Senior Project Finance & Reporting Lead

Zutari; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Zutari is seeking a Lead Project Financial Accountant to own end-to-end project financials and lead a team, ensuring the financial integrity of a portfolio of projects. You will drive revenue recognition, working capital management, and robust financial reporting across units.

The role partners with BU leadership, supports external audits, and advances governance and process improvements in project accounting. A senior, influencer role with strategic impact.

Qualifications

• Progress toward, or completion of, a professional qualification (e.g. CIMA, CA(SA)) - Advantageous
• 7 - 10 years' experience in a project finance environment, including at least 3 years in a supervisory, review or line management capacity.
• Demonstrated experience owning revenue recognition, working capital and reporting outcomes for a multi-project multi-currency portfolio, not just individual projects.
• Experience with Deltek Vantagepoint or a comparable project accounting/ERP system.
• Proficient in MS Excel; working knowledge of Power BI is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Hold end-to-end accountability for the financial integrity of a portfolio of projects and units, acting as the primary financial advisor to Business Unit MD(s)/Operational Director(s) on meeting monthly targets.
• Direct and quality-control the monthly revenue recognition process across the team, signing off on entries prepared by Project Financial Accountants and Senior Project Financial Accountants, including exception reasons and variance explanations at month end.
• Own the accuracy of the Fee Revenue Forecast and workload across the unit, ensuring project plans and backlog are correctly maintained.
• Provide final sign-off on project opening and closing processes prepared by the team, covering checklist completion, baseline margin reasonableness, DOA approval and billing terms.
• Take ownership of Working Capital performance across the portfolio, driving down Accounts Receivable ageing and WIP ageing and ensuring timely invoicing across the team.
• Champion consistent implementation of, and adherence to, the Delegation of Authority (DOA) across the team, escalating breaches where required.

Skills

Project accounting

Revenue recognition

WIP management

Budget management

MS Excel

Power BI

Governance

People management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Professional qualification (CIMA/CA(SA))

Tools

Deltek Vantagepoint

MS Excel

Power BI

Job description

Zutari is seeking a Lead Project Financial Accountant to own end-to-end project financials and lead a team, ensuring the financial integrity of a portfolio of projects. You will drive revenue recognition, working capital management, and robust financial reporting across units.

The role partners with BU leadership, supports external audits, and advances governance and process improvements in project accounting. A senior, influencer role with strategic impact.