Project Accountant

Environmental Resources Management (ERM); Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global sustainability consulting firm in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Finance Support professional to manage project financials, billing, and documentation while contributing to sustainability efforts. The ideal candidate will have a background in Accounting/Finance, strong attention to detail, and communication skills to work effectively with project teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a finance support role.
• Proven ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Experience in a project finance environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with Project Managers regarding financial performance.
• Ensure projects are monitored and billed timely.
• Support the project team with timesheet and expense issues.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Collaboration

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Tertiary Qualified in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, MS Project)

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Communication with Project Managers and/or Partners on daily basis regarding the projects’ financial performances,
• Ensure projects are monitored, status maintained and validity in the system within the necessary time frames,
• Ensure the invoices are raised and issued to client on regular basis, i.e. each month, or once milestone stage reached,
• Upload invoices to client procurement portals
• Assisting the Project team with their timesheet/expense’s issues in the projects
• Ensure new clients are set up accurately with appropriate credit check approvals,
• Project set up, budgets and rates are properly setup and applied along with any ongoing project administration,
• Ensure all documentation and communication is conducted as per the Company objectives, policies, and procedures,
• Clearing projects variances on weekly basis,
• Ensure any company owned equipment and/or mileage claims are posted in the projects in the timely manner,
• Reporting and other functions as required,
• Ensure any completed project is fully reconciled and closed properly in the system.
• Support the annual financial audit process, including collating any requested project documentation
• Ad-hoc tasks as required

Job Requirements:

• Tertiary Qualified in Accounting/Finance.
• Minimum 2 years of demonstrated experience in a finance support role.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, MS Project).
• Proven ability to work with minimal supervision and collaboratively with your colleagues.

Skills

• Use general technical or subject matter knowledge to contribute to deliverables
• Escalate work related problems or queries as appropriate to ensure timely and swift resolutions
• Follow prevailing authorization processes, policies and practices for all aspects role
• Be a keen participant in own career development, including contributing to appraisals and development plans.
• Respond to team or internal client queries in an accurate, effective and timely manner
• Proven ability to verify information for accuracy and relevance.
• Highly motivated with a quality focus, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to work with a range of stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for all ERM staff.
• Ability to prioritize and work effectively under pressure without compromising on quality.

Who We Are:

As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers.We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status or disability status.

Thank you for your interest in ERM.

About Us

At ERM, sustainability is our business.

We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance.

ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.

Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation.

With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor.

Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it).

Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.

Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a “boots to boardroom” leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world.

We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth.

At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.