Project Services Specialist Senior Accountant at Deloitte

Job Description

• Specialist role supporting the Project services team to standardize project processes and effectively deliver on project services system upgrades and enhancement projects.
• Provides technical support to the projects services accountants in business for all PS related queries.
• Compliance with standardized project services processes and controls aligned to Deloitte’s risk processes and governance

Strategic Impact

• Supports leadership in the delivery of services to clients in line with the defined strategic objectives:
• Provides support to management in the implementation of change initiatives. 
• Works with team to complete work by set deadlines and advising manager of any issues prior to deadlines.
• Develops relationships with Project Accountants in business to understand their business and requirements.
• Raises effective solutions to address issues in area of expertise that may enhance / renew service offerings to  business

Business impact

• Independently delivers quality work within area of expertise, within deadlines.
• Provides business with sound professional advice and support on issues arising within area of expertise without reference to superior.
• Applies solutions to technical issues that arise within area of expertise, with minimal input from management.
• Proactively researches latest thought leadership within area of expertise and share with team as input to improved delivery to business.
• Communicates regularly with both line manager and business to meet deliverable expectations in specific area of expertise

Operational Effectiveness

• Proactively identifies technical problems that arise that may affect delivery and propose resolutions to address these.
• Independently delivers on designated tasks within area of expertise.
• Provides line manager with detailed reporting on status of deliverables on a regular basis.
• Manages risk in area of engagement in alignment with Deloitte policies and processes.
• Reviews own work prior to submission to ensure a high standard of quality and provide guidance to project service accountants in business on quality standards

Development/ Growth of Team

• Shares expertise and knowledge with Project Services Accountants
• Actively works to address development areas identified.
• Coaches / mentors project services accountants in business
• May act as coach to project services accountants in business or junior staff within Finance

Core Technical/Professional

Execution of Project Services tasks (batch jobs and system reminders)

• Schedule weekly job batch for firmwide timesheet reminder.
• Opening and closing of the monthly timesheet period
• Schedule weekly and month end batch jobs for revenue recognition run and download of log results.
• Process weekly batch for unposted time (overtime approved after month end)
• Extract bimonthly unposted time with error logs.
• Run the monthly “Set forecast month” job batch.
• Schedule the revaluation job batch for all company codes after rates update.
• Schedule the weekly pricing job batch

Reporting

• Extract and compile the monthly unapproved overtime report.
• Extract and compile the unassigned work package report.
• Extract and compile the unposted invoices report.
• Extract and compile the unassigned services offerings report.
• Extract and compile the unassigned revenue report.
• Extract and compile the non-billable expenses report.

Project Services Financial Analysis and Business Support

• Perform analysis of profit/loss impact of complex projects after project completion
• Ad hoc project services assistance to be provided to business if required which is not limited to project creation, billing and project code closure

Governance

• Complies with standardized Project Services processes and controls aligned to Deloitte’s risk processes and governance.
• Specialised Technical

Project Services SAP module Support

• Management and resolution of ServiceNow mailbox for all PS queries raised by business including “how to” queries.
• Logging of technical PS calls to ATS ServiceNow.
• Provide business input to SAP on technical queries if required.
• Perform detailed project services including end to end testing during the SAP upgrade cycles.
• Supports Project Services team with testing of new project services scope items and system enhancements.
• Preparation of training material and facilitation of system enhancement training and best practices to Project Services Accountants from business.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree (Hons in Finance / Accounting)
• Postgraduate qualification in Finance / Accounting, preferred but not essential

Experience

• 5 years in Finance