Job Title:  Accountant – Information Technology

FLSA: Exempt

Location:  Los Angeles, CA

Education:  Bachelors degree, University level preferred

About AECOM

Our future starts with you…

From breathtaking bridges to sustainable cities; high-tech buildings to global water resources, at AECOM we focus on creating a better future for communities around the world. 

Our global team of professional consultants is literally shaping the world around us. Helping us build, retain and develop that team is key to our future success and perhaps yours too?

If you are excited by the idea of helping us shape a word-class team, AECOM could be the place to make a big impact. 

As you can see we like a challenge. Do you?

Be part of a team that is meeting global challenges and changing the world for the better. AECOM (NYSE: ACM) is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental and energy. With more than 43,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that enhance and sustain the world's built, natural and social environments. AECOM serves clients in more than 100 countries and had revenue of $5.2 billion during fiscal year 2008. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www.aecom.com.  

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We are seeking an IT-Accountant in our Los Angeles, California office.

Job Scope 

Prepares, analyzes, and verifies financial and contractual documents in order to provide information to management. Follows established accounting policies and procedures. Position reports into the Information Technology department.

Essential Duties

May include but not limited to the following:

Prepare, analyze, and verify financial documents in order to provide information to management.

Prepare department budgets and monthly financial outlooks and identify variances

Prepare project budgets and identify variances

Manage costs and capital acquisition process

Analyze and interpret the financial information needed to make sound business decisions

Work on month end close of the department

Prove detail accounts to control accounts that affect the department

Prepare accruals, reconciliations, adjusting and correcting entries

Financial review and analysis of contracts and request for proposals

Interface with employees to resolve accounting variations, errors, and policy issues

Record and analyze the financial information of the organization to verify deviations from established policies and procedures

Interface with the auditors when necessary

Other financial and accounting functions as needed

Other tasks as needed



Requirements

Knowledge

Knowledge of accounting principles, techniques and financial analysis



Skills and Abilitites

Strong analytical, interpersonal, follow-through, attention to detail and organizational skills

Strong accounting and financial analysis skills

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with others              

Excellent communication skills, written and verbal

Self starter and possess multi-tasking and time management skills

Ability to understand and work within a complex technology environment

Approaches work in a methodical fact-based manner

Ability to interact with technical staff across multiple systems and disciplines along with the ability to work with all levels within the organization, (staff to executive.)



Education/Experience:   

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, plus 5 years of directly-related experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

AECOM offers fair and equal employment opportunities for everyone regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law.  We recruit, process, and assign all applicants on the basis of their qualifications for the particular job, and we do so without regard to any factor unrelated to their ability to fulfill job requirements.

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