Project Finance Senior Specialist
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About the Role
LevelUP HCS seeks a Project Finance Senior Specialist for a client in Abu Dhabi to ensure accurate revenue recognition, financial integrity, and consistency in project financial reporting for defense and engineering projects.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Apply IFRS 15 to complex project contracts, ensuring accurate revenue recognition and full compliance with accounting standards.
- Structure revenue recognition logic for project milestones, variations, and change orders.
- Support project margin reviews and monitor financial assumptions such as Latest Estimates and key cost drivers.
- Provide financial insights to Project Finance and project teams to support understanding of project financial performance.
- Prepare technical accounting documentation and support internal and external audits.
- Collaborate with Project Finance, Commercial Finance, and project teams to ensure financial data reflects project execution.
- Support alignment across the company’s entities when projects involve multi entity structures or cross entity collaboration.
- Contribute to improvements in SAP Project Systems and ensure alignment across MSP, SAP, and CRM data flows.
- Support the transition from manual financial processes to system driven controls and reporting.
- Define automation requirements and support the standardization of revenue recognition practices across projects.
- Assist in the preparation and validation of project financial information and reporting accuracy.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- 8+ years of experience in project finance, financial analysis, or technical accounting in project based environments
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, particularly revenue recognition principles (IFRS 15)
- Hands on experience with SAP (Project Systems module)
- Proven experience supporting financial analysis and project financial monitoring
- Experience supporting financial audits and preparing technical financial documentation
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- Professional accounting qualification (e.g., CA, ACCA, CMA) is desirable
- Experience in the defence, engineering, or construction sectors is desirable
Full Job Posting
About the Role
- We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Project Finance Senior Specialist to join our client's dynamic finance team.
- This is a critical role responsible for ensuring accurate revenue recognition, maintaining strong financial integrity, and ensuring consistency in project related financial reporting across complex defense and engineering projects.
- You will provide financial oversight for major projects, supporting revenue recognition, margin visibility, and financial compliance under IFRS.
- You will work closely with Project Finance, Commercial Finance, and project execution teams.
- You will also play a key role in enhancing system driven financial processes, contributing to improvements in SAP Project Systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply IFRS 15 to complex project contracts, ensuring accurate revenue recognition and full compliance.
- Structure revenue recognition logic for project milestones, variations, and change orders.
- Support project margin reviews and monitor financial assumptions such as Latest Estimates and key cost drivers.
- Provide financial insights to Project Finance and project teams.
- Prepare technical accounting documentation and support internal and external audits.
- Collaborate with Project Finance, Commercial Finance, and project teams.
- Support alignment across the company’s entities when projects involve multi entity structures.
- Contribute to improvements in SAP Project Systems and ensure alignment across MSP, SAP, and CRM data flows.
- Support the transition from manual financial processes to system driven controls and reporting.
- Define automation requirements and support standardization of revenue recognition practices.
- Assist in preparation and validation of project financial information and reporting accuracy.
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in project finance, financial analysis, or technical accounting in project based environments.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, particularly revenue recognition principles (IFRS 15).
- Hands on experience with SAP (Project Systems module).
- Proven experience supporting financial analysis and project financial monitoring.
- Experience supporting financial audits and preparing technical financial documentation.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Professional accounting qualification (e.g., CA, ACCA, CMA) is desirable.
- Experience in the defence, engineering, or construction sectors is desirable.
- Experience with ERP system implementation and process automation is desirable.
Core Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Self motivated with a proactive approach to process improvement.
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