Project Accountant

Project Accountant

We are looking for a project accountant to partner closely with design project teams to ensure financial health. The candidate should be a junior to intermediate level finance professional with both solid technical skills and commercial sense. Prior experiences in service industry (especially consulting or architecture) are preferred but not mandatory.

Project Accounting

• Marketing project codes and real project codes management. Responsible for opening, managing and closing of project codes as per company policy.
• Responsible for project status update in Vision system.
• Working closely with Studio Directors and Project Managers to ensure project financial health, including timely and accurate invoicing, project labor costs/expenses review and control, regular project financial review, bill-with/cross charge review and management.
• Assisting and driving on AR collections. Review AR with DMs/SDs on a regular basis. Talk
• Providing training or regular refreshment to PMs on basic financial management skills and company tools (e.g. tableau, Genysis reporting).
• Consulting costs review and reconciliation.

Financial Analysis

• Supporting Regional Accounting Manager on regular office financial reports preparation and analysis. Helping to identify key issues and prepare deep dive analysis as appropriate.
• To help on ad-hoc analysis to FW, including but not limiting to practice area report, client relationship report, etc.
• Supporting on quarterly forecast and annual budget.

Accounts Payable

• Reviewing and validating payment requests on project costs. Training and communicating with requestors on invalid/improper requests.
• Support the launch of Coupa project, responsible for communication with FW and training to end users.
• Monthly expense report analysis

Your Qualifications

• Strong commercial sense, flexible, proactive working attitude
• At least 5 years of related working experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Fluent English capability
• Experience with Deltek Vision software or similar accounting programs highly appreciated
• Organized, detail oriented, good excel skills
• Ability to multi-tasks and to meet the deadlines
• Excellent communication skills in both Chinese and English is required
• Good team player

Life at Gensler

At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions to "Well-being Week," our offices reflect our people's diverse interests. We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical insurance, social insurance, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer profit sharing, and twice annual bonus opportunities.