Finance Business Partner

Job Details:

Finance Business Partner – PP&C

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for supporting the Finance Manager for all financial elements in the assigned area. This role will support the Finance Manager to partners with Commercial, Engineering, Project Management, Bids & Proposals and Finance functions, providing all manner of financial based support. This role will continuously work towards improving both the quality and depth of the financial/non-financial information made available to the senior management team, enabling informed decision making.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare financials for approval by Finance management
• Effectively communicate with Project Managers (PM), Contract Managers (CM), Engineering Manager (EM) and /or delegates regarding contract documents, change orders and other contract modifications, approvals, and any additional services-related to billing
• Assess and pursue opportunities for maximization of project’s financial performance
• Research any financial discrepancies that arise from in depth variance analysis Assist in internal and external audit requirements; this may include ad-hoc analysis
• Perform month end accounting processes in support of assigned countries and for intercompany projects
• Create WBS Elements, budgets, ETC’s, WAM resources and other project information in SAP
• Create intercompany projects in line with Policy and Budgets • Report on assigned countries and intercompany project use v. budgets • Liaise with project and production manager to ensure that all project costs are controlled in a timely manner
• Prepare monthly project reports and analysis in accordance with the timetable • Prepare billings related to the portfolio of projects in conjunction with contracts and the PMO
• Keep the Project Manager and Finance Manger informed and advise on billings, retentions, debtors and cash flow relating to individual projects
• Liaise with financial accounts and ensure that queries are followed up
• Meet with Project Managers prior to the monthly review meetings to agree project status including contract values and estimates to completion
• Attend weekly and monthly review meetings
• Assist with the co-ordination & consolidation of annual budgets
• Run the generation of quarterly forecasts and annual budgets in BPC Tool
• Assist in the compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley
• Advise management of any known variances or problems of significance this may affect the outcome of a project • Liaise with Project Planners, ensuring the reported financial status of the project is in line with the planned operational view
• Comply with Cubic’s Quality Management System • Comply with Cubic Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures • Comply with security in accordance with established policies and procedures of the organizations
• Other duties as requested

Minimum Job Requirements:

Essential:

• Demonstrated 4yrs of Project Accounting experience in a project environment Knowledge and understanding of a project-based environment
• Familiarity with Project Accounting concepts including Revenue Recognition, Earned Value Methodology, Percentage of Completion methods
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 2007 including advanced excel skills

Desirable:

Experience in SAP and Primavera would be viewed favorably Education and qualifications

Skills knowledge and experience:

Essential:

• Bachelors’ Degree in an Accounting or Business discipline from a tertiary Institution

Desirable:

• CA /CPA/CIMA qualified is desirable, or currently studying CA /CPA/CIMA Personal Qualities
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, set priorities and see projects through to completion
• Ability to work well with others under deadline situations and respond to changes in priorities Must have excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively interface with employees at all levels
• Be ambitious
• Be enthusiastic
• Be self-motivated
• Have strong attention to detail
• Have the ability to prioritize their workload