Project Accountant at Sellafield Energy Resources Limited

Sellafield Energy Resources Limited is a leading provider of resources and services to Nigeria's energy sectors. The company has within a short time emerged as a reference point in the sourcing and provision of personnel, technology, equipment and general materials, amongst other critical resources to our growing number of clients in oilfields and power plants operations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Accountant

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Job Summary

• Project Accountants work closely with project managers to devise the budget, facilitate the billing process and perform cost assessments for a particular project or portfolio
• He  is accountable for monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variances, approving expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments collected.

Job Responsibilities

• Effectively communicate with Project Managers (PM) and Principals-in-Charge (PIC), 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 the Accounting Supervisor.
• Assess and pursue opportunities for maximization of client billing; communicate with the Accounting Supervisor, as to your observations and actions taken.
• Research any unbilled issues to optimize the billing possibilities for the billing period.
• Maintain the billing folders for all projects, with all the appropriate documents, including expenses, consultant invoices, and monthly invoices, in accordance with standard procedures.
• 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.
• Generate and distribute bi-monthly receivables reports and monthly profitability reports.
• Set up new projects, make transfers of employee billable hours and/or expenses, and open and close time classes in company system.
• Write off any uncollectible receivables, labor or expenses, as directed by the PIC.
• Review weekly time sheets, along with the accounting group.
• Monthly analyze the P & L accounts monthly,Prepare balance sheet account reconcilements, as assigned by the Accounting Supervisor.
• Recommend and implement agreed process improvements to the billing cycle.
• Prepare special project analyses for the PICs, PMs and others.
• Prepare local property and business tax returns.
• Provide year-end support of auditor requirements, which may include research and reconcilement.
• Perform additional assignments, as directed by the Accounting Supervisor.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related Business Degree preferred.
• More than 10 years of billing and receivables, with at least 7 years in an EPCIC
• Experience in word processing, spreadsheets, accounting software and SAP
• Detailed knowledge of project contracts and change order documents
• Knowledge of the project structure in a client/consultant business environment.
• Other Relevant Certifications.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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