Project Accountant

Lycopodium; San Isidro; On-site; PEN 218,000 - 319,000; Full time

Job summary

Lycopodium is seeking a Project Accountant to join our Project Controls team in San Isidro, Peru. You will ensure the maintenance and reporting of costs against budgets, and collaborate with Procurement, Project Controls and suppliers to keep the project on track.

The role requires accounting education or equivalent experience, with strong English/Spanish bilingual abilities and advanced Excel skills to support invoices, budgets and cash calls.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in an accounting discipline or 3+ years of equivalent work experience.
• Project accounting experience within the construction industry.
• Experience using SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Fully bilingual English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and report committed, expended and forecast costs against project budgets.
• Work closely with procurement, project controls and vendors.
• Input control budget at project commencement and process invoices.
• Prepare and transmit cash calls and payment runs.

Skills

Bilingual English and Spanish

Project accounting

Budgeting

Excel proficiency

Education

Accounting degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP ERP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

With offices in Australia, Canada, USA, Southern Africa, Ghana, Philippines, Argentina and Peru, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium is looking for a Project Accountant to join our growing Project Controls team in San Isidro, Peru.

Reporting to the Project Controls Manager the Project Accountant will ensure the maintenance and reporting of committed, expended and forecast costs to complete against project budgets. The Project Accountant will also work closely with Procurement, Project Controls and Vendors and Suppliers.

The tasks you'll perform

• Input control budget at commencement of project
• Generate and process invoice approval forms and maintain relevant registers
• Preparation and transmittal of cash calls and payment runs

The expertise you'll bring

• Qualifications in an Accounting discipline, or equivalent work experience of 3+ years
• Project Accounting experience within Construction Industry
• Experience using SAP or similar ERP
• Advanced skills in Microsoft office suite, particularly excel.\
• Fully bilingual English and Spanish

The Benefits We'll Provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we:

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Provide employees with a variety of additional benefits such as coverage for professional memberships, RRSP matching, healthcare spending account, discount and rewards programs, and much more.

Lycopodium is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity and maintaining a discrimination free workplace, guided by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Diligence.

We are committed to providing the best possible experience for every candidate by responding to every application. We do not use AI to screen, assess, or select candidates and to ensure fairness; every application is personally reviewed by a member of our team. If you require accommodation at any stage, please contact our Recruitment Team and we will work with you to provide the support you need.