Projects and Services Financial Controller

The Role: Project and Services Financial Controller

Project and Services Financial Controller will provide key analytical and financial reporting support to the Business & Financial Leaders and will establish and drive continuous improvement on the consolidation and reporting process. He/She will also be involved in preparation of various periodic and ad hoc financial reports/analysis of the company's global/regional result of operations related to Projects/Services Controlling.

Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Validation of Project setup in line with requirements;
• Reforecasting projects in line with Project Managers requirements;
• Troubleshooting of inter-project time and expense transfers;
• Checking and ensure the correct revenue recognition (POC%, cost, revenues, WIP, backlog);
• Monitor work in progress & unbilled receivables;
• Ensuring projects are closed on the system in a timely manner;
• Provide monthly project and portfolio reporting and analysis, ad-hoc reports as required, including, but not limited to forecasting and variance analysis, and split at organizational unit level;
• Track and monitor the core financial and none-financial project elements (i.e. quality, time and cost);
• Analyze trends and deviations in performance - Compare planned objectives, requirements, risks, schedules and budgets against what is actually being delivered;
• Ensure proper allocation of project costs by tracking internal and external purchasing and labor costs;
• Partner with Local, Regional, and Global teams to provide financial support in terms of data stewardship, metrics, analysis, reporting and compliance;
• Preparing files or reports needed and attending Project Review meetings;
• Handles and troubleshoots complex project related and invoicing tasks;
• Serves as point of contact for any issues encountered in the system processes;
• Determine and delegate new tasks/activities based on skills and needs.
• Promote continuous process improvement and identify best practices;
• Identify and analyze transaction and workflow details in support of continuous process improvements;
• Develop and maintain training documentation;
• Act as backup to Project Accounting Staff whenever needed
• Conduct technical knowledge training of the processes across the team;
• Performing other duties and responsibilities as required from time to time by your Team Lead/ Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy, Finance or equivalent;
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience. Leadership experience is a plus;
• Exposure in Shared Service or Multinational environment is an advantage;
• Advanced Knowledge and experience in ERP Systems is preferred; (Oracle, SAP)
• Advanced experience in Microsoft applications (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word) is required;
• Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills in English Language;
• Strong analytical, research capabilities and problem-solving skills with the ability to challenge conventional thinking;
• Ability to independently organize, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and come to conclusions for recommendations.
• Continuous improvement mindset – increasing task efficiency and effectiveness with each product or service repetition
• A detail-oriented and passionate to acquire, share, and disseminate new information and knowledge;
• A highly organized and self-driven to learn new concepts and participate in new projects;
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with other team members, and to provide guidance and leadership working with diverse team members.
• An independent and self-motivated professional;
• Can work on flexible hours to meet changing work environment and to meet tight deadlines.
• Detail oriented with proficient ability to detect errors and inconsistencies.
• Knowledgeable in Power BI/ Tableau is a plus.
• Must be willing to work in Rosario, Cavite in a hybrid work setup