R2A Team Lead - Controllership

This role will primarily support management of day to day operational activities within the global monthend and journals team. This role will support the manager in executing operating plans such as putting controls in place to ensure quality and timeliness of output reporting gaps and recommending process improvements for more efficient service delivery.  The role will involve day to day management of the team to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards policies and procedures. 

Responsibilities: 

• Evaluate frequency of ad hoc reports and raise change requests as needed
• Act as the first level interviewer for team member hiring
• Authorize overtime and approves team members submitted timesheets
• Review and approve reconciliations performed by the R2A team members based on the Global Process Maps

• Identify and analyze complex issues and recommend solutions or alternatives.
• Act as first level escalation point for questions and issue resolutions ensuring issues are addressed on a timely manner Responsible for escalating the issues further as and when necessary.
• Provide regular performance and operational progress reports to managers to ensure issues are being flagged on a timely manner and ensures performance/operational gaps are addressed.
• Responsible for the implementation of teams business continuity plan.
• Recommends resource planning solutions for changing resource loading and work volumes.
• Sets performance and behavioral expectations.  Conducts regular review provide feedback and coaching and other developmental training and learning opportunity plans to ensure the success of the individuals within the team. Lead short term projects and supports medium to long term projects and contribute to long term initiatives planning.  
• Develop strong stakeholder relationship by ensuring escalations are managed effectively and proactively and elevating it further as and when necessary.
• Ensure team compliance to and delivery of service level agreements policies and procedures as a agreed with the Manager.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in accounting
• CPA certification
• 6 years of relevant professional experience in Finance and Accounting including 2 years of supervisory experience
• Experience with ERP systems i.e. Oracle Blackline etc
• Knowledge in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles IFR or other accounting standards
• Advanced MS Excel skills and proficient in other MS Office tools 

Additional Information :

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public and privatesector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime