying the process improvement opportunities, developing new solutions/improvements and process documentation.
• Provides trainings to new colleagues and existing colleagues in the team.
• Assists with audit queries (internal and external). 
• Provides financial analysis and coordination on GBU projects.  
• Extracts and performs preliminary analysis of technical data. 
• Ensures monthly billings are performed in accordance with contract terms.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 1-2 years of experience or 4-5 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree. 

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Must have strong customer service focus
• Must be dependable, punctual, conscientious, and function well in a team environment
• Prior experience in an accounting operation using a major ERP (Oracle/SAP/other) system is highly desirable
• Specific knowledge of accounts payable and billing cycles 
• The ideal candidate will be flexible and adaptable and have the ability to maintain a positive and professional attitude and maintain composure under stress
• The ideal candidate must be 'self-starter' capable of working independently, taking initiative identifying and resolving issues, managing workload, and handling correspondence
• The ideal candidate must possess good organization skills, ability to provide constant attention to detail, and have ability to apply quality control over a heavy volume work with tight deadlines
• Candidate is expected to maintain confidentiality of all information entrusted to the position

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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