KBR Hiring for Senior Accountant at Chennai, India Full Time

Title:

Senior Accountant

Duties and Responsibilities

Responsible for performing assignments requiring experience and knowledge of standard concepts within project controls for the preliminary or definitive estimates for projects under general supervision, and occasional direct supervision. Displays core competencies by analyzing possible solutions using standard procedures while developing advanced skills.

• Will be responsible for applying knowledge and skills to complete detailed analysis of project and financial information. Activities include:

• Read and input data into a tracker used for historical reference of contract actions and changes received in contract award and modification documents

• Review timesheet labor entries for mis-coded time and anomalies

• Review non-labor reports for unusual variances

• Maintain a tracker used for historical reference of material requisitions

• Maintain a tracker and follow up with cost re-class requests sent to our shared services

• Review, code, and approve purchase requisitions

• Confirm accuracy of obligated cost to project

• Perform weekly evaluation and validation of labor and non-labor related project cost

• Accurate and timely completion of required internal and external reporting requirements

• Subject matter expert / Single point of contact role in the area of activities assigned

• Should adhere to all controls and compliance including SoX / business controls

• Would involve transition (onsite or remotely) and responsible to stabilize, standardize and continuously identify opportunities for improvement in efficiency and effectiveness of transitioned processes

• Individual contributor role involving highly complex activities and would report into a Supervisor / Manager (as decided by the business)

• Must interact well with all levels of Project Management and colleagues in other functional areas/departments

Qualifications – Skill Requirements – Experience Levels (Additional Requirements)

• Recognized professional qualification (CA/CWA/ACCA/CPA or CIMA) with relevant work-experience of 4+ years or Semi-qualified professionals / undergraduate / Post graduate degree in commerce with minimum 8 years of relevant work experience

• Strong accounting knowledge – provide full spectrum of accounting support including handling of full set of accounts; management financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, anti-corruption and SOX compliance

• Experience in Project Accounting or Project Control activities for multinational engineering and construction companies or experience in F&A of multinational companies including F&A shared services preferred

• Must be capable of working independently under pressure with minimal supervision

• Familiar with often changing deadlines, inquiries, and related pressures and able to handle multiple tasks

• Should be flexible for job rotation on business needs and / or as determined as per the career progression plans

• Candidates are expected to possess analytical skills with attention to details

• Work requires professional English written and good verbal communication and interpersonal skills

• Should be a Team Player

• Expected to be pro-active and should be able to create strong working relationships with global stakeholders and influence with consultative stakeholder management approach

• Need to possess the KBR Leadership Imperatives recommended for this level

• Expected to have continuous improvement mindset and to drive the team to achieve process improvements

• Should be flexible regarding working days and working timings (shift timings and working days based on business requirement)

• Should be flexible regarding work from home vs work from office to be determined based on business requirements

• Should be flexible to work under tight timelines