Role: Billing & Accounts - Accounts Payable

Job Purpose:

To manage the complete project billing, certification, invoicing and project accounting cycle , ensuring accurate and timely billing based on actual project progress and contractual terms. The role will work closely with Project, Commercial/QS, Procurement, Site and Finance teams to identify billing gaps, variations, unbilled costs, retention, advances and other project billing risks.

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1. Project Billing & RA Bills

- Prepare Running Account (RA) Bills based on approved BOQ, Work Orders, contracts and actual project progress.
- Verify quantities, rates, previous billing, cumulative quantities and contractual terms before submission.
- Coordinate for bill certification/approval and ensure accurate invoicing thereafter.
- Ensure billing is completed within contractual and internal timelines.
- Maintain complete supporting documentation for all bills.

2. Project Reconciliation

- Reconcile BOQ vs. Executed Quantity vs. Certified Quantity vs. Billed Quantity .
- Track contract/work order value, cumulative billing and balance-to-bill.
- Identify completed work pending certification or invoicing.
- Ensure billing remains within approved contractual limits unless appropriately approved.

3. Variation / Extra Work

- Maintain a Variation / Change Order Register for each project.
- Track additional works, deviations and scope changes.
- Coordinate with Project/Commercial teams for necessary approvals.
- Ensure approved variations are incorporated into billing on time.
- Highlight completed but unapproved extra work and potential revenue exposure.

4.



Project MIS & Reporting Prepare project-wise MIS covering:

- Contract / Work Order Value
- Monthly & Cumulative Billing
- Certified vs. Uncertified Bills
- Variation / Change Orders
- Retention
- Advances
- Balance-to-Bill
- Unbilled Work

Experience & Technical Skills

- 2–5 years of relevant experience in Project Billing / Project Accounts / RA Billing , preferably in Construction, Interiors, Fit-out, Real Estate or related project-based industries.
- Hands-on experience in RA Billing, BOQ reconciliation, measurement verification, certification and project invoicing .
- Strong understanding of variations/change orders, retention, advances, deductions and balance-to-bill .
- Experience in tracking unbilled work, billing milestones and project revenue exposure .
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel and project billing/MIS trackers .
- Ability to interpret BOQs, Work Orders, contracts and commercial terms.
- Strong coordination skills with Project, QS/Commercial, Procurement, Site and Finance teams.

Ideal Candidate

- Someone who is hands-on with project billing rather than purely transactional accounting .
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify quantity, rate, certification and billing discrepancies.
- Comfortable working with multiple projects and tight billing deadlines.
- Commercially aware and proactive in identifying billing leakages, unbilled revenue and project risks .
- Positive communication, follow-up and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to independently manage project billing trackers and provide clear MIS to management.

📌 Project Accountant (Mumbai)
🏢 UrbanWrk
📍 Mumbai