Project Accountant

Digby Wells EnvironmentalZA

8 days ago

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Job title : Project Accountant

Job Location : Gauteng,

Deadline : December 05, 2025

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We are looking for a highly capable project accountant to provide accounting and project support. The candidate must be able to provide project managers with accurate financial information and possess extensive experience in accounting.

Job Objectives :

ERP Job module super user

Develop and automate monthly reports e.g. Charged and Chargeable hours reports

Report on group Work in Hand

Authorize the issue of project Purchase Orders in line with the procurement policy

Maintain and develop a sub-contractor procedure and monitor implementation

Develop and maintain a budget tracking tool on the group ERP system -

Annual updates of resource selling rates and system maintenance

Develop and maintain cash payments system for projects, ensure cash reconciliations are carried out and other good financial management actions are in place

Maintain job costing templates for pricing and tenders

First line of approval of any rate deviations.

Assist with monthly reconciliation of the ERP Job module to the general ledger.

Ensure company costs including, resource time, vehicle and field equipment cost are charge to jobs and recovered monthly

Review costing templates for large proposals

Flag projects risks and project costs out of budget to CFO / Finance and Risk Committee

Lead monthly project write off committee

Project budget and cost control standards and monitoring

Liaise with project managers and administrators to ensure the management system is up to date and issues are resolved by each month end

Implement control on spend (limits of authority)

Ensure project cash flow remaining positive

Approval of costs in line with budget and petty cash process

Coordinate annual rate increases

Coordinate Audits and reconciliations as required

Forecast cost to completion as required.

Job Requirements

Skills

Financial Reporting

Detail Orientated

Project Management

Reconciling

Communication Skills

Innovation

Capability to Prioritize tasks

Experience

10 years on project accounting, quantity surveying or cost control

Microsoft Business central knowledge advantages

Microsoft BI or similar reporting experience advantageous

Knowledge of rates and overhead recovery calculations advantageous

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