Project Financial Accountant

Project Financial Accountant ROCGJP00034159

• Hourly pay: $45-$55/hr
• Worksite: Leading biotechnology company (South San Francisco, CA 94080 - Hybrid, Must be in the office at least 3 days a week)
• W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Savings Program, PSL
• 40 hours/week, 36 Month Assignment

A leading biotechnology company seeks a Project Financial Accountant. The successful candidate will be responsible for setting up, monitoring, and appraising the fiscal performance of the projects in areas of costs and ensuring that necessary corrective actions are taken. Additionally, the Accountant is responsible for providing services and support for assigned controlling systems.

Project Financial Accountant Responsibilities:

• Ensure transparent and consistent adherence to Engineering Manual, Procurement, and Site Finance procedures, including tax and duties issues.
• Define roles and responsibilities, process and cost coding with local departments, including placing purchase orders and executing invoicing.
• Ensure the data flow and reconciliation between SAP, the general contractor, and cost management tools.
• Administer together with procurement that the following registers are available and auditable: bid evaluations, (sub-) contracts, insurance, bank guarantees, warranties, retentions, change orders, payment applications, temporary assets, risk, (de)mobilization.
• Support proper and timely project close-out and deliver the Project Data Collection Report.
• Provide content/document management services, including setting up project-specific filing structures; training other team members, ensuring use of Opentext software for systematic archiving of all project-related content.
• Identify and implement industry best practices in project financial accounting and contract management to deliver discernible and sustainable business results.

Project Financial Accountant Qualifications:

• 5+ years of work experience as a Project Financial Accountant.
• Bachelor's or University degree in engineering/economics/business administration.
• PMI, RICS, or ACCEi Project Control Professional qualification or equivalent.
• Project Controls, Accounting.
• CAPEX, Finance, or business administration.
• Knowledge of SAP, MS Office, and Google Suite.
• Very good analytical skills.