Requisition/Vacancy No\. 117170BR
**Position Title** Head of Record to Report
**Job Category** Finance and Accounting
**Business Line** Support/Cross Services
**Office Region** United Kingdom
**Office Location** UK \- St\. Albans
**Why Choose AECOM?** AECOM is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public\- and private\-sector clients\. With nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals — serving clients in over 150 countries around the world, AECOM is ranked as the \#1 engineering design firm by revenue in _Engineering News\-Record_ magazine’s annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by _Fortune_ magazine as a World’s Most Admired Company\. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high\-rise buildings and government\. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients’ projects\. A _Fortune 500_ firm, AECOM companies, including URS Corporation and Hunt Construction Group, have annual revenue of approximately $19 billion\. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www\.aecom\.com\.
**About the Business Line** **AECOM Shared Services**
We support our employees globally by coordinating and managing the day\-to\-day operations of General Accounting, Human Resources, Administration, Marketing and Information Technology\. We pride ourselves on ensuring we deliver the best customer service possible to our people while building trust and relationships with all of our constituents\.
**Job Summary** We are currently recruiting for an experienced Accounts and Finance professional to join as the “Head of Record to Report” in our well established Finance teams in either St Albans or Basingstoke\.
The Head of Record\-to\-Report \(R2R\) reports to the Global Business Services \(GBS\) Director for the EMEAI region and is an active member of the GBS leadership team\. This position must have accounting experience related to multiple departments with the GL function including Fixed Assets, Leases, Intercompany, Payroll, Account Reconciliations and Joint Ventures\. The Head of R2R is responsible for driving continuous improvement and requires a client\-focused mind set as well as strong analytical and organisational skills\. This position will also have a dotted line reporting relationship into the Controllers organization for technical accounting guidance\.
As the Head of Record to Report your key responsibilities will include the following:
• Manage Month End Close, Accruals, Prepayments, Fixed Assets accounting and reporting
• Manage Bank Reconciliations, accounting and reporting
• Manage Lease Accounting to ensure proper accounting treatment of leases working closely with Real Estate \(facility leases\) and Procurement \(equipment leases\)\.
• Manage Intercompany team responsible for reconciling Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable globally and prepare elimination entry for corporate financial reporting, where applicable, and intercompany netting settlements between EMEAI and other foreign entities\.
• Manage team responsible for joint venture accounting\. The responsibilities include recording journal entries, preparing billings, reconciling balance sheet accounts, preparing tax returns, processing payments, preparing monthly revenue and profit reports\.
• Manage group responsible for payroll accounting including recording journal entries and reconciling payroll expense and balance sheet accounts,
• Support Treasury to open/close bank accounts, ensure correct mapping to the GL, maintain bank account signers, administration of online banking
• Lead the process with third party for securing, recording and reconciling accounts receivable factoring\.
• Stays abreast of industry best practices and implements those that minimise issues and re\-work\.
• Assist in providing technical accounting support to management including evaluating accounting implications of business transactions\.
• Manages monthly account reconciliation process through Blackline and coordinates with other teams for completion\.
• Manages relationships with internal business groups responsible for strategies, process consolidations, process improvements, system developments/implementations, and value added initiatives \(i\.e\. Operations, Procurement, IT\)\.
• Provides overall leadership for planning, staffing, goal setting, budgeting, supporting system initiatives and implementing new processes and policies\.
• Cultivates an environment that encourages maximum productivity and service effectiveness, professional development, open communication and teamwork\.
• Ensures appropriate training and knowledge transfer occurs across all relevant business processes\.
• Delivers results in alignment with financial targets\.
• Adheres to all Sarbanes\-Oxley, internal policies, audit procedures and regulations to ensure full compliance; monitors established control points; coordinates audit processes for the accounts payable area\.
• Oversees the work done by third\-party outsource providers
• Participates as a member of the GBS leadership team and works with the team to establish strategies and objectives for the EMEAI GBS organisation and coordinates with other international centre’s R2R Leads\.
**Minimum Requirements** • Significant and relevant experience of working within a GL function at a similar level\.
• Intermediate to excellent Excel skills and accounting system experience\.
• Ability to actively engage stakeholders, clients and staff to ensure processes are executed consistently\.
• Ability to motivate and influence others and experience managing a diverse, predominately non\-exempt workforce\.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and to thrive under tight deadlines and high\-pressure situations\.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills\.
• Experience with Oracle or similar ERP system\.
• Experience dealing with a third\-party outsource provider preferred\.
**Preferred Qualifications** • Degree educated or equivalent in a related discipline\.
• Chartered Accountancy Qualification \(ACA, ACMA, ACCA, CPA or similar\)\.
**What We Offer** AECOM is a place where you can put your innovative thinking and business skills into high gear and work alongside other highly intelligent and motivated people\. It's a place where you can apply your skills to some of the world's most challenging, interesting, and meaningful projects worldwide\. It's a place that values the diversity of our areas of practice and our people\. It's what makes AECOM a great place to work and grow\. AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer\.
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