Sr Project Accountant (Bengaluru)

Sr Project Accountant (Bengaluru)

25 Sep
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Jeppesen ForeFlight Careers
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Bengaluru

25 Sep

Jeppesen ForeFlight Careers

Bengaluru

Key Responsibilities:

Team Leadership & Review

- Supervise the Project Accountant, including day-to-day workload management, coaching, and performance feedback.
- Review the Project Accountant's monthly billing, revenue recognition, journal entries, and reconciliations for accuracy and completeness prior to closing.
- Hold the team accountable to documentation standards such that an external auditor or reviewer with no prior context could evaluate the reasonableness of the support.
- Identify training needs and hold cross functional teams accountable for providing appropriate, timely

Cross-Regional Liaison

- Serve as the primary internal liaison between the India-based project accounting team, Project Managers in Sweden, and accounting teams in Sweden and the US.
- Coordinate month-end close activities and deadlines across time zones to ensure a smooth, well-communicated close process.
- Resolve questions on project revenue, costs, and account support, escalating appropriately when needed.

Project Accounting & Month-End Oversight

- Oversee monthly billing and revenue recognition in the project accounting module, and perform final validation of project revenue and costs as part of month-end close.
- Review account reconciliations for project-related balance sheet accounts, ensuring balances and reconciling items are clearly documented, supported, and reperformable.
- Critically question balances that are not supported or are significantly aged, and drive resolutions to closure.
- Ensure significant project-related variances are clearly explained in a way that provides valuable insight and supports the accuracy of financial reporting.

Process Improvement & Business Support

- Lead and support ad-hoc process improvement projects across project accounting, partnering with FP&A;, IT, and Project Managers.
- Act as a subject matter expert on the Oracle Projects module, identifying missing capabilities or data fields to improve management reporting and financial reporting accuracy.
- Design, document,



and maintain effective internal controls and processes to ensure system integrity and compliance with Company guidelines as the organization scales.
- Provide insight and data to drive decision-making as the Company scales operations, implements new systems, and streamlines processes.

Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or similar field.
- 6+ years of project/cost accounting experience, including prior experience reviewing or supervising the work of others, preferably in a SaaS or enterprise software environment.
- Working knowledge of Oracle ERP (or other comparable system), subledger accounting, and workflows of Projects, Costs, Accounts Receivable, etc. transactions.
- Track record of building or significantly improving accounting processes in a high-growth, fast-paced environment where infrastructure did not previously exist.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience working with Project Managers and other cross-functional teams across geographies.
- Comfortable working across time zones with colleagues in Sweden and the US, with flexibility to accommodate overlapping working hours as needed.
- Fluent in English.
- Experience with US and Swedish GAAP, and knowledge of related accounting principles/theories and concepts (e.g. SOX).

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with the Oracle Projects module.
- Prior formal people-management or review/supervisory experience within an accounting team.
- Experience in global financial operations and/or international financial reporting.
- Experience partnering with teams in Sweden and/or the US.





You'll Thrive Here If You…

- Are a “go-getter” and can take initiative on a project without explicit direction or instructions.
- Want to understand the why behind the way something is done and aren't afraid to make changes when you see a better way.
- Enjoy coaching and developing others, and can hold team members accountable to a high standard with empathy.
- Can clearly articulate accounting concepts to cross-functional roles across regions and will push back when support or rationale is not adequate for recording in the GL.
- Are a team player who can work well with others in a high-growth, fast-paced, global environment.
- Can manage competing priorities across regions while delivering accurate and timely information to stakeholders.

About ForeFlight, LLC:

Jeppesen ForeFlight is a leading provider of creative aviation software solutions, serving the Commercial, Business, Military, and General Aviation sectors globally. Combining Jeppesen’s 90-year legacy of accurate aeronautical data with ForeFlight’s expertise in cutting-edge aviation technology, the company delivers an integrated suite of tools designed to enhance safety, improve operational efficiency, and sharpen decision-making.

Why You Should Join: (India)

At Jeppesen ForeFlight, we know you want a rewarding career. To do that, you need challenging projects, a good work environment, and awesome coworkers. We believe in our employees and empower them to make a direct impact on our products and services messaging. We strive to provide employees and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits package includes but is not limited to the following:

- Group Medical insurance
- Group term life, personal accident, and critical illness insurance
- Gym reimbursement
- 20 days of paid vacation time
- 12 days of paid sick time
- Employee Assistance Program

📌 Sr Project Accountant (Bengaluru)
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