17020-Project Financl Analyst 2

Job Overview
Global Finance Operations team
The India based Global Finance Operations team is a shared services organization which plays a pivotal role in managing the Order to Cash (O2C) process for a major part of the global Research & Development Services organization. The team support around 35% of the global project portfolio.
In addition, the team provides quality services related to Global Financial Reporting, Global Systems Support (GPSS) and to a smaller extent related to FP&A, GL, AP and AR
Title - Associate Manager, Project Finance
PURPOSE
The primary purpose of the role is to manage the O2C activities for a portfolio of projects

Essential Functions
• Independently supporting internal stakeholders within us. Stakeholders include:
Account management teams
Project Operations teams represented by the Project Leader
Project Finance Global Leadership
Business Finance
Local Country Finance
• Managing a small team (3-4 people) of project finance personnel
• Governing monthly revenue and backlog accounting for a portfolio of projects. Guiding PFMs towards solutions.
• Analysing monthly project revenue & backlog and identifying/ correcting exceptions
• Highlighting deviations in key project performance metrics – backlog variance, write-offs, over the limit revenue, unbilled amounts,  contribution margin/ realization/ EBITDA
• Providing relevant project level reporting and reconciliations
• Managing ad-hoc tasks
• Achieving subject matter expertise in PFM activity
• Training & coaching colleagues in the team
• Supporting the management team in activities around compliance, quality assurance, process documentation, lean projects and other such operational governance activities
• Working in enterprise ERP (PeopleSoft) on the following:
Project and activity set up
Maintaining customer contracts & project budgets
Maintaining rate sets
Maintaining revenue plans
Maintaining billing plans
Maintaining milestones
Maintaining other project and contract data
Maintaining payment schedules
Maintaining pass through expense forecast

Qualifications
• Other Graduate or Post-Graduate in commerce, economics, accounting, management or allied areas. Education in accounting is mandatory.
• 8+ years in any area of finance & accounting for post-graduates
• 10+ years in any area of finance & accounting for graduates
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and other stakeholders
• Ability to work in a multicultural transnational environment
• Ability to adhere to work instructions as provided by the Line Manager
• Good knowledge of statutory and management accounting
• Will need to clear thresholds defined by us in computer based assessment on Numerical Ability, Logical Ability & English
• Strong communication skills – written and verbal
• Willingness to work in shifts
• Willing to work in a flexible & challenging environment
• Willingness to exhibit strong work ethics, accountability & discipline
• Demonstrated ability to manage people
• Skills for working in advanced MS Excel are desirable
• Skills for working in PeopleSoft PA module are desirable

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