Project Accountant

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Project Accounting & Month-End Operations

• Administer the monthly billing and revenue recognition in the project accounting module.
• Validate the revenue and costs of projects as part of the month-end close.
• Prepare journal entries and review system-generated reports for accuracy.
• Analyze and review transactions and relationships.
• Maintain documentation in such a manner that an external auditor or reviewer with no prior context could evaluate the reasonableness of the support.
• Hold members of the organization accountable for providing appropriate support (invoices, contracts, detailed calculations, etc.).

2. Account Reconciliations

• Prepare project related reconciliations for balance sheet accounts, ensuring that all balances and reconciling items are clearly documented and supported to the standard of being easily reviewed and reperformed.
• Identify issues and take initiative to resolve in a timely manner (i.e. by next month-end).
• Critically question balances that are not supported or are significantly aged and propose resolutions to clean up.

3. Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Ensure any significant project-related variances are clearly explained in a way that provides valuable insight into the change in an account and ensures the accuracy of our financial reporting.
• Review standard and actual project revenue and costs for inaccuracies.
• Ensure all account balances can be supported and evaluated for reasonableness at an individual transaction level.
• Clearly address errors identified in the current month, propose the resulting action item(s) required, and resolve the issue within a timely manner (i.e. by next month-end).
• Work closely with the project managers and FP&A team to validate information and resolve issues.

4. Process Improvement & Business Support

• Participate as a subject matter expert when interfacing with cross functional teams and Company leadership to support key business initiatives and activities.
• Provide insight and data to drive decision-making as the Company works to scale operations, implement new systems, and streamline processes.
• Be an expert on the Oracle GL and identify missing capabilities or data fields to improve visibility for management reporting or accuracy in financial reporting related to project accounting.
• Maintain and document effective internal controls and processes to ensure system integrity and compliance with Company guidelines with relation to project accounting.

Basic Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or similar field.
• 3+ years of project/cost accounting experience, preferably in a SaaS or enterprise software environment.
• Working knowledge of Oracle ERP (or other comparable system), subledger accounting, and basic workflows of Projects, Costs, Accounts Receivable, etc. transactions.
• Track record of building or significantly improving accounting processes in a high-growth, fast-paced environment where infrastructure did not previously exist.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; you can clearly explain an issue and solution to upper management.
• Fluent in English.

Preferred Qualification

• Experience with US and Swedish GAAP, and knowledge of related accounting principles/theories and concepts (e.g. SOX).
• Experience with the Oracle Projects module.
• Experience working with Project Managers and other cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in Swedish.
• Experience in global financial operations and/or international financial reporting.

You'll Thrive Here If You…

• Are a “go-getter” and can take initiative on a project without explicit direction or instructions.
• Want to understand the why behind the way something is done and aren't afraid to make changes when you see a better way.
• Are motivated to carry projects through to completion and don't get derailed with small obstacles.
• Can clearly articulate accounting concepts to cross-functional roles and will push back when support or rationale is not adequate for recording in the GL.
• Are a team player who can work well with others in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.
• Can manage competing priorities while delivering accurate and timely information to stakeholders.

Why You Should Join

At Jeppesen ForeFlight, we know you want a rewarding career. To do that, you need challenging projects, a good work environment, and awesome coworkers. We believe in our employees and empower them to make a direct impact on our products and services messaging. We strive to provide employees and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits package includes but is not limited to the following:

· Group Medical insurance

· Group term life, personal accident, and critical illness insurance

· Gym reimbursement

· 20 days of paid vacation time

· 12 days of paid sick time

· Employee Assistance Program