Senior Analyst - Project Finance

Description

• Work closely with the Finance Business Partners and Business Unit leaders in managing the month-end revenue recognition process along with production of related monthly performance reports to Senior Management
• Review and approve all project invoices in conjunction with the Project Leaders where required
• Provide ad-hoc reporting and reconciliations as required
• Revenue recognition as per POC method and ensuring the correct cost to complete of projects
• Provide support for the financial build-up of resource and lump sum pricing items for prospects where required
• Provide Internal Audit and External Audit support.
• Prepare and contribute to delivering P&L Business Unit annual budgets and quarterly forecasts
• Work towards compliance with NI 52-109 for all Project Finance controls
• Conducting various analysis on projects to identify risk and opportunities on the projects.
• Assist Project Leaders in completing and managing their EAC/ Cost to complete forecasts so that everyone has a full picture of the future performance of their projects and the Business Units can accurately assess resource requirements
• Carrying out project wise, Business Unit wise cost & margin analysis and providing reasons for the erosion/ gain of margins
• Help ensure working capital reports reflect the latest information available and that all actions are complete on a monthly basis by the relevant Project Leader
• Problem solver – identify weak links and work to rectify/improve
• Support projects based in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and potentially other locations across the GCC and occasional travel wmay be required
• Attend project review meetings, including the preparation of the financial data and take away any relevant Project Finance actions
• Promote best practice in project and bid management by assisting Project Leaders in line with what is defined by QMS and Project Life Cycle
• Support the Finance Business Partners as well as the Business Unit leaders and Project Leaders
• Help ensure Project Leaders are accurately reflecting progress made in month and forecasting revenue in line with the latest and best information available at the time of completion

Requirements

• Previous exposure to Oracle or similar project reporting systems is preferred
• CA/ MBA-Finance/others with 5-7 years of experience in a Commercial/Project finance environment
• Construction and consultancy experience is preferred
• Excellent communicator – know your audience
• Experienced user of Microsoft Office – particularly intermediate to advanced level in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• ERP (Oracle) implementation under Project Finance especially w.r.t revenue recognition based on Percentage of completion (PoC) and time charge method
• Work ethics – works to high standards and is a completer finisher
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Management, or Finance
• Strong analytical skills- analytical approach to raise right questions and find solutions
• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance