Project Accountant

About the role

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water. We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story. If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Location: New York, NY, US

Responsibilities

• Be able to lead the implementation of a finance project or Program using appropriate methodologies.
• Strong Project finance/accounting skills with a focus on supporting project managers during project setup, budgets, funding, margin expectations, and resourcing within Connect Business (current MM ERP)
• Where requested, assist in proposals to ensure Group required ROI metrics are being achieved
• Risk contingency analysis and monitoring support
• Contract review – financial section specific
• Change order review, tracking and entry
• Review subconsultants financial data, review invoices and track budget
• Billing coordination, review of invoices and manage workflow to improve DWCO
• Analysis of working capital to ensure WIP billed and debts collected will drive positive cash
• Client coordination on financial compliance, invoice submission & timely payments