Project Accountant

Jeppesen ForeFlight, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Medical insurance

Group term life, personal accident, &n

Gym reimbursement

20 days paid vacation

12 days paid sick time

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Jeppesen ForeFlight, Inc. in Bengaluru, India seeks a Project Accountant to lead month-end close, billing, and revenue recognition for key projects. You will ensure project cost accuracy, prepare journal entries, and review system reports to support audit readiness.

Collaborate with project managers and FP&A to resolve issues, improve processes, and maintain robust internal controls. A strong emphasis on clear communication and documentation is required.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; you can clearly explain an issue and solution to upper management.
• Fluent in English.
• Track record of building or significantly improving accounting processes in a high-growth environment.
• Working knowledge of Oracle ERP (or other comparable system), subledger accounting, and basic workflows of Projects, Costs, Accounts Receivable, etc.

Responsibilities

• Project Accounting & Month-End Operations: administer monthly billing and revenue recognition in the project accounting module.
• Validate revenue and costs of projects as part of the month-end close.
• Prepare journal entries and review system-generated reports for accuracy.
• Account Reconciliations and financial analysis to ensure accuracy of reporting.
• Collaborate with project managers and FP&A to resolve issues and drive improvements.

Skills

Fluent English

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or similar field

Tools

Oracle ERP

Oracle Projects

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

• 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.).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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

Benefits

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